My Musings
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British Military Fitness Part 1
British Military Fitness Part 1 Well, my friends out there will no doubt know that I am grossly overweight and I go through fads of fitness and exercise and diets, and they work for a bit and then I revert to type and bang back where I started. I was thinking about what I wanted to do, how could I change my life. I considered martial arts again, I love martial arts and they have been kind to me, so why not start a new art and concentrate on fitness that way. It was possible but not ringing my bell. I further considered yoga and aerobics, neither were at the…
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Its my Birthday
Its My Birthday! Its my birthday, ok maybe not today, but definitely tomorrow. I felt that being the case I might reflect on my year. A time to be thankful for my life. Obviously, you all know that we went through our separation in May, a stressful time to be sure. However, I got to reconnect with my boys whom you know are very important to me. They love where I am living as it is more like a holiday camp to them. Clearly they haven’t been here during the cold season yet. I got to find my masonic friends who have dug deep to help me through the dark…
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Self Service Checkout
Self Service Checkouts So what is it with a self service checkout? Am I the only person that hates them? Or am I just blowing smoke? Let us start at the beginning, as that is usually the best place. The ‘Supermarkets‘ decided it would be very helpful if they could provide a self service checkout, that allowed us to scan our own products and pay and leave. A perfect idea! I never want to engage with a bored checkout operator who cannot be bothered to smile in a customer facing role, and generally have the manners of cave men. Both men and women, young and old. So initially this all…
