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Tag Archives: Humour
Not Really Poetry
I’m not a poet but I do spend a lot of time running, sometimes on my own and sometimes with my partner. This partner, although female, is not the aforementioned Princess. I guess she is my Countess, which the Princess … Continue reading
Oh! The Working Men’s Club
Picture this. A warm alluring bar, rich, mellow music, intimate seating and culinary delights to tease your taste buds into a frenzy. Well, a Working Men’s Club wasn’t quite like that. When I was a lad this was our Sunday … Continue reading
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Dancing, History, Humour, Life, Opinion, Over 50's, people
Tagged 1970'S, Bingo, Humour, Life, Northern Dance Bands, Pie and Peas, Social Clubs, Tetley Bitter, Working Class, Working Men, Working Men's Club, Working Women
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My First Valentine
I had considered a brooch but I wasn’t my Grandad and this was 1972. A brooch was hardly Rock’n’Roll. Gazing around the jewelers I was confounded by the amount glittering remuneration a boy could extend to a girl and decided … Continue reading
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, History, Humour, Life, Love, Opinion, Valentine Day
Tagged 1970'S, Adolescence, Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Human Interest, Humour, Life, Opinion, People, Relationships
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So, Your Uterus Didn’t Drop Out?
She ran and she ran, her heart was beating too fast, she knew this but kept going. She made the 200m line, 400 meters, 800 meters, shattering the mile record, still she ran, and then it happened. Her uterus fell … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Blog, Blogging, Freedom, History, Humour, Life, Opinion, Running
Tagged Amsterdam Olympics 1928, Humour, IOC, Jo Pavey, Life, Marathons, Paula Radcliffe, Run, Running, Tokyo Olympics, Women Running, Women's Athletics, Women's Distance Running, Women's Marathon, Women's Olympics
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The Morning Sun
A thin sabre of light pierces the shade, and my heart beats a little faster at the thought of a sunshine day. My eyes are awake but my mind is still in that world of never land that we call … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family, Humour, Life, Opinion, Relationships
Tagged Blogging, Funerals, Growing old, Humour, Life
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Oh Well, too late now
I thought about doing the ‘Happy New Year’ thing but it’s a bit late now and I’m too early for Easter, so it’s just another post. Do you ever have an idea and get really excited? I don’t mean, you … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family, Freedom, Humour, Life, Opinion, Relationships
Tagged Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Human Interest, Humour, Life, Opinion, People, Relationships, Retirement, Writer
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The OFSTED Visit
Do you want to know a secret? Our instructions are: “Do not tell anyone about the OFSTED visit on Social Media.” Sorry this is England not North Korea. If you’re not English, notice I don’t say British, that’s because the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Carpentry, Education, Freedom, Humour, Life, Opinion, people
Tagged Blogging, Common Sense, Construction, Further Education, Humour, Life, Ofsted, Reality
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The Darkness
No, not the band from the naughties with the caped screaming singer. The darkness within your soul or whatever you choose to call it. The one that crawls out of the night, usually around 3:30 – 4:30 am. What’s that … Continue reading
Melting in Mombasa
We passed a small truck with animal carcasses swinging in the rear and a cart strapped down with vegetables. The carcasses were ravaged by flies and I realised I was looking at a butchers van. I tried to experience a … Continue reading
The Indian in the Airing Cupboard
Living in Delhi or Mumbai you may be puzzled by the title but the Indian I refer to is what we now call Native Americans. When I was 4-6 years-old Native Americans didn’t exist, well they did but they were … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family, Humour, Life, Opinion
Tagged Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Cowboys and Indians, Humour, Kids, Life, Opinion, People
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