Have you ever had surgery? What for?

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Long story short... Once it was established I'd suffered a stroke I went into surgery and they set to work on my brain. Then something happened. Another stroke? My brain swelled up so much they had to cut a mouse hole in the back of my skull. Wriggle room. I have a mental picture of … Continue reading Have you ever had surgery? What for?

Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle?

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Of course there are... I'm not going to slap your face with a lecture on the difference between verbs and nouns again because there are things I practiSe each day that keep me at the top of my game and you need to know about. First is medication. Four types, a delicious cocktail my doctor … Continue reading Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle?

Write about your first crush

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Ok, but this is private, yes? Her name was Tressy. She had beautifully smooth skin and looked fantastic naked. She lived in my sister's toy box and when my sister was elsewhere, playing with the emotions of real people, me and Tressy bonded. She let me stroke her firm buttocks and turn the screw in … Continue reading Write about your first crush

What notable things happened today?

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The bullying stopped... Now I've been demoted from the Emerald League back to the Ruby League in my Duolingo French studies, the taunting messages telling me how bad I was doing have stopped. I wonder if this is a new policy on bullying. Last week I messaged one of my fellow Duolingo students, SLBubbles, asking … Continue reading What notable things happened today?

If you had to change your name, what would your new name be?

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But what if I didn't have to... ...but chose to, as I did many decades ago on Saturday nights at Barbarella's, Seel Street, Liverpool when faced with very uninterested student nurses. To make them more interested I said my name was Justin Dupont. Or Sebastian Dangerfield. Or Oliver Portuguesé.

Do you practice religion?

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Only when I'm angry At least that is how I wanted to answer this question on noticing that once again Our Host hosts a forced marriage of verbs and nouns. Had I wanted to be serious about this matter I would have answered the question DO YOU PRACTISE RELIGION? But since the US language imperialists … Continue reading Do you practice religion?

Do you remember life before the internet?

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Is a stupid question The internet and the worldwide web are synonymous in most people's minds, but they are different. I used email on "the internet" long before I went shopping on the worldwide web or checked the number of teeth in an adult dog (42).