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2016: Some Ponderings and Ramblings Thoughts

2016: Some Ponderings and Ramblings

Dec 28, 2016 883 views No Comments

A new hobby has entered the lives of many over the last few years. It involves checking the latest trends on Twitter.  It has become a thoroughly depressing pastime over the course of this year.  A tweet by @alex_greenough yesterday summed this up perfectly: “Love how David Attenborough and Bruce Forsyth are trending simply because they’re old and alive” It was retweeted 1,089 times at...

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Plastic Pots, Potato Peelings and Pearls Poems / Thoughts

Plastic Pots, Potato Peelings and Pearls

Sep 05, 2015 797 views No Comments

I headed downstairs today with a bin bag of rubbish. There are eight large,blue bins outside the apartment block for residents to use. As I opened the lid to throw the bag in I nearly jumped out of my less-than-pale skin at the sight that greeted me. There, looking dazed, confused and on the brink of terror was a dishevelled man in his late twenties. He had...

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