Monthly Archives: March 2017

Oh Mr Sandman Slip Me Some Melatonin

Posted on March 31, 2017 by S

Insomnia is weird shit. I’ve suffered with it on and off most of my adult life, not all the time but frequently enough to know that getting stressed about it makes it less likely I’ll fall asleep so I just … Continue reading →

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Notes On Being Cool

Posted on March 30, 2017 by S

Barber’s shops and cafes. What does my city do? It does barber’s shops and cafes. As though there were a burgeoning hipster culture being smuggled up through the debris of flailing High Street brands and tourism. Barber’s shops and cafes … Continue reading →

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Article 50 Shades Darker

Posted on March 29, 2017 by S

There are those who voted for the UK to leave the European Union in last year’s referendum for perfectly valid personally political reasons. I may not agree with their conclusions but respect that if they researched and understood how specific … Continue reading →

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If You Have A Problem, If No-One Else Can Help…

Posted on March 29, 2017 by S

Hannibal from the A Team was doing a jigsaw of some daffodils and had just completed an entire stem and petal combo. “I love it when a plant comes together.” he said, before puffing on his in no way penile … Continue reading →

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Thank You For Being A Friend

Posted on March 28, 2017 by S

What follows are words similar to others I have said and written at various points across my life. Today the sentiment strikes me as especially empowering as I reflect on how fortunate I am in some respects even though I … Continue reading →

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Levellers

Posted on March 28, 2017 by S

Not all travels are to far flung places. If that were my life I’d be dead within a month, transatlantic flights really take it out of crappy lungs and add an extra spicy exhaustion to the general tiredy tireds that … Continue reading →

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Mighty Multi Tasky

Posted on March 27, 2017 by S

Today’s energy levels would suggest I am improving after last week’s washout from toothache and then from having a tooth removed. It still hurts but I have been multi tasking today so I’m getting back to Steve-type-normality. I have taken … Continue reading →

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Every Day Would Be The First Day of Spring…

Posted on March 26, 2017 by S

Springy sprungy. No really, it have. Unlike virtually every other first official day of summer in England since history began last year, today did not sneer at the concept of human seasons by raining and raining and raining. Oh no, … Continue reading →

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What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Posted on March 25, 2017 by S

I haven’t really been very good at the week just gone. In fact I’ve failed it. Face ache, fuckhead, grumpy bugger – those are the things I’ve won at. And now it is the weekend and…I’m sucking at Saturday so … Continue reading →

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Swear Upon’t

Posted on March 24, 2017 by S

So guess what? No go on, guess? No. Nope. Not even close. Oh ok I’ll tell you. The day after having a tooth extraction a person’s face REALLY FUCKING HURTS! Who knew? You did? Well why didn’t you tell me … Continue reading →

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