I have spent an inappropriate amount of time thinking about this. The more trivial something is, the more thought I give it for some reason. I have bought houses and cars almost on a whim, but spent months comparing specs before buying my first DVD player and MP3 player. In the old days I could […]
Entries Tagged as 'Life'
The Final Countdown
July 21st, 2019 · No Comments · Life, Technology
This evening, for no particular reason, I watched the film The Final Countdown on Amazon. I had seen it before, probably more than once, but fancied an unchallenging film to pass the time. Its a bit like the Philadelphia Experiment, with a modern warship going back in time. In this case its the aircrat carrier […]
Tags: Films
Glastonbury 2019
July 1st, 2019 · Comments Off on Glastonbury 2019 · Life, Music
I did not go to Glastonbury this year. No surprise there; I have never been to Glastonbury and probably never will. I did see a bit of it on the TV and the iPlayer and what I saw looked pretty good to me, as it usually does. So why have I never been and why […]
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Foreign parts
June 16th, 2019 · Comments Off on Foreign parts · Life
This month I saw my oncologist and got a plan for the remainder of my treatment. What that means is that we now know when my last lot of chemotherapy starts so we can work out when it should end, add a week to get over the effects, and a couple of weeks to allow […]
Tags: Holidays
The long game
June 11th, 2019 · Comments Off on The long game · Life
Way back in 1974 my mother set up a life policy for me with a friendly society. The premiums were a shilling a week, and a man from the society would come round to collect them. Not every week because, after all, it was only a shilling. I think he came round a couple of […]
Tags: Money
Second attempt at normality
May 12th, 2019 · Comments Off on Second attempt at normality · Life
So this is what has been going on with my little health issues. On Easter Monday I was allowed home after my big operation. This represented a really quick recovery because it was a massive operation. Actually it was more like a stomach operation + a chest operation + a tracheostomy, all lasting about 12 […]
Tags: Cancer·Medicine/Health
Back in one piece
April 21st, 2019 · 1 Comment · Life
It looks like that cancer thing is over now. Still to be confirmed, but it is all looking good so far. I went in for an operation to remove the tumour, along with a big chunk of my oesophagus, on April 10th. After that I spent about a week in intensive care before getting released […]
Tags: Cancer·Medicine/Health
False Alarm
April 9th, 2019 · Comments Off on False Alarm · Life
Over the weekend our Jack Russell had us worried. He was having trouble eating, looking like he was choking when he had food or a treat. Although he can be a bit of a drama queen it was very disconcerting because that is exactly how I felt last year and that turned out to be […]
Tags: Medicine/Health·Pets
A Friday afternoon in Crawley
April 7th, 2019 · Comments Off on A Friday afternoon in Crawley · Life
On Friday I had my last meeting at the Town Hall, a portfolio briefing to tie up some loose ends and approve a business case. After that I went out for some lunch with Jayne and we went to two new(ish) places in Crawley.
Tags: Crawley
Lagging behind
March 30th, 2019 · Comments Off on Lagging behind · Life
I am now lagging behind Mrs. Skudder. Last year I got a scooter in January. I enjoyed it so much I bought a second-hand motorbike in about June and then Jayne and I got our CBT so we could ride it. Since then Jayne has joined several womens motorbike groups and been off to various […]
Tags: Motorbike
