I received the following email from stand-up comedian Dave Gorman that focuses in part on his obsession with crosswords: Hello you, Blimey, these are odd times. Whatever your circumstances, I do hope that you’re finding ways of coping. The last time I sent you an email – which was many moons ago – I mentioned […]
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I am a big fan of Wikipedia, and often use it on my blog to provide greater detail if my readers want to delve deeper in to a topic that I briefly discuss. In the same way, I will use Wikipedia to further illustrate each film I am watching on my scratch poster. One of
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Many disabled people have for as long as 30 years used PAs and Care Workers from the EU and EEA countries as well as from countries further afield. This has increased their choice and control over the care they receive and for many has been invaluable. One of the many negative outcomes of taking back
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I have received an email from Disability Wales that will be of interest to all my readers from Wales, during these worrying times. I have copied this message below, as it is important that as many people as possible get the message so that we can all stay safe during the pandemic. *** Dear
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I am not going to waste everybody’s time buy writing yet another deconstruction of the COVID pandemic. It is bad enough that we are living through these frustrating times, without having to read about it on a daily basis. Instead, I will just take the time to analyse the daily minutiae that makes up my
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Happy New Year to all of my readers. I discussed my aims for 2021 in a previous blog, which can be seen here. I just wanted to add that I am ready to make big changes to the way in which I live my life. I can no longer afford to suffer fools gladly and
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Regular readers will know that I am a sucker for a good list. I have to complete things in sets, such as the 80 fibreglass owls that made up the Big Hoot back in 2015 or my quest around the Welsh Premier League grounds in 2011/12. This is not to mention my tour of the
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I am sick of reading sentences about how difficult 2020 has been for people, when it has been no different for myself and the majority of other disabled people. Being stuck indoors with very little to keep us entertained or stimulated is par for the course for large sections of society and it has been
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I have received the following email from Disability Wales, concerning advice to the extremely vulnerable over the festive period. It is essential reading for all those living in Wales during this pandemic. Hope everyone has a safe and peaceful festive period. *** Dear Members, The advice to those who are clinically extremely vulnerable, previously ‘shielding’
Earlier this year, I composed the following blog about my desire to help win justice for Gerald Marshall. It can be viewed by following this link. Please see below, the artwork of this exceptionally talented individual who is being wrongfully incarcerated on Death Row in Texas as highlighted in the above link. These paintings should
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