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Bill or Bob?
If William Shakespeare and Bob Marley had a fight, who do you think would win? There’s only one way to find out…
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This Sort of Thing - The Childhood Stage
From a Smoggie to a Culchie, a ten year journey.
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This Sort of Thing - April 2024 - The Sporophyte Stage
Eat your words but don't go hungry. Words can make you grow rotundly.
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This Sort of Thing - April 2024 - The Gametophyte Stage
Words to tell you what to do. Words as strong as Irn Bru.
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Turn and Face the Strange
Contemplating life in a world where virtually everything’s becoming virtual.
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Beady eyes
Posted on Wed, 19 Nov 2025
That'll be why the nuns told us to always keep our eyes off groin areas.
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As if there was no tomorrow
Posted on Mon, 17 Nov 2025
Brilliant! These are powerful words Jane, and depressing, but also true. And what's equally depressing is the fact that so many of us don't see that there is a problem, or we just choose to ignore it.
Good on you for sharing your thoughts...
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Crazy and the Wonder Dog
Posted on Mon, 17 Nov 2025
Many thanks for that GlosKat. I'll pass the message on.
Would you like to sponsor them? For just £10 a month you'll receive photographs and regular updates of their wellbeing together with birthday and Christmas cards. For exactly the...
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Crazy world
Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2025
Thanks very much Jenny. Your comments are always very interesting and, as I've said before, I'd love it if you wrote more about your younger days.
Baker Street was a brilliant track but Gerry Rafferty's Get It Right Next Time is...
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dnled trump
Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2025
PLFC... Plovdiv Lokomotiv Football Club
Plovdiv's a beautiful ancient city. It must be a wonderful place to live.
Through the rainy sheets I see an orange blob making its way up the High Road.
I...
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Fleetwood Mac
Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2025
When I lived in Chippenham I used to regularly go with my kids to watch Bath City FC playing football at their ground in the Twerton district of the city.
During those matches I talked to and befriended many of the natives, one of which...
Read full commentPosted in Turlough Ó Carolan's Farewell to Turlough Ó Maoláin
Cheese
Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2025
I was led to believe that it was something to do with a shortage of parmesan cheese over there and it stood for Make America Grate Again.
But we do need more accordions, and harmonicas.
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Hats
Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2025
There's money to be made selling baseball hats bearing the words 'Make me great again, though I always have been'.
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Old Scotsmen
Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2025
I've never met the Old Man of Storr (your description of him suggests he's quite a character) but I have met the Old Man of Hoy who seems like a similar sort of old man. They must get together to discuss which Scottish island they're going to...
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Lesley Garrett and Billy the Kid
Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2025
A funny, sad and exhilarating journey from the bar to motherhood. Good on you for keeping those things and telling us about them and surviving Lesley Garrett.
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