Category Archives: COVID

Life in a pandemic

Exam results – smelling a rat

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

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Quarantine begins – Day 0

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

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Expectation

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

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A bargain

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

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A what if world

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

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Unprecedented

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

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Paintings from Nicaragua

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

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Freedom

Life is interesting. I see people desperate to hold on to their stuff when they go in to a care home. We build it all up over time and get weighed down by it more and more. I like to … Continue reading

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Fighting for peace

75 years since the atom bombs were dropped. Lots of claims that Japan was about to surrender anyway (except they didn’t after the first bomb). You become aware of the event when you work in a place with a peace … Continue reading

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Falling from Grace

There he goes, tail between his legs, Jerry Falwell jr. He posted a photo on the internet of himself and a young pregnant lady, both with large bellies and top button on jeans undone to cope with the bulges. He … Continue reading

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