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Immediately after academia and then for over thirty years I was employed by the same organisation in a variety of office based roles. I really enjoyed it but as with all good things it came to an end just over five years ago via a compulsory redundancy when the company started struggling financially for a number of years. Despite the length of service and my pleasure in the roles I held surprisingly this wasn’t a phase of life that was… Read
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I think most people when posed this question (me included), turn their minds initially to gifts they have received with their roots in a monetary value. Those physical gifts that are received and unwrapped at Christmas and birthday times. Or surprise meals to celebrate something that a kind family member or acquaintance has booked. On deeper reflection though perhaps that isn’t the case. The saying ‘the best things in life are free’ may well apply to gifts too. Or at… Read
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The answer is of course yes. If you’ve been driving for a few years it must be all but nigh on impossible not to have strayed above the speed limit a few times without realising. Similarly the odd amber light must have been skipped along with occasional parking violations. The instructions and timings for parking in the United Kingdom are often confusing and seem to result in a number of cases making court and consequently the media. My friend managed… Read
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This is certainly a daily prompt that I had never previously considered! For those of us that have had and are still living ‘ordinary’ lives (what that may be, is another question), the possibility that anyone else would be interested in what has happened along the way seems exceptionally remote. As I approach my sixties I imagine that like most people I have experienced many of the highs and lows of human existence on this planet that are nigh on… Read
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My dream home seems another simple enough prompt. Most people will mention lots of space, luxury, gadgets and a great view or two. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. As you get older though you start to appreciate that perhaps these things aren’t the most important components of a dream home at all. The pleasure they bring being outweighed by constant cleaning, repairs and trying to stay up to date with the latest ‘must have’ technology. Even the great… Read
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A seemingly very simple question but in my case it could easily be ‘explain nuclear physics’. I love ALL things chocolate or indeed sugar related. Choose your favourite child would be another angle to it. I’ve had a sweet tooth all my life and discovered as you got older it starts catching up with you. Not just the obvious things like dentists being cross and gaining weight. Unseen aspects that unless you get a blood test remain undiagnosed such as… Read
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This was to be our first time on the African continent and after managing to lose my glasses in the haze of the very earlier morning flight we arrived without further incident in Marrakesh. We were stopping in what transpired to be the beautiful ‘Riad Les Oliviers’. Such places are often located in the narrow back streets away from taxi drop offs. It’s then a tricky business dodging the various mopeds flying past on the walk before you reach them.… Read
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A gentleman called Mark Hodkinson has written a fantastic book called ‘No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy’. Amongst many other things in its pages he ponders the impossibility of actually being able to read the number of books he has lovingly collected in the amount of time he has left on the planet. Taking that thought as my guide I have tried to be as selective as possible in deciding the books I still want to read. Given that, rather… Read
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The narrative reflects on the decline of British Leyland and the resultant long-term unemployment faced by the author’s father. It highlights struggles with mental health and social isolation, as well as the burden of financial hardship during a bitter job crisis in the 1980s, ultimately leading to his early death from undiagnosed cancer. Read
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The evolution of collecting since 1977 is stark. While nostalgic items like cassettes and vinyl see minor resurgences, digital alternatives dominate. Birmingham Museum challenges traditional collecting ethics, focusing on sensitive histories. Personal reflections reveal disappointments in the current value of collections, with football programmes and books losing their appeal to younger, digital-savvy generations. Read
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