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There's a few rules I adopt when communicating with people, some of which I have learnt with the inset of the internet. When I worked for...

“It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.” It’s Monday, chemo day, it’s a day...

There’s a few things we like to watch on TV. Before I talk about our TV preferences I was going to misquote Karl Marks and say TV is the...

Today, it could be any day but it happened to be today, I did too much. Our garden shed / pavilion / bar needed a bit of electrical...

I must have been really small. My dad was carrying me. It was dark outside so I think it must have been quite late. When I was small I...

It is not one swalowe that bryngeth in somer. It is not one good qualitie that maketh a man good. Erasmus, 1539: Just for this post I’ll...

Each time I have chemotherapy I get a substantial intravenous dose of steroids. Buzz , Buzz, Buzz. Keeps me awake. I get to take a box of...

In the mid 70s I had a little cassette player. I would pop a cassette into the machine and listen to the music then when the side...

I plan to write a few words each day. Often early in the day. Today I was awake really early. Eyes open, properly wide awake. What to do?...

I was living alone 24 years ago. My next birthday was my 40th and I was facing the prospect of celebrating alone. A proper Billy No Mates...

An ex-colleague of mine was writing an angry email. As was sometimes the case, especially if it was HR related, I was asked for my...

It's late in the evening, it's a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, it's August the 3rd or 4th, 46 maybe 47 summers has passed since...

I like making bread. I need to carefully pick my time at the moment. At different times of my treatment my skin can be toxic, so toxic...

Some things take a bit of time to achieve. Some things need good materials to work with. Some ideas need conviction. Some things simply...

I’m not 100% sure I have any real skill or knowledge but I get away, sometimes, with the illusion. If asked a question and I think I know...

It’s early in the morning. Not too early, 5am. It’s that time of my chemo cycle when I’m beginning to feel better. I know I’m going to...

Neil BATE is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Coffee Club 16 Feb Time: Feb 16, 2021 10:00 AM Join Zoom Meeting...

I was a teacher, for 3 years, at Poltair School. When I trained, back in the day, higher education was still free. All new, young...

Disappointing isn't really a strong enough word. Preceded by an expletive it begins to get a little better. Sometimes it's hard to...

Why am I doing this? Why write all this stuff? I’ve always been a chatterbox. I remember the first Weatherspoon pub I went to (now owned...