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Earlier this week a man that I had met several months ago in a local coffee shop approached me. The man wanted to thank me for something I had said to him previously. He reminded me that he had shared with me that following his divorce his wife had restricted any access to his threeContinue reading “No Action is Action.”

I know a rug is a floor covering but in slang English it is often called a man’s wig. The above sign was posted on a bridge which I walked over this morning. Seeing this brought tears of laughter . Yes I knew the Hong Chinese were en route in masse to Brexit Britain butContinue reading “Pulling the Rug”

My clever friend told me yesterday that 86% of all USA dollars ever printed were done so in the last 3 years . That caught me in my track and I found that the first USA dollar was printed 160 years ago in 1862 under Abraham Lincoln . Ok , over three quarters of allContinue reading “Wheelbarrows”

The blogger had cause today to slide into a big tube, be filled with iodine and told to lay still occasionally breathing in and out. The procedure lasted 20 minutes and as the blogger lay there he pondered the scan and all its goings on. In what country can you walk into a hospital albeitContinue reading “NH YES.”

‘ By George ‘ is an expression of surprise or emotional exclamation. It is typically an English expression and the beginning of an avowed oath from the Middle Ages up to World War One. Shakespeare in fact wrote of it in his play of Henry referring to St George patron Saint of England. It isContinue reading “‘ By George ‘”

The darkest hour is 3am to 4am when conscience is run through when fear appears and we speculate serious scenarios. Add defeat or personal setback to the mix and darkness grips you by the throat. Yet many have risen from this state of defeat to comeback, to elevate beyond their wildest expectations. Victory is sweetContinue reading “Comeback”

Invariably when we suffer we suffer alone be it physical or mental pain. Though those around us may know we are suffering they can only watch, the experience is intense and personal ,sometimes short , sometimes prolonged. Suffering visits in many guises and at different times often bringing a lesson , often teaching us somethingContinue reading “Suffering”

Tomorrow marks the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on a colt. The thronging crowds laid palms before him expecting the deliverer from Roman Rule. Events during that week ahead were wholly unexpected. The same crowd that cheered, a few days later jeered. The man on the colt became at their hands the man onContinue reading “The Unexpected.”

I spotted this beautiful oil on canvass in a Church in Mayfair recently and it brought to my mind the act of betrayal. Painted with real life persons by Andrew White in 2013 it depicts the Last Supper and mimics in modern form Leonardo’s masterpiece. Look closely and you will see modern man with JudasContinue reading “Betrayal.”

Just a silly note of interest today. The name Smith is an old Anglo Saxon name and a very common name in the west. It’s origin is from the German word ‘ smid ‘ which means to strike or hit. Now we know that the blacksmith strikes the iron on the anvil. We also knowContinue reading “Smith”