Monthly Archives: November 2005

Absurd definitions

Posted on November 30, 2005 by gelert848

I‘ve really enjoyed the daffynitions thread on a blog I visit, and it led me to dig out a list of words from my own profession that I put together after a particularly irritating course I attended last year.   … Continue reading →

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Supermarket Caper

Posted on November 28, 2005 by gelert848

Don’t you just love supermarkets? No? Don’t you just love supermarkets nearing Christmas time?   I had to go to one tonight, having forgotten to pick up some basic essentials (hair gel, sugar snap peas and a copy of Private … Continue reading →

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Inspirational crisps

Posted on November 26, 2005 by gelert848

I don’t know why, but after so many serious entries on this blog of mine, I just wanted to share this revolutionary bag of crisps with you: I was having a cup of tea and a maple twist in a Sainsbury’s … Continue reading →

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Competition Time!

Posted on November 23, 2005 by gelert848

Competition! 1oo word story   I read an entertaining post on a blog I visit Ben’s Coffee House Nov. 18th post . This prompted me to propose a little Christmas Competition. Now, I don’t have a huge readership, so I … Continue reading →

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‘It’s a wonderful Life’

Posted on November 20, 2005 by gelert848

I was for some reason, thinking about the film, ‘It’s a wonderful Life’. I’ve seen this film a few times over the years, and mostly, being me, I wondered about a ghastly sort of ‘reverse’ film,  where Clarence, the angel … Continue reading →

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All The Pretty Horses

Posted on November 12, 2005 by gelert848

At least once or twice a week at different times, if I’m sitting in my bedroom I can hear the sound of pony hooves getting louder, and if I look out of the window I can see a little skewbald long … Continue reading →

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Dutch courage

Posted on November 6, 2005 by gelert848

Right now, I feel as though I’m being followed by a moose. Now, I’ve never encountered a moose, nor have I anything against them, but I get the impression from what I’ve seen of them on t.v., that its one … Continue reading →

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Female flesh

Posted on November 3, 2005 by gelert848

I was watching the new BBC series ‘Rome’ on tape last night. It’s an American/English combined effort, and seems ok so far despite some historical criticisms which always come out. A female friend of mine told me today she was cheesed … Continue reading →

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Conkers

Posted on November 2, 2005 by gelert848

The journey was long and slow. The traffic was so heavy it felt more like being in a herd of cows sashaying their slow way to the terminal shed in a block of caramel and bi-coloured backsides. The clouds were … Continue reading →

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