My life

well, we had a stay of execution for today. They sent the office junior to do an assessment, and usually, the rent review follows. She never mentioned it, so maybe that's a good sign. Hope I'm being an old woman about all this, but it's a worry we can do without. What with the COVID virtually wiping out the economy, it's a cruel cold world. Thank you to everyone who sent me good wishes. I don't usually like social media, but this feels like a safe place. Steve. Sign in to see full entry.

We have a big decision ahead of us tomorrow. Living in a rented house, we are subject to rent reviews. I live with my Mum and together we bring in enough to pay for everything. But any increase will break the bank. I can't bring in any more and even surrendering what little pension money I have left will not be enough to cover any increases. There is no way I can earn any more money, so we face an uncertain future. I can't see my way out of it, and all I can do is hope and pray we escape any... Sign in to see full entry.

It's very hot here in the UK. Maybe records are higher in parts of the world that are used to it, but we are not. We are far from prepared for the heat, with no standard of air-conditioning. As I sit and look at my old fan, I feel I might as well wave a newspaper. The fan gets so hot it's actually blowing warm air from its motor, so what's the point in having it on? I've tried to work out various clever devices with bottles of frozen water, but all to no avail. The tarmac of the road will start... Sign in to see full entry.

It's harvest time around here. All the fields are about to be cut down and the crops gathered in. As I walked through the fields the other night I thought about the thousands of people who have worked these fields over the years and what must have gone through their minds as they did it. One thought must have been hate for the Lords of the Manor that enslaved them, but other (older) thoughts must have been for the corn itself. In England, we have a very old tradition (stolen from abroad) of John... Sign in to see full entry.

This is a picture of the ship which broadcast Radio Caroline. Pirate radio stations were something unique to England I think. The first one was started in the 1960's, but I caught up with them in the late 70's. In the daytime it was a thing called Radio Mi Amigo. As it was really Spanish. But the rest of it was the good ship Caroline. Nothing too great, as BBC radio one had the great John Peel, the champion of everything new wave. I found many old favourites on Caroline, like Steely Dan. By the... Sign in to see full entry.

Where does spam come from? Named after the Monty Python song from a sketch in the 70s, the weigh of rubbish emails and fake advertising is just too much. So where does this rubbish come from? Is there a secret elite of hackers sitting in a bunker somewhere in the Asian desert, plotting this scandal? No. The sad truth is, it could probably come from the house next door. They can bounce it through so many servers around the globe, that there is no way you can track it down. The blame is pointed to... Sign in to see full entry.

Have you ever had one of those days when the damn printer just will not help you to print anything? My Mother wanted me to copy and print a farley harmless page from a magazine about horse jumping in England. Not a big deal and I copied it OK and waited for the printer to churn it out. I knew it would be too small, so I broke it down into 2 parts and blew it up to make the page readable. Imagine my surprise when nothing came out! I usually work through Microsoft OneNote, which has never let me... Sign in to see full entry.

When you have really nothing to say, I find it tough just writing for the sake of it. Professional writers have a way of getting round it, by just ploughing through the problem until something happens. Many writers call it: "Writers Block" but when I can't find it in my heart to give my all, I have to walk away. There are a few projects I have in the pipeline, such as my ideas about Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness. But until I feel it in my heart to say something meaningful I can't... Sign in to see full entry.

Have you noticed how your mood lightens when you come into a little money? I like to think I'm above such simple vulgar things, but the sad truth is, I'm not. When the stocks are going well and the little flutters on gambling pay off, I tend to think: "Oh how clever you are!" In short I tend to brain-wash myself into believing that its my own skill that has made it all so, where in fact its just because luck was on my side that day. But the strange thing is, that I feel much more optimistic.... Sign in to see full entry.

Has all this suffering over the past 4 months all been for nothing? When you look at scenes like this at Bournemouth, it makes you wonder. I do have my doubts about the stats concerning the virus and the death rate, but the fact remains that people are very scared and very lonely. I would have been tempted if I lived near the sea, but to go to this end is madness. Why give the authorities an excuse to crack down on us even more? I follow a guy on Youtube who lives in France, and he told of a... Sign in to see full entry.