Sunday, 27 October 2024

The Sunday Reflection #28 - Appreciating the good things on a beautiful Autumnal morning

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 The Sun is shining, I have a bit of a fuzy head after yesterdays fun at Hadley FC and then at the Bull Theatre watching The Silencerz. It w...
Saturday, 26 October 2024

The Saturday List#459 - My top ten favourite newspaper comic strips

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 How can this be the 459th list? It is incongrous. It is ridicuous. I love newspaper cartoon strips. There are four types. The political sor...
Friday, 25 October 2024

Dogs shouldn't need rescuing, but while they do, I'll support dog rescue charities

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You may wonder why there are two dogs on the cover of the new album by my band, The False Dots? The answer is pretty simple. The one on the ...
Wednesday, 23 October 2024

Tinnitus and how we all need a quiet place sometimes

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 I probably lead the most noisy life of anyone I know. It's a miracle I'm only partially deaf! I live with tinnitus that sort of sou...

A rant about the 384 bus and the TFL bus times app which simply doesn't work properly

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 Last night, I went to watch Hadley FC at the Brickfield Lane Stadium. They were kicking off at 7.45pm. As part of the fun for me is to have...
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Tuesday, 22 October 2024

Why Barnet will turn blue in May 2026

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 Back in May 2022 there was a massive, seismic shift in the London Borough of Barnet. The Tories, who had governed the Borough for 20 years,...
Sunday, 20 October 2024

The Sunday Reflection #26 - A grey mood for a grey day

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 What has changed in 57 years? I went to an early mass today and spent most of it contemplating the blog I was going to write. Then on the w...
Saturday, 19 October 2024

The Saturday List #458 - On National Album Day, Ten albums to have a listen to

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 In preparation for National Album day, which is today, I've been having a listen to a few albums that I think are wonderful, that have ...
Thursday, 17 October 2024

Watch this space - We have a big Barnet Council/Barnet Homes story coming!

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Why do I write a blog about Barnet Council still? For the same reason I always have. Because there are vulnerable people in the Borough of B...
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Wednesday, 16 October 2024

My love and admiration of Nancy Sinatra is unbounded and is growing!

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 About six months ago, I decided to make a playlist that charted the development of my musical tastes. The selection process was quite simpl...