Monthly Archives: August 2020

Managed to escape quarantine today for a few minutes on the basis of a medical emergency. Talking to the GP from the car park through an open top window was fun. I know a lot of people go to the … Continue reading →

There is an important part of the face covering instructions missing. Use mouthwash first. My second delivery from lost stock arrived today – no live guests in this one. But I did open it outside the front door to be … Continue reading →

Isn’t it interesting how you can feel constrained when you are told you have to do something that you had no trouble doing. I really have no problem staying indoors – especially with the wet weather we are having. But … Continue reading →

I smell a rat. I’ve been watching news reports for the last couple of days making reference to a bias in the re-assessment of grades. All of them were very emotional. Few of them contained much in the way of … Continue reading →

Writing this before I leave Spain. I’ll post this when I get back home. I had to travel to pick up the keys to my new house, unfortunately in a virus hit area. Thankfully I have been able to isolate … Continue reading →

A lot in the news about students not getting the grades they expected. A lot of focus has been on the results, but I started to think about the expectation and where it had come from. So many seem to … Continue reading →

I’ve had some interesting conversations recently. I seem to have connected with a lot of people that really value bargains. You know, the sort of people that buy something worth £1000 for £100, then scratch their heads wondering how they … Continue reading →

As I was getting ready to write this I heard that a pair of trainers worn once by Michael Jordan sold for over $500,000. It sort of fitted with what I was thinking. There are people with a lot of … Continue reading →

Everything is – or at least it seems that way. Almost every news report we see the word used. Funny how words suddenly like become like used like literally everywhere. It is almost unprecedented. I am not sure why – … Continue reading →

I was just looking at one of the paintings I brought back from Nicaragua. It is about A4 in size and is a bright scene of a village near a lake. I get joy out of looking at it. It … Continue reading →