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Something right - a column
I once wrote a song. Well, actually, I've written quite a few, but that's another story. This particular song I wrote has never been recorded, or even performed, and I'm the only person who's ever sung it. In fact, I don't think I ever even wrote the words down.
And this is the strange thing; there are songs I wrote, performed and recorded that I ( Read more... ) -
Invention has become the mother of necessity - a column
When I was young, admittedly quite a long time ago now, there was a saying that had been around for a very long time. It was a saying that rang true and had a meaning, it was, ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’. It’s not earth-shattering, it’s not complicated or far-fetched. If there’s a need for something, someone will invent it and make sure ( Read more... ) -
Gosh
I can't believe how long it's been since I last posted here. Where does the time go? I suppose it's a symptom of getting older, but it just seems to fly by. We're in August already and it feels like January was only a few days ago ( Read more... ) -
Dab, dab, dab
I have to say, I love radio. I think, with some soul-searching, I actually prefer radio to television. I realise this is an enormous cliché, but I genuinely feel that the pictures are much better on radio. And, the weird thing is, given just how important music is to me (always) I don’t really like music radio. The sort of radio programming that ( Read more... ) -
Space Oddity in space
I'm sure you've all seen this, but just in case you haven't.....this is brilliant.
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The small things at the Bishop's Palace in Wells
I'm sorry I haven't been around much lately. I have tried to keep up with what everyone's doing though, so I haven't been completely absent. There are a number of reasons, the biggest being that I really haven't had much to say. The weather, on the whole, hasn't been that great and I haven't been out and about. Not being out and about tends to ( Read more... ) -
An early 'Happy Birthday'
I'm sorry for doing this today, three days early, but I'm going away for a few days, well out of reach of the interweb, and I couldn't let the occasion slip by without me posting about it.
Friday 15 March is the birthday of my dearest friend, ilmera. As a gentleman, I won't say how old she is but she is the perfect friend at any age ( Read more... ) -
Tyntesfield House, Bristol
A couple of weeks ago, while my Dutch friends were visiting, we went to Tyntesfield house, near Bristol. I went there a few years ago, in September 2009 in fact - I've just checked. It's a National Trust property and is still in the process of being done up. It's actually been a bit of a public project for the National Trust. Normally they would ( Read more... ) -
A simple question, I think
I don't know about you, but when I'm going through a bit of a 'catch-up' phase with my music collection (which already runs into literally thousands of CDs) I sometimes buy compilation albums. And very often I'm disappointed by them ( Read more... ) -
'Unexpected item in the bagging area'
There's something that's been getting my goat for a long time now. It's something that seems to have stealthily crept into daily life around here, and I'm sure many other places as well, that I really disapprove of. And, I must say, this is purely a personal disapproval, but I feel I'm not completely alone. I'm sure there are those of you who find ( Read more... )