I have craved summer, and now it’s here, I am delighted to have bright sunshine and blue skies, but there is a price that I pay every year, and that is in the form of hay-fever. Hay-fever is the British way of saying ‘pollen allergy’. Certain plants leave me with a runny nose, sore red […]
What are you passionate about? If we’re talking casual interests, I can write you a fairly long list. I could go on. Star Trek, Doctor Who, The Lion King, Liverpool Football Club… these are all subjects of great personal interest to me. In most respects, these have been lifelong interests too. I know where my […]
For all of my complaints about the retail life, I dare say I am something of a people person. I find it relatively easy to talk to people, and in sales, all the fancy terms and processes can be distilled to one thing: communication. Being able to easily talk to people is a useful ability […]
What are the most important things needed to live a good life? Now here’s an interesting question, and undoubtedly a subjective one. Some people might argue that a good life is defined by success in whatever venture or field they have focused on. For example, a scientist might regard their life as good if their […]
I asked one of my colleagues for a prompt idea, and his suggestion was: You have the power to read minds, but only when you’re naked. Now, I am not given to be nude. Sure, I undress to jump in the bath, but that’s about the only time I wear my birthday suit (it gets […]
WordPress brought up an interesting prompt the other day: if you had to change your name, what would it be? Well, I for one would rather not change my name, and if faced with no choice, I have no clue what I’d pick. I am used to being a Ben. I share my name with […]
June is Pride Month. It’s a celebration of all things LGBT+. It is not unsurprising that there is a lot of backlash to Pride, from conservative, religious sources. Businesses such as Target have faced boycotts over their display of LGBT products, and Target went as far as to cave into bullying, by removing and relocating […]
We live in a technological age. Nearly everyone in the developed world – and a lot of people outside of it – has access to a mobile device that grants them access to the sum of human knowledge and achievements. We are interconnected far more than we have ever been. Most processes now require the […]
Do you practice religion? The short answer is no. The long answer is that the older I get, the more I question the teachings of organised religion, which (virtually irrespective of what religion gets discussed) tends to be morally dubious, and centres on fear as a means of control. ‘Do this, or be condemned to […]
Do you remember life before the internet? The answer is yes, I do remember a time BI – Before Internet. My early childhood was largely computer-free, until the early 90s, and the internet didn’t kick in for a few years after that. We had games consoles in the house, but these weren’t net-enabled, because the […]
Breached the 70K mark on my wip! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
This is just sheer absolute, exquisite beauty.
I have eaten too much pizza.
I don't think it's up to you to decide what's best for women, nor whether or not men can find them attractive...
You may be wondering where this post will go. Well, let’s place the scene in the restaurant above. What might I deem inappropriate behaviour in this setting? A restaurant has waiting staff, who (depending on the quality of the establishment) may or may not be paid a particularly decent wage, yet will work very hard. […]
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