Tag: life
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Call me David
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in lifeI’m pretty relaxed about my name. I’ve got few hang-ups when it comes to people using my first name, this might to some degree be due to the time I’ve worked for American companies , although I do draw some lines. I certainly don’t expect people to call me mister just because of my age.…
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Not a bad start to the week
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There was a time when I regarded getting up at 0700 as being pretty normal but in recent years, basically post Covid, post stent and post (semi) retirement, that’s not been the case. However I’d agreed to an 0815 appointment at Addenbrooke’s on the grounds that it would be an easier drive in than the…
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today’s gratitude list.
I came across this blog today: https://heardandfelt.wordpress.com/ It’s got some good thought provoking content but I feel I’m being short changed because the author doesn’t tell me much about him/herself. I sense it’s a woman, apologies if I’m wrong, and she introduces the concept of her ‘gratitude list’. Nothing deep or profound about this but…
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Mates
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It seems to be an accepted truism that men don’t make and keep friends like women do. I can relate to that and given that I’m (a) a bit of an introvert, and (b) not inclined to retain contact with people it’s certainly true of me. Today I’ve got lots of people with whom I’m…
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