Category: Real Life
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The Northern Lights
The Aurora Borealis was visible from the UK last night, as far south as Staffordshire, which is the next county down from Cheshire. I didn’t get to see it in person, unfortunately, as I was looking in the other direction. One day I shall get to see this magnificent sight. One day very soon, I’m…
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Tuesday’s Words
Tuesday. The day after Monday, and before Wednesday, and always in that order in every week, without exception; even on February 29th (although this time around February 29th is a Monday, it is still followed by a Tuesday… spooky). Shrove Tuesday falls on a Tuesday. Here in the UK, Shrove Tuesday is also known as…
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Ten Words for Monday
The day started off as it usually does. Early. 5:15 and the alarm woke me. And again at 5:20. And 5:25. Dark. Sunrise isn’t due at 5:30 around these here parts yet, so I had to substitute sunlight with bulb light. Wet. I take a bath every morning, and my baths are usually wet. And…
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Sigh. Talk about one of those days. I’ll run through the morning with you: A telephone call come in for me, regarding something or other. I forget what, exactly, as the person calling was announced as David Attenborough, famed natural history and wildlife TV presenter, amongst other things. It turned out that it wasn’t David…