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Blue Monday after a Blue Week

Posted on January 19, 2016

Apparently it was Blue Monday yesterday, the most depressing day of the year because it is half way through the longest month, the weather is dismal, and we receive our credit card bills. It is also a good time to get divorced because domestic pressure has mounted up over Christmas as has the general spending in the lives of 21st century consumer addicts. There are even adverts on the local radio stations encouraging divorces. "Oh I just ...

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Worst Winter for 58 years…Not!

Posted on January 9, 2016

For those of you who follow social media like Twitter or Facebook, you will have been informed that Britain is heading for its coldest winter for 58 years, which would make it colder than the one in 1963, when Britain ground to a halt for three months. Hmmmm? Normally it is the Daily Express (courtesy of some fantasist weather sites) who spill the diatribe, but I notice that even the Daily Telegraph and The Independent are getting in on the ...

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A Working Dog and the Cash for Grouse Scandal!

Posted on January 5, 2016

One of the things I am asked most about my pet dog is "Are you going to work it?" As it is a breed that is generally, but not exclusively, bred as a gun dog, it is a legitimate question and one that I have given minor consideration, especially as I have a landowner friend who runs occasional informal pheasant shoots that are low on participants as well as genocide levels. I actively dislike pheasants, so I would not mourn their passing as ...

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Arms Dealers in Paradise!

Posted on December 19, 2015

I have been suffering from a face cold for the last couple of days, so apart from walking my dog to get some fresh air in my system, I have been quite sedentary. There are few pleasures that come from face colds but one is the bizarre enjoyment that is garnered from an exaggerated sneeze, mine sounding something along the lines of 'Aaaaaatisssshhhhoooowooowoooyahfuckah'. The other pleasure is the excuse to just sit and read all day. Be it, ...

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Dog Walks and Daffodils for Christmas

Posted on December 18, 2015

Wherever you go at the moment, all the talk is of how warm the weather is and I have to say it is a great conversation starter as I go through the learning process of how to be sociable to other dog walkers. "Aaah, spring already" or "Barbecue for Christmas then?" are just a couple of the quite hilarious opening gambits I have bestowed on approaching walkers who eye me with suspicion before going on to lecture me about the ups and downs of ...

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