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Terminal Illness… “Humanity vs Morality”

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Something I said 2 years ago: “Mind you, and from a totally personal perspective, is it really a humane thing that we make our terminally ill people effectively starve to death on painkilling drugs?”
A very close friend of mine has been sitting by his mother’s Hospital bedside for a week now, watching her die whilst “being made [...]

What to do when you lack inspiration?

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Warning, this one is a littel bit ranty!!!
I seem to be a little bit “stuck” right now. I’ve not got a great deal of creative activities in life, and the all consuming decoration has made the house into a disaster zone.
A great deal of “My Suff” has been in storage since the end of  May, [...]

Did you know?

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Yesterday (19th September) was International Talk like a Pirate day.
However, I’ll be betting that more of ‘ee know about this pretty little flibbert o’ fun than the fact that tomorrrow (21st September) be International World Peace Day. Gharr.
So, you scurvy landlubbers, I thought I’d do me bit, and tell ‘ee about both.
One day, I’m hoping [...]

I do the like the pub where AngelKnits is held…

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

There is an old guy called Ken that is a Perennial customer. He’s always at the bar, in exactly the same place every week, doing the crossword as we knit.  He’s a little down at heal, and smells slightly, but is a good man at heart.
It appears this week that the landlord (Matt) offered him [...]

You ever get one of those days…

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

… where you want to write, but have no clue what to say?
I’m feeling decidedly restless today (Which when I started writing this post, was Friday 29th August 2008). We were out last night for Ray’s leaving do. An Australian, he’s been in the UK 4 years, and is finally heading back home. So, as [...]