All posts by Steve

Jimmy G: … the musical! Hello friend, Day 92… I can’t remember where I left this? My blog archive is buried deep within the confines of my cupboard. My plan was to contact musical theatre producers about putting on the show – not as a 1 hour 10 minute rock opera but as a 2
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Coronavirus… and on and on Hello friend Day 91… Wow! Twenty more days in lockdown since my last blog – 91 days? – that’s exactly 13 weeks – 3 months – a quarter of the year. I know some guys are not coping with this. The level of noise has increased, loud ‘boom-boom’ music and
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Six Degrees of Separation: the preaching continues… Hello friend, Day 71… I’m sure I’ve mentioned this concept before but I’m not sure if I’ve written a full blog on it ; no matter, it’s worth a revisit Of course, six degrees of separation is not my idea. I’m sure most of us become aware of
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Coronavirus: having fun?! Hello friend, (still) Day 71… Wow, day 71! I was told this could go on like this in here for several more weeks. I believe that. One prisoner confirmed that he had tested positive for the virus when he was ill a few weeks ago. There are others who are quarantined. I’ve
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Vegetarianism;… it’s only logical… Hello friend, Day 67… I’ve been a vegetarian for over 20 years. One day when I was 10! Plus 2 periods of several years in my twenties, and the last 17 years. Can you be a pacifist and not be a vegetarian? I don’t believe you can. There is a famous
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Pacifism: It’s the only way, people! Hello friend, Day 58… Oops, I’ve got a little sidetracked sorting out my paperwork – it took 3 days but I’m about 4 reams lighter! I’ve always been anti-war – I did grow up in the eighties, after all, where Reagan’s political posturing kept us on the precipice of
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Civil Rights: your rights, my rights, everyone’s rights! Hello friend, Day 49… A couple of blogs ago, I mentioned one of my core values as being ‘justice.’ I thought it might be an interesting exercise to look at some of my other core values. Front and centre are ‘civil rights.’ Now, I don’t pretend to
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Coronavirus: Hello friend, Day 46… I got a new flask after about 10 days. They did try to give me a second-hand flask on a couple of occasions. Eugh! No thanks – who knows what it’s been used for (see 3 blogs after 2020-04). This one actually works! The first one in 8 years. Due
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Hope: Is ‘impossible’ an impossibility? Hello friend, Day 44… Some time ago, I had an idea to start a section called ‘Graham on…;’I got as far as writing one piece on ‘Hope’ – that was 5 years ago (me and my bright ideas!). I guess, the blog took over as most of them are ‘Graham
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Hello friend, Day 43… This is another one of those blogs I’ve been meaning to do for a while; given the circumstances, it has never felt so relevant. What does it mean to be free? You are all (mostly) confined to your homes. Do you feel free? Do you equate freedom with free movement? In
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