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I have only once witnessed an adult epileptic fit and it was indeed scary. But from a First Aid perspective, epileptic fits are a relief. With most other medical emergencies, you actually have to do something, and therefore have all the stress of remembering what it is you're supposed to do and whet...

Thinking of you. Take care of yourself and best wishes.

Brings a nostalgic tear to my eye.

The lower one in particular is a seriously nice atmospheric photo.

Good for you.

I think burying a loved one would be hard at the moment. Just the practicalities of it. But also, we a lot of people come to my parents' funerals we had never met. It was such a comfort as these strangers reached out to tell me what mum or dad had meant to them. You can't have that now. I hope you ...

And to you all too. Did any of you allow your 90-something grandmother to stay up till midnight in order to read poetry outdoors in sub-zero temperatures (moving though it was)?

Likewise. Christmas stockings opened with (grownup) children over Zoom. Our first ever just-the-two-of-us Christmas lunch eaten. Full family Zoom coming up.

Well, not exactly laugh, but smile in warm recognition...

(from today's Guardian)

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Well, we sang our once-a-year Rutter last night, so I'm a happy man. (Also Bethlehem Down so i'm doubly happy. And completely unrepentant of my musical tastes.)

Wow. Some people get to have their Christmas plans published in the Guardian! Enjoy...

In Sainsbury's, a Sainsbury's employee (in uniform and clearly on duty) was chatting quite loudly to a customer. Nothing wrong with that. But it became apparent that he was holding forth an anti-vaccine conspiracy theory.

I crossed to the other side and walked on by.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/209771-oldest-bicycle-shop Closed. The shop is now a different cycle store, and Pearson's still has a store in Sheen, near Richmond Park, so probably better suited to their high end products. But a sad day. Bugger. When I was a kid, Pearsons in Sut...

Right at the start of Lockdown 1, i fitted a Brooks saddle to my bike. I figured that a whole summer of daily but shortish rides would be ideal to break it in before embarking on any longer rides. Today I gave up, fitted an old gel saddle, and had the pleasantest Sunday coffee ride for some months. ...

Excellent news and good for you. Towards the end of my time working for a large company, we had quite a debate. The younger engineers would increasingly refuse to take on responsibilities unless the company recognised that and paid them more. I maintained to the day I left that my philosophy at that...

Cue a post by @The Real Ravenhurst on Bastard Landlords... TRR may just about recall that she had a part (albeit a rather peripheral one) in our elder daughter's decision to read English at university. (I cited TRR to her as a role model for reading English. Though, come to think of it, if TRR feat...