When I sit down to write my Morning Thoughts I have no idea what will pop into my mind or the route my thoughts will take. My diary entries simply record what is on my mind and reference many years of personal knowledge, insight and experience. I also like to keep them brief; they are not essays after all!
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Thinking Too Much?
Thankfully my blood pressure is reducing and approaching normal. I realised that my studies – on a somewhat frightening subject – are not helping so I have stopped. But a nagging question remains in my head…
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A Budget for Eating Out?
This morning I had to choose what I want from a Sunday pub lunch menu, but I have no budget for ‘eating out’ so how do I pay for it? It is an important family gathering so sacrifices will have to be made.
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Health & Airmail!
This morning my thoughts range from health indicators that I try not to think about, through a glorious late-summer day to catching up with friends by email – and missing good old-fashioned letters.
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When is a friend not a friend?
I have a friend who, almost every time we meet, manages to upset me. I keep my feelings to myself because I have learned that no matter how much evidence I provide he will carry right on believing lies that he clearly believes are not lies at all. I do not know how to ‘unfriend’…
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Dreaming of a Town for Humans!
Tech dependence, human-scale towns, self-imposed exile – morning thoughts from my sitting room in Devon.
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Tech is Rubbish!
Yesterday was written off, and it looks like today will be too. Pain, anxiety, frustration and heartache. Switching from one broadband company to another should not cause such pain, but in my experience it always does.
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The Road to Nowhere?
I’m feeling a bit sorry for myself this morning, wondering why I am not where I want to be in life. I feel I am on the road to nowhere and, that whilst ‘nowhere’ exists I perhaps ought to give up all hope of ever getting there.
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A Place to Write
I was feeling down yesterday and want to snap out of it. My thoughts turned immediately to long-neglected long-form writing projects, and how I might best get on with them.
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Buying Wisely for Retirement
It has taken me over a year to finally fork out for a ‘proactive maintenance visit’ for my washing machine. I suspect the cost will be worthwhile. It reminded me of the lengths I went to in 2017 to buy everything I would need in retirement, from furniture to underpants! And, most importantly, to buy…
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What to do today?
Not much in the way of thoughts this morning – and I am not entirely sure why. I had planned to visit town – and the pub – but it looks as if inertia has decided another course of action.
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How To Lie With Statistics
I monitor my personal health data daily – but I don’t panic. It seems that some people do, which may place a strain on health services. It seems to me that Statistics should be taught in all schools; how else are people going to understand the stats thrown at them all day every day?
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An Old 45’s Ecosystem?
From staring out of the window at almost motionless clouds I find myself thinking about my old 7” singles – and how the music world is a fine and complex mesh that could be described as an ecosystem.
