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One of the things you come to realise when you move out of your parents' house is how much was done for you. For example, all I had to do was put my washing in a basket and, come the weekend, it would reappear on my bed smelling clean and fresh. Of course having your own place has its own perks too. For one t… Read more »
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Last week, I went to a rather large house not far from where I live. Upon arrival, I sat in the very grand hallway with several others. We were each waiting for our turn to go up the stairs into one of the very large bedrooms, which had been converted into a study come music room. Once inside, I performed thr… Read more »
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Domestic cats, in general, have it made. Almost everything they could desire is provided for them. The humans who look after them—because nobody ever really owns a cat—are only too happy to pamper their feline companions. In return, the cats themselves are happy to treat their humans to a liberal dose of indi… Read more »
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In the mid-1980s, a film was released starting Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie. It was called Labyrinth. In it, Jennifer Connelly's character had to find her way through a massive labyrinth, ruled over by David Bowie's character, in order to rescue her younger brother. The labyrinth was inhabited by all man… Read more »
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I feel I must apologise in advance for what might be a sensitive subject. I mean no offence. In all the years I've been using public transport, I've seen all kinds of characters, many of whom have, at some point, been regular fellow passengers. I could probably write a book, albeit a short one, on their varie… Read more »
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On my way home on Friday, an elderly gentleman sat next to me on the bus. Straight away, he asked me how old I thought he was. I'm terrible at this, but I would have thought he was in his early seventies. I made a point of not looking for too long and, not wanting to risk offence, offered a guess in the mid-s… Read more »
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The other day it snowed. I knew this because I looked out of the window and saw snow falling out of the sky. In case I wasn’t sure, however, I had Facebook to confirm it. I don't log on to Facebook very often, but for whatever reason, I was inclined to do so that day. Amongst the usual banality that would nor… Read more »
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If I were writing this blog this time last year, I would probably have been sat at a desk in what was my bedroom in my parents' house. As it is, I'm sat on the couch in my own house trying to figure out how to type fluently on an iPad while a kitten keeps trying to get my attention by nudging my hands with hi… Read more »
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As someone with an interest in words and stringing them together, I am sometimes volunteered to write copy for things at work. In theory this should be straightforward. I've worked here for eight hours a day, five days a week, for over two years. I can say with a modest degree of conviction that I understand… Read more »
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Years ago I used to play an online game called EverQuest. It is one of the original (albeit not the first) massively multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPG). It was a precursor to games like World of Warcraft, which seems to have attracted a significant audience since. I played it for several years and… Read more »