I’m of an age when I think about such matters
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in philosophy
I write about my life: experience, memories and some photography.
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It began on Thursday evening. I go to a one hour cardio exercise class expertly run by Steve Symonds. It runs for an hour, there’s generally 8 or 10 of us there and it’s good value. We chat a bit…
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Rather chuffed about this
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in photosI read Digital Camera magazine each month. It’s not a bad read, I take some inspiration from it, and I have it on subscription so it’s not too expensive. One of its regular features is a selection of readers’ photographs.…
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Photo of the Month: January 2023
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in photosLots of competition this month with some super stuff from my trip to Jordan. Petra itself delivered multiple good shots but my pick for this month is this shot of the Roman ruins in Jerash. It’s taken from the north…
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False alarm. Or don’t let your mind play tricks on you.
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in lifeI wouldn’t class myself as a nerd but I do like data. That means that ever since my big cardiac event of 2019 I’ve tracked a few indicators which I reckon would tell me whether or not I was trending…
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5 details which make a difference: Jordan 2023
I’ve just come back from 10 days in Jordan. It was a bucket list trip which enabled me to tick off Petra but Jordan is much more than Petra and I’m glad I went.
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What should we do about the NHS?
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There’s no doubt that the NHS is in trouble but sorting it out is no just a matter of throwing more money at it because one of its problems is a lack of people and there just aren’t enough out…
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It’s been a busy year on TripAdvisor
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I don’t really know why I bother but I’m pretty diligent in reporting restaurants I’ve visited and hotels I’ve stayed at on TripAdvisor. In 2022 I rated 9 hotels and 36 restaurants. For some reason I did not rate our…
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2022 in facts and figures
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in lifeGoogle provide a map of where I’ve been in 2022. It’s been a rather more expansive year as limitations on travel have been first relaxed and then removed.
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Photo of the Month: December 2022
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in photosIt was a bitterly cold morning and I was walking into Histon to support the Abbey Fields stall at the SmokeHouse market. I took the opportunity to photograph the knitted embellishment to the wall at the start of Pease Way.…
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5 highlights of 2022
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It’s been a more normal year and to some extent it’s been business as usual with fewer standout highlights. Here’s a list of five that spring to mind. Family holiday in North Norfolk. We rented a cottage in Thornham and…
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