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…That’s what I’m feeling. I didn’t go to see Doc G after all. Instead, I took a look at the leaflet that comes with my angina medication, the bit that lists all the side-effects. Tiredness – yup, excessive sleepiness – yup, breathlessness – yup, easy bruising – yup; aha, what’s this: “depletion of red blood […]
As some of you may know, The US cartoon series South Park has had it’s latest episode dropped fom US broadcast because it (allegedly) criticises Scientology. So South park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have issued this press release: “So, Scientology, you may have won THIS battle, but the million-year war for earth has […]
Each week, I get an email letter from www.schnews.org.uk, giving the latest news of political campaigns and activism; often it carries nuggets of news that never make their way into mainstream media. If you’re a regular reader, you’ve probably noticed how I usually post excerpts from this newsletter; I’m in general agreement with much of […]
I had today all planned out. I’dtake the bus into Dumfries, have a long lesiurely ride, spend lots of time browsing the the library, go around the shops and pick up a few things and have a long lesiurely ride back. The bus comes past my house; like all rural buses, it stops wherever the […]
I think I really should see Doc G. I’ve being feeling tired and off-colour for days, having to go to bed in the middle of the day to rest for an hour. And I’m fuzzy-headed and forgetting things – I forgot that our Lottery syndicate won £10 last week, and had to be reminded! And […]
What I woke up to this morning.
Didn’t have a good night last night. lay awake for hours quietly worrying over bills and stuff. Then, when I did drift off, I had all kinds of restless dreams. The one I remember was set in Wigan. No, I don’t know why, either. I dream quite a lot about Wigan nowadays. A lot of […]
….I’m back to blogging after a long (for me) absence. I was just too flaming busy. I still am, but I’ve decided I could spend ten minutes updating my blog. So, what’s been happening chez Dobson? We’re a lot nearer to getting the Volvo back on the road. Well, it’s drivable now, but not legal; […]
Well, another birthday over with. For once, I got prezzies that I really wanted – Daughter no2 sent a wireless keyboard & mouse, Caroline sent a digi camera. The above is one of the first of many photos I shall be taking here (this one is the view from my front door this morning). I’ll […]