According to the dictionary the definition of a paradox is: a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true.And: A two word paradox is an oxymoron. Got to love an Oxymoron for the name alone! *************** A classic contemporary paradox is the situation with the …
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Why do they call it beauty sleep when you wake up looking terrible?
I hate beauty products – they are expensive and they lie. Apparently, beauty is only skin deep but what do people want – a pretty pancreas, an attractive appendix, a stunning spleen, a lovely liver? I’m a very shallow person, so skin deep will do for me. Unfortunately (for my bank balance!) I’m one of …
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I AM A DINOSAUR
It didn’t happen overnight, but the realisation that I am a dinosaur has crept up on me over the past few years. I was brought up in what now seem like prehistoric times. My mother wasn’t around very much and we were in the charge of Nanny and our territory was the nursery and anywhere …
It’s a Topsy Turvy World!
When Shakespeare wrote about the seven ages of man it seemed quite clear on the surface but when you look closely it is more like the seven ages of contradiction. No sooner do you learn a new skill than it is all change. When a baby burps the parents ooh and aah and congratulate the …
If only closed minds came with closed mouths!
Sex education at my school was a diagram drawn on the blackboard of rabbits mating. I was brought up on a farm so I had some idea of what went on, but my generation were incredibly ignorant. It took me years to work out what lesbians could possibly do, although I did have a fantastic …
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Are you a town mouse or a country mouse?
Are you a country mouse or a town mouse or do you have a foot in both camps? QUESTION A B C What kind of car do you drive? Latest spec 4 x 4 Five year old 4 x 4 Ancient Land Rover Defender What’s in the warming oven of your Aga? The …
Life is far too important to take seriously.
It will not come as a surprise to anyone who knows me to learn that I was a bit of a rebel at school. In fact, I got expelled. I was caught one evening in the Japanese Garden after I had persuaded Terry, the boy who delivered the meat, to come there and teach me …
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COVID BRAIN
My son used to say that I had the concentration span of a goldfish – I think this might be a bit unfair to goldfish. Particularly at the moment. I have noticed things getting far worse during Covid. The plots of television ads are about the most challenging things I can manage. There was one …
Does it ever get cold on the moral high ground?
We’ve all been there – yes, you have – the disapproving look you give when your best friend’s had too much to drink. Just like you’ve never done that! I’m only human, you take the moral high ground but they are smug.It’s all about perspective. I’m only human You take the Moral High Ground They …
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What a bummer!
This is a different sort of post – hopefully it will make you smile but also maybe think a bit about the sort of medical things that I, for one, try not to think about!The whole procedure was fairly unpleasant but worth doing whatever the result. As they say Knowledge is power. 20/10/20At the moment …
Has Anyone Seen My Glasses? 