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Worth making the effort
Go here , read and decide for yourselves.
Whether you believe or not, it's worth joining in if only to see what happens, eh? -
Quick hello
Went down to the beach again today in a broiling heat, found our beach beds and set ourselves up and suddenly a mist came down and stayed down for the whole day. Most peculiar but it was still very warm and comfortable to lay in. John was quite burned yesterday so he was more than relieved that this happened. Made sure we had plenty of suncream ( Read more... ) -
What's in your carpet?
Seems as though your allergies can get worse as a result of treated carpets and teflon coated products.
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg19426095.100&feedId=online-news_rss20 -
You can't believe people can be this stupid...
Eighth Place: In Detroit, a 41-year-old man got stuck and drowned in two feet of water after squeezing head first through an 18-inch-wide sewer grate to retrieve his car keys ( Read more... ) -
Books
Just finished book six of the Wheel of Time "Lord of Chaos" by Robert Jordan and couldn't wait to begin book seven. I'm amazed that I am still in thrall to this storyline. The only other time I've followed through on several series has been Robin Hobb's works and I'm keenly awaiting the 3rd in her latest trilogy, Soldier Son. But this isn't just ( Read more... ) -
My Freedom Pass - forgot to mention
I posted a little while back that I'd lost/mislaid my bus pass (a bit of a misnomer that - it covers trains, tube, buses - the works). And I was going to have to go through the whole palaver of getting my photo taken again and showing proof of where I live and who I am ( Read more... ) -
Work and other stuff
Just wrote a post about the weekend only to have LJ not accept it. I know they said long posts were causing difficulties, but I didn't really think this was a particularly long post. -
Update on crane that fell in Croydon yesterday
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6716265.stm
The 3 people trapped were, thankfully, unhurt. -
(Untitled)
What a lovely morning! I've dropped John at the station and returned to do loads of stuff - but as usual of late everything is buzzing in my head to get things going, yet I feel totally unmotivated. What the hell is wrong with me???? Perhaps it's the sheer volume of work involved. Everywhere I turn there is something that needs doing and ( Read more... )