Category: General

Living The Dream

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It was bought home to me a few minutes ago. We talk about living in some paradise place; a remote island or perhaps the middle of the big city we’ve always wanted to visit.

The thing is, it doesn’t have to be that one huge permanent situation.

You can live the dream in between living the mundane.

I have a day off today. I went to the pub. It’s a five minute walk to my house.

I’ve sat here at my local pub and enjoyed a few beers. I had some food.

Szechuan Shrimp

For a while, enjoying a day off, having some good beer and eating these delicious shrimp is living the dream.

i might not be on a tropical isle, but just for a while it’sas good as it gets.

Enjoy the moment. Live the dream. There could be a bigger dream tomorrow!

Masking The Issue

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There is much discussion and even argument about the wearing of masks during this Covid-19 pandemic.

On one side are those who are convinced they feel safer with everyone, including themselves. wearing a mask. On the other side are those that loudly complain that it is in breach of their freedoms, or constitutional rights.

It seems to me though, that even if wearing a mask helps a little bit, it’s a help. Even if the risk is only reduced slightly it’s still a reduction.

Wearing a mask on the bus.
Riding the bus. Wearing a mask.

The point that I’ve not heard mentioned though is this. If wearing a mask reduces transmission of infectious diseases (even if only slightly) it will not only reduce the spread of Covid-19 but, moving on into the fall and winter, when the colder months allow other diseases to run rampant, it will surely help to reduce the spread of those too.

There are those people that love to quote the deaths caused by influenza in a typical year compared with Covid-19. If more people wear masks more of the time, it follows that we’ll have less deaths from influenza too.

Perhaps though, for some, it’s more important to have that freedom; the freedom to infect others?

A Green and pleasant Land

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 I live in a green and pleasant land. People are generally friendly, and we have safe, good quality, food. Where I live I can sample many cuisines from around the world without going more than a dozen miles from home. We make over 700 different cheeses. I can safely drink water from the tap. We also brew some of the best beer in the world. 

Green


We have (outside of Covid-19) freedom of movement, and the right to roam around the countryside. We have a modern banking system, where money can be transferred almost instantaneously. We can usually approach our police without them or us feeling threatened. We have uncensored access to the Internet. We have a multitude of radio and television channels covering many interests and genres. We still have free public libraries. We have universal health care, which is free at the point of use. Carrying I.D. is not a mandatory requirement, and carrying a gun to protect myself isn’t necessary.