I went for a routine colonoscopy today. Surveillance since I had bowel cancer. If you’ve ever had one you will know that the worst part is the Moviprep you drink the night before. A scrumptious tasting powder that you dissolve in 500ml of water. You drink this along with 500ml…
Month: February 2024
Greenhouse building…
This weekend I’ve been building myself a greenhouse because the forecast was no wind which is crucial. It was partially built several weeks back but the winds came and tormented the pieces not yet connected. Threatened to send £250 of jigsaw puzzle into the baron lands of Asian non gardeners….
Art & Life
This week has given me another scare regarding my health and it’s caused me to wonder at the fairness of it all. The drinkers, the smokers and the ones that have been lazy all their lives or often all three. I wonder about stress and it’s effects on me over…
Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy is one of my favourite books. I have read it and listened to the audiobook several times. It is an epic book that would be on the scale of something like Apocalypse Now if it were made into a film. Indeed Judge Holden could only…
Entitlement & dentists
A little survey from my local paper popped up on Facebook today. It wanted to know how long people had been waiting to see a dentist or when they last visited one. Of course the replies were predictable. Years on waiting lists for nothing to ever come of it. People…
UGLY DOGS UGLY PEOPLE
They are supposed to be muzzled here now in the Uk but most won’t be because of the very people that own them. We all know this. Another grandmother ripped apart by her son-in-laws dogs yesterday and a mother and two children attacked in a park today. It’s a never…
A potted history of Vampires
The concept of vampires has a rich and diverse history, with variations found in folklore, literature, and popular culture around the world. While the details and characteristics of vampires vary across different cultures, here is a general overview of the history behind vampires: The vampire myth has proven to be…