Category Archives: RANDOM

Important Fine Fettle Benefits en Route to Cantankerous Tea

I couldn’t have said it better myself!  I read this remarkable article [with tears of laughter [actually, I was there, ed.] clouding my already cloudy vision] all the way to the end, and if you would like to protect your … Continue reading

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World’s Worst Novel: Chapter 13

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238? And you don’t look a day older than …

I hope today my American friends can enjoy the ground beneath their feet and remember how lucky they are to stand where they do.  It is a strong measure of a country, whether their borders are designed to keep people … Continue reading

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Does the internet know everything?

I was sitting here watching two black squirrels do a maypole dance around one of our Ginkgo trees an oddity in nature [which you can read all about in Ginkgo: The Life Story of The Oldest Tree on Earth] because it is a … Continue reading

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So here I sit in St. John’s airport …

and the world seems fairly benign. This was a wonderful week for me, and sometimes life stops serving you lead pies and cooks up a fabulous feast instead.  So feeling rather speechless [thank your lucky stars, ed.] I will let … Continue reading

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World’s Worst Novel: Chapter Five

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Running from or running to …

I am not sure where I picked this up from, or from where I picked this up [Nope, still ending my phrase with a preposition, but what can you do, rules are to be learnt and then broken.  I remember … Continue reading

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World’s Worst Novel: Chapter Four

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A podcast about podcasts? well no, it just seems that way …

One of the great things about the internet, that is beginning to blossom, is the podcast.  I used to listen to the radio a fair amount, but the ads were insanely irritating, and the music was not to taste, almost … Continue reading

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I didn’t think I cared about bitcoins, but then they didn’t have a dog on their invisible coins

I remember reading that putting an animal on the label of a bottle of wine could up sales by 20%.  But at least that you could see, and others could admire how well that smoking loon looked on your picnic … Continue reading

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