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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Recycling and Regeneration
I’ve been having an interesting experience this week putting out the rubbish. Swansea Council has been encouraging its residents to recycle, and has made further improvements by allowing the recycling of cardboard recently. So there I am, filling recycling bags with a … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, diabetes, disability, organ donation, stem cells
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Woof, Woof, Wales
I, and my shopping, were walking home after getting off the bus today and one of the neighbourhood dogs started barking at me. The dog wasn’t a problem as he was on a lead, and wasn’t a massively mean brute … Continue reading
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Tagged confidence, disability, dog, mountaineering, shopping, underdog, Wales
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Swept Under the Carpet…
Government has published today evidence of an increase in the number of pensioners and children living in poverty in the UK. The measure used is based on a level of less than 60% of average income. Rising utility, fuel and … Continue reading
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Tagged credit crunch, disability, poverty
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Virulent Viruses
Here I am suffering from the most irritating of sicknesses – the common cold – AAAACCHHOOOO!!!! Nose that looks radioactive red, 3 boxes of tissues down and still going, wondering if this is going to be a record… Because I’m … Continue reading
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In the Eye of the Beholder
I heard yesterday that my favourite painting, Monet’s Water Lily Pond, was sold at auction for £41 million, which I think works out at around $80 million at the current exchange rate. Perhaps art really is recession-proof! There were certainly … Continue reading →