Random ideas

Global warming means wetter, not warmer.

Pop up adverts on GN are irritating.

Royal Match is the most irritating ad-free advertisement.

A sense of humour is a very personal thing.

It's surprising how many people have one opinion in public but quite another in private.

I wonder why so many people get satisfaction out of someone doing things for them. Does it boost their egos?

People used to consult a doctor only when absolutely necessary. Now that it's free, they are at the doctors for the slightest thing.

Be very wary of those who claim they are 'good'.
Asking introverts to participate in ice breakers such as 'tell us something about yourself that no one knows' is a form of torture.
Why did no one tell me earlier about the joy of dogs and walking!

Thinking how there are so many with black and white views, so little empathy, so little compassion in this country, maybe in the world. Such divisions sad times

The best, the most valuable, the most vital art form is music.

Be the observer not the observed.
Be aware of people who say: If I were you I would......
Don't waste your valuable time on nonsense.
Keep your own boundaries safe.
Know when to walk away.

How do my glasses, the eye sort, move themselves to such odd places?

Why, when I’ve carefully prepared a meal plan, does life go off plan?

Why do so many find ‘live and let live, so difficult?

Believe in God.
It will make your earthly life a bit more bearable.
And it will save your eternal life from being in Hell.

Some ardent churchgoers don’t live up to their Christian beliefs.
I don’t believe all I read on GN.
Very old age isn’t all bad.

If I had owned a dog before having children I would be childless.
Marry a kind man rather than a handsome one as the kind man will age better.
When we get old the mechanics of our body are more important than its packaging.

Unthinkable to some but knowing what I know now I would also be childless unless I could have had my GD.

'Lord keep your arm around my shoulder,
Your hand over my mouth.
May I always have....
Love to share,
Cash to spare,
Tyres with air,
And friends who care.'

Never paint yourself into a corner, always leave yourself space to make a graceful exit.

“Predation is not a matter of morality or politics; it, too, is a matter of symbiosis.” Lierre Keith quoting Michael Pollan

Philosophy is “the study of how to live contentedly and how to die peacefully”. The character Dr Conn in Dervla Murphy’s book Wheels within wheels

Daniel Dennet (1942-2024) “Not a single one of the cells that compose you knows who you are, or cares.”

“You are what you do not what you say you’ll do” (¿Carl Jung?)
“Don’t tell me what you’re going to do; tell me what you did”

curtaintwitcher, I have always held that people don't value "free" things.
They don't physically pay GPs and the NHS so it's value is not so great; ditto education... In countries where one has to pay for education, it is greatly valued; in this country, parents make great sacrifices to send their children to public schools.

Not being frightened of one's opinions for fear of being shot down
Receipt of random kindness
British weather - always something to talk about!
Newspapers (physical)

Don’t sweat the small stuff.

Physical newspapers need to continue. You can’t line the birdcage with an iPad.

annsixty

Unthinkable to some but knowing what I know now I would also be childless unless I could have had my GD.

There is a fridge magnet (or car sticker) that says, 'I wish I'd had my grandchildren first, Ann'.

Giving advice that isn’t asked for is a waste of time.

Lord, grant me patience, but hurry.....

if you have a problem that can be fixed there is no point in worrying,, if you have a problem that cannot be fixed there is no point in worrying.. zen saying

Curtaintwitcher

It's surprising how many people have one opinion in public but quite another in private.

I wonder why so many people get satisfaction out of someone doing things for them. Does it boost their egos?

People used to consult a doctor only when absolutely necessary. Now that it's free, they are at the doctors for the slightest thing.

I consulted my doctor when I was ill but they told me there were no appointments so I rang for an ambulance. I had double pneumonia and was in hospital for a week on IV antibiotics.

So no, I do not agree that people consult a GP for the slightest thing as they know it will be useless as they cannot even get through on the phone never mind speak to a doctor.

I have recently received a message from my GP that from the 25th July, anyone wanting a GP appointment will have to go through a triage check and will have to go online and fill in their medical problems so that the GP can assess them to see if they need medication or not.

Can you imagine, the elderly (I am 82 and am computer literate so no problem for me) but what about others, such as my friends of the same age who do not even own a smart phone or have any techynological items in their home. What happens to them, do they just sit at home and die.

The mind boggles.

Summer is a state of mind

You never know what lies around the corner

I know God exists because there is wine.

Why are people so endlessly stupid, and don't care that they are?