On a lighter note....... just heard Dave... proper he is..quality shines....
oh and i heard Stormzy helped to pay the difference for a 21 year old girl to get to Harvard.....we like that x
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Yes I had some lovely birthday messages today. I was heading south on the M1 when I opened Facebook to see.....
As I got back in my van ...a programme came on my radio (permanently tuned to radio 4) Costing the earth. It seems that the giant dams being built along the Mekong (started by the Chinese) is devastating a way of life. The fish can't spawn, they can't get back..... And it's ruined my birthday and made me want to scream at mans stupidity! I'm going to write an article and link the prog in phacemag. 😩
I do know this to be true in certain situations….
But lately in Phacemag I have been reminiscing. I hope in a good way. The recording of Robert Elms talking about the late great Steve Strange for example, was definitely from the past. But very inspirational! My rather dramatically titled “Books that Changed your Life….” Article was definitely from the past. But, Billy Liar did change my life! I have come to the conclusion that to dwell in the past might be the same as going to live abroad on your own without learning the language or getting to know the locals… There now I’ve said it? I’m going to visit the past whenever I want. And may I just say from a 50 year olds point of view… Well look, I’ll give you a test. Listen to Harry Styles new album. Then listen to Paul Wellers. You tell me? Pauliepaul big cuddle x New blog... hope this will be a chance for me to write aside..along with phacemag....
Taliking of positivity... were we? Love the Steve Strange words spoken by Robert Elms. Such a positive Man who changed the face of London. I was in Nottingham at the time. A few years younger. That world seemed a million miles away to me. Being positive.... harsh I know but means mixing with positive people. Do you think Steve Strange had friends who said.... "no we can't do it.." He did it! |
Booze & Personal Stuff..Jo's mum rushed into intensive care puts things into perspective... After days of visiting her mum I managed to drag Jo and Daisy away to Hop Farm for camping in ELBY van .... the thing I love most in life is making breakfast for Jo and Daisy in a field as we camp with our van..
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Starting to lose a bit of my Belly even though I haven't cut out the booze. Just simple changes now although I did a carb free 24 hours - that included booze.. I was going for another day but felt so tired at the office I could have slept! I decided to send out for a chocolate snack with nuts in. Not naming because I didn't check for palm oil I just devoured it! I was looking for the wrapper afterward to check for palm oil but I couldn't find it! I have 2 conclusions 1/ my alter ego surfaced and destroyed the wrapper for as yet unknown reasons...or 2/ I ate the bar - wrapper and all in a carb frenzy?! The guilt I felt was enormous but I held steadfast and avoided carbs for the rest of the day/eve. (apart from a few glasses of wine) The next morning my wife Jo ordered breakfast from a cafe for me her and Daisy as a treat.... Now the war opened up on 2 fronts...1/carbs and 2/ meat The toast and the sausage became for an instant my reason for living... then without warning bacon! Sheepishly I picked up my plate leaving behind the toast and the bacon. I am not proud of the fact that a lot of my close friends and loved ones are aware of my addiction to sausages, a genetic weakness on my fathers side. I had been clean for about a month, but something snapped and I broke. Soon after I went back for a slice of toast and then for a rasher of bacon. Gutted! I bounced back the following day and decided that eating a minimal amount of carbs, for example 1 slice of toast with my scrambled eggs - was the way forward. This has worked and apart from fish I have also resisted meat. I've realised that food can be a trap, and ind if you don't respect it's power it will take over your body! Carbs in particular are very powerful, the moment you have eaten them they message your brain to think of more, then more... I view carbs as a treat now, I have to because I'm 53 and 5'8 - my weight can escalate very fast! Keep you posted - pp 24-7-18 Hang on.... I just bought some I'll be honest....pp x Back later on this.... Well I seem to have slipped back into my old pattern. Not as bad but bad enough for me to do a dry June. 🥃😡 |