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Maybe it should be "You Love the Life" For those oldies who've had a good run - there's no reason to quit - next stop IMMORTALITY Support the show

From January 2025 - a now extinct bird - not quite a penguin : not quite a puffin ( in fact pretty big !). This is the second track from "Creatures" The CD called "Creatures" is released on 1st August . Click on  Support the Show for more details Support the show

The AI thing keeps coming up. One medical specialist said as a tool it should be known as "Augmenting Intelligence" . Probably too late now.. But - a really good point. I'm using it to replace me thinking at all - and some times it comes up with a load of rubbish.  Jack ( my son) says in art its not very good at drawing human hands - thats brilliant - all that computer power and it...

A CD is released on August 1st - called "Creatures". Click on  Support the Show for more details Here's a taster "Magpie"  - the CD is a collection of songs and instrumental tracks Support the show

As families become spread across countries and different regions the feeling or sense of a family becomes more difficult to sustain - there's little to be done other than chasing all over the place to meet for brief re-unions that never really fulfill that longing to be a part of something that is no longer intact. Support the show

Same theme as yesterday - watch out for the bad things - get on with the good stuff .. Support the show

An increasingly prosperous career choice - the influencer. I'm still to be convinced it has anything to contribute to anything .. Support the show

There are so many things you want to do in those seemingly few years we have on this spinning planet - you just got to get on with it as best you can Support the show

Thomas Tuchel's rationale for going into defensive mode after getting the first goal in the World Cup semi final was based on Intuition, Instinct and experience. The ex footballers, many who had their own World Cup disappointments by and large didn't agree. Where was the common sense.  Put more defenders on; you go on the defensive; more attackers you at least try to attack. Support the...

You hear about it all the time - it happened to me on the 16th July and I put this up as a bit of therapy.  I genuinely felt stupid - I've heard stories about it and people losing their life savings. Nothing like that and the bank are going to re-fund the money anyway. Its just annoying that I got taken in...I'm annoyed with myself Support the show

Thats it until 2030 - but that was amazing and I look forward to the tournament celebrating 100 years in Spain, Portugal and Morocco with the opening matches in Uruguay - where it all started.  Support the show

From 2024 - re-mixed to reflect the US World Cup and how many of us have been  up into the early hours to watch some amazing matches. By the time this comes up we'll know the outcome England, France, Spain or Argentina - even though I'd be pleased to see England win I'd love the little man to win in one more time.. come on Leo.. Support the show

Happy No.70 Steve !!! "Three score and ten" is a poetic way of saying seventy years. The phrase originates from older English usage, where a "score" denotes twenty . Therefore, "three score" equals sixty, and adding ten gives seventy. This expression is most famously found in the Bible, Psalm 90:10 , which states: “The days of our years are threescore years and ten; a...

In my ignorance I knew there was a quote somewhere in the phrase "Order from Chaos" - I had a rather unpleasant feeling it was used by one of my least favourite politicians - Margaret Thatcher, when she became Prime Minister. Andy Burnham look out ..  It wasn't from Mrs T - she used a prayer wrongly attributed to , apparently, Francis of Assisi:  Where there is discord, may we bring...

Two things here: I really thought that Morocco might break through this World Cup and be the First Nation from the African continent to get to the final. Its getting very close - but France had Mbappe - the sort of goal scorer that Morocco are crying out for.. More rock and roll - I loved the band Brand X - oh my - this is from 1977. The great Phil Collins other band  Moroccan Roll is the second s...

From February 24 - the Paper Trail - How my little world has changed in just over two years.  When there were"issues" with a file two years ago you would send the paper file up the management ladder to be scrutinised.  Now - its the online file that has to fulfil all the the SLA - ( Service Level Agreements) for the uninitiated ( I'm none the wiser)  Support the show

The most commonly cited version of the rhyme goes: Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child works hard for a living, And the child that is born on the Sabbath day Is bonny and blithe, good and gay Thursday Child was the name...

Not as in jail time - although I bet thats much much worse. This is serving notice on a job you loathe. Jack's doing that now. I hope the new one's better. Support the show

Walking "Woody" ( the dog) early this morning and what d'ya know ? - There it is this imperious white Alpaca looking down its nose at me - wonderful - you don't see many of those in Dorset. Support the show

Sometimes you get 'em - good days that you'd just like to go on a bit longer. The song Last day becomes a much more cheerful may the day last... Support the show

In the UK there is a campaign to reduce speed limits in built up areas - 20 is plenty - re-inforced with sleeping policemen (raised bits of road) to re-inforce the message.  We live on one such road and, when I drive, I get pretty fed up with the slowness of it all BUT when you're on the receiving end of fast driving its a very different story.  You can hear the sound of a "Twenty is not...

A poem in tribute to the English spirit in recognition of Sir Gareth Southgate's contribution to the cause - 60 long years without a World Cup win - was read out by Sir Ian Mcellen on the radio this week.  Our virtues of stiff upper lip, courtesy and good manners were recalled together with the ability to fight like lions. Unfortunately there is another characteristic that so often counters t...

Happy day - that Friday feeling and the weekend ahead ! Have a good one. Support the show

The reverse sentiment of yesterday's tune. Go for it --- My inconsistency of thought is sometimes quite alarming. Support the show

A bird in the hand - is worth two in the bush The proverb means it is better to hold onto something you already have than to risk it for the possibility of gaining something greater that may never materialize The saying "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" advises caution and prudence. It emphasizes that having a certain, smaller benefit is preferable to pursuing a larger, uncer...