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Monthly Archives: March 2021
The down side of exercise
I managed a nice walk today – only to discover on my return that I have a 5cm rip in my trousers where they have worn thin. One of the down sides of walking. I often say the human body … Continue reading
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Stress
My new fitness tracker watch thingy has lots of additional features – like having a hand wash timer. One of the features is a stress monitor. It had a few blips today. I just wonder how many of these devices … Continue reading
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Asking for it
I’ve seen a few people posting about how women are never asking for it. Of course this is true – no woman is ever asking to be sexually abused. I remember one country I went to where men were unlikely … Continue reading
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Pointing fingers
The briefing was interesting tonight – with one journalist asking why the Indian government had slowed down our deliveries. Boris was quick to say they had not. But he didn’t go in to the information about which government had intervened … Continue reading
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Quietly moving forward
The briefing today was very positive. Lots of good news. And a lovely barbed comment about DomCum. One of the points that came out was particularly stunning, and probably wasn’t given the emphasis it should have had because of the … Continue reading
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Clots
Interesting word – it can have different meanings. At the moment people are talking about the risk of a blood clot following vaccination. I decided to look in to the numbers. I found an interesting paper by NICE that suggests … Continue reading
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Happy birthday
Tonight makes it a year since I started this daily blog, so happy birthday dear blog, happy birthday to you. Would I have expected to be still doing this a year on – not really – I had hoped we … Continue reading
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Maintaining the equipment
Since the introduction of inanimate mechanism into British manufactories, man, with few exceptions, has been treated as a secondary and inferior machine; and far more attention has been given to perfect the raw materials of wood and metals than those … Continue reading
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Can racism be humorous?
I’ve seen the trailers for Coming 2 America. I find it offensive. But what I find offensive is the stereotypes of black people created by two black men. Am I allowed to complain?
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I’m afraid of the dark
I’ve been to the Grand Canyon a few times, and I’ve hiked it twice. In places there are pretty big drops, over 2000 feet in places. One time I hiked the Bright Angel Trail the top was iced over and … Continue reading
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