Category Archives: COVID

Life in a pandemic

Cuckoo

Another nest in the bush outside my front door, and an egg shell near my back door. No matter what people say I am sure there is more nature in my garden than before lockdown. My mind started to wander. … Continue reading

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Black and White Minstrels

There used to be a show on TV that was all about a bunch of people singing and dancing. Decent singing. The thing was, the men painted their faces black to perform. There is a good write up here. The … Continue reading

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Harmony

I know I live in England, but occasionally when I am sitting in the garden I hear somebody playing bagpipes in the distance. I was watching local hero last night and there is a scene with a dance band playing … Continue reading

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Fake, double fake or triple fake

That perfect genius Donald told the world about the bleach, the magic lights and of course, his favourite, hydoxichlorowotsit. And we all know he has perfect insight because he knows more than the doctors. Then we get the peer reviewed … Continue reading

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Ships in the Night

I remember sitting on a train from Glasgow to London. Another guy got on at carlisle and sat opposite. We got talking, and as we chatted we realised we had the same date of birth. Not only that, he was … Continue reading

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Conflicts

Grass doesn’t grow when it is really dry. Grass grows a lot when it is wet. Lawnmowers are terrible at cutting wet grass. We seem to have developed a tool that works best when it isn’t needed. There is a … Continue reading

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Disaster

Yes, there have been cases of coronavirus at Walkers crisps. Is it now time for crisp wars? As I traveled abroad I have seen very few countries that have such a crisp lust as the UK. We each eat an … Continue reading

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Half a year, half a year, half a year onward.

It feels like a lot of people think normal is back. People are getting back to normal – except Leicester. Truth is there are likely to be a lot more Leicesters in the future. Now think about what that means … Continue reading

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Who us?

So how is the UK doing? If you want to read all of the data for every goal you can look at the national report (always remember we will make this look good for us). I’ve picked out a few … Continue reading

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Partnerships for the goals

Tesco delivery – Marmite back in stock – only got 500g, should be enough for a couple of weeks. The final SDG is number 17 “Partnerships for the goals” or to be less concise “Strengthen the means of implementation and … Continue reading

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