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• Because You Don't Do Things Like That 2 months ago 18 years ago exactly I moved in with a man I had only known for 2 weeks. All my instincts were screaming at me not to do it. Because you don’t do things like that, moving in with someone you’ve only known for 2 weeks. You don’t make decisions merely based on a smile. You … Continue reading...
• Blowing Bubbles 11 months ago Hyper Supermarket. Too big Too Loud Too Much Choice Sensory Overload. There’s something odd about choice. Choice tends to be only really useful if it is limited to a certain amount. When it gets to Abundance Level it tends to mainly confuse, my mind tells me, while I narrowly avoid being hit by a...
• Pilgriminiscing, Squashed Salamanders, and Cute Ponies 1 year ago I went on a 22km run this morning, following part of the Pilgrims route. Pilgrimeniscing, I decided, as I was listening to Steven Covey’s 7 Habits audio book at the same time and I thought how I could engage in a Show Off Saturday on social media after this run, casually mentioning my mileage,...
• Are You Asleep Yet 2 years ago Insomnia prodded me all night, a bit like when you were a kid and had a sleepover and that friend you were never really sure you liked kept asking if you were asleep yet. Are you asleep yet. Are you asleep yet. Are you asleep yet. I get up and read the news, which makes … Continue reading Are You...
• Z is for Zoom 2 years ago Our village is on Google Street view. Not the entire village, but the main lane into it. I found it out by accident one day, while checking something on google maps and I was a bit shocked at first. Of course, progress cannot be stopped, and our village isn’t that remote at all, but I …...

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