Category: Humour

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  Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow

  I have been scanning photos while lying in bed. Mary is sorting through old photo albums and I am digitising them onto my laptop via…

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  Upload

  There is a recently released Amazon Prime series, made before the virus. It’s an absolute mine of insights to the modern psyche. It is funny,…

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  The Depressed AI

  We are always reading about AI taking over the world. But the reality is AI’s are depressed. Have you heard Alexa or Siri recently? Alexa…

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  Can you see what I see

  I seem to remember a song that went, ‘can you see what I see?’ Well the obvious answer, especially at the moment, is no. Unless…

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  The sun has got its hat on

  I am sitting in our garden well wrapped up. I need to be today, it’s a little bit chillier. The sun keeps putting its hat…

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  Personal Space

  (This is lighthearted not serious) Even before I was in a wheelchair I liked a lot of personal space, space around me. The current government…

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  Thinking outside the box

  (If you haven’t got a sense of humour, don’t read this) The trouble with wheelchairs is the wheels. Obvious I know, but true nevertheless. You…

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  Why are we so gullible?

  You’ve all seen the posts on Social Media and on your mobile: Why is this game so hard? Only 10% of people can see this…

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  The three essentials

  I have noticed that most TV series and films have three essential elements. They appear at various points, but they most definitely appear. 1/ A…

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  To boldly go

  I was watching Star Trek the other day. Well actually I watch it quite a lot. I am not a Trekkie, I just happened to…

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  Who needs elastic

  I was musing the other day about the value of elastic, or rather lack thereof. Before you all dispose of your knicker elastic, or cut…

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  Watching the world go by

  Aren’t people funny? Not me of course, other people. I am sitting at a window table in Perkins Warbeck, Weatherspoon’s in Taunton. Watching the world…

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  2020 Vision

  I have 2020 vision. Is what I would be saying if it were true. In fact my eyesight is not very good. 2020 vision is…

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  Virtually Real

  I discovered a whole new thing last year. Virtual reality; my son lent me his VR headset and I so loved the experience that I…

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  Hello, good evening and welcome

  I haven’t blogged in a while. Sorry about that, I’ve been unwell. I know I’m always unwell, after all I write a disability blog, but…

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  All aboard

  As a child I loved trains, who doesn’t, well keep it to yourself if you don’t. So what a delight that the respite hotel we…

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  Skiing in a wheelchair

  (Obviously it’s not me in the photo) Have you ever looked at the review of your Google location information? Probably not, you don’t have as…

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  Language is a curious thing

  One should always know if it is you or everyone being spoken to. Isn’t language a curious thing? I got myself in trouble the other…

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  The things people say

  I am no angel, no really, I can hear you all objecting and saying Mike you’re perfect. Oh, that was just me. So I know…

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  Towels have so many uses

  I used to think towels were for drying. Or maybe, if it was big and multi-coloured then lying on and changing under on a beach.…