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The Living Years or not? From
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in Collared!
(138 days old)
You know the song... wish I'd sorted all this out before my parent died. Is it worth it really though? What's the point in telling an elderly parent that you were never really happy till you had bro… more
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How Often Do You Listen to the News? From
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(198 days old)
I prefer not to hear the news until the evening. I agree with those who say why pour its negativity into your head at the start of the day? Of course I am referring to how the media usually pres… more
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Labelling People From
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in Collared!
(200 days old)
I think labels have some value, but generally they are laden with so many assumptions, and they prevent you seeing the person behind the label. Do you think the world would work better if people co… more
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Age Old Age! From
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in Collared!
(203 days old)
Couple of age related blogs caught my eye today and last week. A fellow blogger concerned about physical aging, i.e. the body showing signs of... err.. natural processes... not liking it. I know… more
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Facial Products... Update From
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in Collared!
(215 days old)
People have not said to me "Good grief, what happened to your face!". Though neither have people spontaneously said "Wow" and pealed off their clothing. Well neither more nor less than normal. Norma… more
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Tricky One From
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in Collared!
(216 days old)
Many people I know seem to have no sense of self-doubt, at least genuinely of nothing serious. This does not stop them from being modest or kind. I cannot help but think I will lose something if I cat… more
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Facial Products... have I been too hasty? From
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in Collared!
(218 days old)
I just whacked it on because it was a free sachet: UltraLiftPro-X Re-Plumping Anti-Wrinkle Day Cream. (Garnier) BUT will it react terribly with my Nivea nighttime regime? In trying to look my… more
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Please Give My Fantasies a Sell-by Date From
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in Collared!
(219 days old)
And please make sure I adhere to it. Teach me somehow to throw them in the bin when the date is up. My mental kitchen is cluttered with them. They don't make the place stink, so that they don't get… more
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Generalising... Everybody does it! From
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in Collared!
(220 days old)
This blogsite contains so many posts which generalise or make points based on generalisations. I always thought many newspapers did it to provoke a response, and obviously I wonder if "hit" conscio… more
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Writer's Block One and Two From
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in Collared!
(223 days old)
The order is not important... but there's WB1 where you start to write, when you are actually typing things into your PC , but you just can't get the right word, phrase, flow or balance. And edits and… more
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Pimento Stuffed Olives From
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in Collared!
(224 days old)
Look away now if you enjoy these! Typical values: Per 100g, 17.0g of fat of which saturates 3.3g OMG who would have thought that? Not me. Where did all that fat come from? And I love thos… more
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Beliefs… more like plants than animals? From
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in Collared!
(225 days old)
When it comes to movement, a plant usually has its whole body fixed to the ground, whereas an animal's body can move from place to place. A plant's movement is usually slow and is merely growth, where… more
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Is "the solution" the problem? From
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in Collared!
(226 days old)
Lots of questions in life have answers, but I sometimes wonder if there is some scattergram somewhere that shows a relationship between the more trivial the question, the more clear-cut to answer. … more
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Anyone think like me? From
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in Collared!
(228 days old)
Do you know, it took me years and years as an adult for the penny to drop that everybody else didn't think like me? I'm not saying that I didn't recognise when other people had different opinions f… more
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Those occasional feelings From
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in Collared!
(235 days old)
Every now and then I feel as if I've just woken up a little bit more to where I actually am. It calls to mind the ideas in the Talking Head's song, Once In a Lifetime, "How did I get here?", etc.… more
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Heh! The Barrier Is Down From
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in Collared!
(237 days old)
The website is like the way it used to be when I log on. I found it difficult to read the terms and conditions. That's all.… more
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All will be revealed?... you big bully! From
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in Collared!
(457 days old)
In my religious past, I was conditioned to believe that everything was revealed or to be revealed. It took me years to diagnose how this belief had transferred to gave me an exaggerated view of what I… more
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Blog Olympics From
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in Collared!
(459 days old)
If there were such a thing as Blog Olympics, what would the individual events be ? How often would they be held? Would some groups feel obliged to boycott them from time to time? Why? Your th… more
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Colour blind guy reviews colourful chat-up conversations From
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in Collared!
(459 days old)
Sometimes I just wander at random round this website when I should be doing boring stuff like defleaing my shirts or ironing the cat. I stumble across posts that really grab my attention, so I then… more
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It's just like your luggage limit on an airplane flight... From
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in Collared!
(479 days old)
...if you try to hold on to too many things... and preserve things the way they were... you get dragged down.Hard and bittersweet though it can be, there are times to let go.For me, there are no… more
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Sense of Perspective.... if found, please return From
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in Collared!
(480 days old)
A voice inside my head doesn't want me to write this... but I admit I lose perspective when I have the blues.I overestimate the purity of my love.I overestimate the value of the other person that I wa… more
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Is it OK to post when I feel like this? From
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in Collared!
(490 days old)
I can hardly believe this.... I feel washed out but up for doing something... I don't want to help anyone but would be willing to. Yes I would like to be with certain people right now... but I can't b… more
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Physical Attraction..... and one other type From
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in Collared!
(492 days old)
At the risk of starting this post with the words "At the risk of..."... oh it's happened. Aaargh, why do I caveat so much?Physical attraction, does it always contain sexual attraction?Can yo… more
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What a Fool believes…..in Madchester From
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in Collared!
(493 days old)
A few weeks ago Michael MacDonald was playing in Manchester and I kinda regret not going to see him. Mind you I only had 3 hours notice and the concert was over an hour away! This is because I thin… more
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This BlogSite is a Railway Track? From
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in Collared!
(495 days old)
I used to be a commuter. I wouldn't always get the same train to and from the city, but usually any train within the spread of the rush hours. Over time, of course, the faces of fellow passengers w… more
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Dependency... what do the love songs say? From
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in Collared!
(498 days old)
Many of the love songs say 'you can depend on me'… And adults can seriously promise this to those they love… We want to be there for someone… we want to be dependable… And why not? Where do I fit … more
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Your Special One From
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in Collared!
(500 days old)
If you haven't found, or are not with, your "Special One", then what? Do I believe deep down that the alternative to having someone out there for me who is "The One" is to have "The Zero"? Isn't… more
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Complicated Club… new memberships always available From
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in Collared!
(506 days old)
Yes, welcome to potential (and existing) members… Different people have different days when they consider the year to begin, think of the Chinese New Year for example. As you may know, for us i… more
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New Blogger: trial period over From
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in Collared!
(506 days old)
I think I'll keep on blogging mainly because it's another proof that we are all connected… (BTW this post should lighten up by the end) Sometimes I go round in circles for hours or days or years… … more
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Blogging with no feeling... From
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in Collared!
(508 days old)
Is it just me, or is it a real pain at times communicating by words only? I mean words can be so ambiguous.. which is good for creativity, seduction, and misunderstandings that lead to war ... but ot… more