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It’s been a long time…

What can I say? I got out of the habit of blogging. I’ll try and recapture the magic. I’ve been learning to shoot a catapult. It’s harder than it looks. I’m about 20% accurate at the moment. Sometimes I miss so badly I lose the ball bearing! Still practice makes perfect.

100 followers. Thank you.

Thanks to all of you following my blog. It’s nice to be appreciated. Thanks again.

I obviously needed it.

I’ve been a bit under the weather for a week or so. Last night I slept for 14 hours. I still feel tired today. I think I’ll go back to bed.

Strange day.

I’ve had a strange day today. I had a few things I wanted to do but I woke up feeling exhausted and by lunch time I had to go back to bed. I slept for 6 hours and now feel better. I put it down to starting back at work and being more active inContinue reading “Strange day.”

Sunshine art.

The Sun shines through the Palm Temple. I left the traffic cone in as a sign of the times. The artist is Luke Jerram.

What’s that smell?

There has been a smell similar to the disinfectant Dettol by the door to the under-stairs cupboard. Last night it was particularly strong. I went to bed mistified. When my wife decided to come to bed she couldn’t turn the living room lights off. The dimmer switch was very hot and she was concerned. SheContinue reading “What’s that smell?”

Having a bash at haiku.

I was having a look at http://skepticskaddish.com and he mentioned haiku. I didn’t really know what that was. I mean, yes, I had heard of it but I wasn’t sure what qualities a haiku needed. So I looked it up on the internet and here is my attempt at haiku. How to write HaikuInternet willContinue reading “Having a bash at haiku.”

At the risk of appearing rude – a poem

I have been a fan of Spike Milligan, poet, actor, writer, Goon, since I was around 8 years old. I had received his book “The Little Pot Boiler” as a gift and it was my first experience of true nonsense poetry written by a master of nonsense. When I finally came across his poem “Abc”Continue reading “At the risk of appearing rude – a poem”

Random bits.

You can fail doing something you hate, so you may as well do something you love. What have you got to lose? Jim Carrey

Roadmap out of lockdown.

Some light at the end of the tunnel. We should soon be allowed to have family around for food and conversation. Hopefully by the end of March I’ll be able to go to the shooting range again. With luck we can go to a restaurant for my son’s birthday at the end of April. AndContinue reading “Roadmap out of lockdown.”