Old Lad
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Looking back I think I have tried to keep up with the IT revolution. It is quite extraordinary to realise that in thousands of years of our history this is probably one of the biggest quantum leaps humans have made – and in a relatively short space of time. I read recently of a museum…
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I have always liked organ music – church organ not the Wurlitzer type. The power of an organ in a cathedral or church is like nothing else. Sadly unless you live near a cathedral it is rare to be able to go to an organ recital and it’s likely that exposure to organ music may…
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From an early age I have loved books. I love bookshops and still feel guilty buying books on Amazon – there’s nothing beats browsing. I love the feel of books and particularly the feeling when you open the first page of a new book. I have tried using electronic readers but I can’t get away…
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As I continue on this journey into Old Age I seem to be becoming more clumsy. I occasionally knock things over. I live in a house with low doorways and find myself bumping my head having not ducked enough. Why is this? My eyesight is OK with glasses – I don’t use those irritating varifocal…
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I’ve been a member of Rotary for over twenty years. It followed on from being a member of Round Table when I was under 40. The reasons I joined these organisations was twofold. Firstly it was a way of socialising with people from outside my own profession – doctors can be a bit tedious because…
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I’m just back from a reunion with a group I was at Medical school with. It marks 60 year since we all started at Liverpool and 55 years since we all graduated. There were 11 of us plus some partners. It set me thinking what is it that keeps us all in touch and enjoying…
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So the Arctic adventures are over and I have to say it was everything I hoped it would be. I can recommend Havila ships as the way to travel – excellent service and food, and the added advantage that being ferries they can get into the small fjords that big cruise ships can’t. I was…
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So here’s a first. I am blogging from inside the Arctic Circle! It’s now 7 days into a voyage up and down the Norwegian Coast and round the North Cape. I know it’s traditional when age sets in to start going on cruises. But to be honest I have never fancied being cooped up with…
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What is it about our country that we tolerate litter and rubbish everywhere? I walk my dog each day up the small road we live on, and the verges and hedgerows are full of litter, most of it having been thrown from passing vehicles. The nerd that I now am in old age has carried…
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Like most of us I suspect I embraced the age of the digital camera and the convenience it brought to photography. I remember the days of the old film cameras. The ritual of taking the film out after a holiday, posting it off to a processing laboratory and then waiting with trepidation to see which…
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