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Who am I?: I am a 59 year old woman, living in the UK, and I find life is strange yet fascinating at the same time. I am married with two grown up children, one of whom is mentally disabled.

I have a strong interest in writing about the unusual, the unfathomable,

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Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Why Christians should not swear: 3 of 24
What is a swear word? It is a word that someone says which is vulgar, or a profanity against someone's god. Even saying the name of someone's god can be considered to be similar to a swear word which is often used as an insult. But what people consider to be vulgar swear words has changed over the years. At one time to even ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK UK financial institutions in crisis: 1 of 8
Everyone likes to think their government has control over what happens financially. That may have been the way of it in the past, but that isn't really the case today. For some time people in the UK have been told that many financial decisions that the government makes are dependent upon how things are financially elsewhere ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Young people are less courageous than three decades ago: 4 of 30
I saw the film, Sunshine, today. It is about the sun dying, leaving the Earth in perpetual winter, and the last chance for a group of young scientists to go up to the sun and set off a special bomb to rekindle the sun's energy. What bothered me most was that the people in the film, the young scientists on the space ship, see... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Believing in angels: 12 of 85
You don't have to be a Christian to believe in angels. Astrologically, my mother had an immensely strong "grand trine" of four planets, (two were in close conjunction) which is known to be a strong protective influence. Some astrologers might say this astrological combination was the equivalent of a Guardian Angel. As it hap... More..
Home & Garden > Trees & Shrubs Why the oak is the US national tree: 1 of 7
The US has decided it wants the oak as its national tree. They couldn't have chosen a better tree, unfortunately, it is was already considered a very important tree in many cultures many centuries before the US chose it. I will refer to Britain's history of association with the oak but there are other countries which would a... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Dreams: Messages from God?: 6 of 39
No-one truly understands how dreams work or what they really are, although many people have come up with explanations that may be true or false. The Bible mentions many instances when a person had a dream that appeared to give a message from God, and this dream was interpreted within the Bible stories and outcomes arose from... More..
Religion & Spirituality > New Age Concepts New Age appreciation for the individual's creative powers: 2 of 13
When I open my eyes in the morning, I am also opening my mind. The images I see are formed in my mind, my perceptive area of the brain. But not everything I see is seen by others in the same way. We can all look at a situation or an object and describe it in different ways, yet each of us would be accurate from our own posit... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Why society protects "stupid people": 6 of 38
I agree that it is often the "stupid people" who are encouraged so that money can be easily taken from them. However, the stupid people also exist in the so-called "elite" in this world, who consider the general populace with pure contempt, and exploit them to the point of destruction, yet the elite would not be an elite wit... More..
Food & Drink > Ethnic & International Foods Why England is not known for its cooking: 4 of 25
English cooking is not just "poverty cuisine", but wholesome nutritious food that has been derided by those who want us to be more "continental" or "multicultural". Whilst this may at first appear to be a good thing, especially when so many people of different cultures are visiting, or even residing within our borders, we sh... More..
Relationships & Family > Newlyweds Newlyweds: Establishing healthy eating patterns for two: 2 of 12
Hopefully, before you marry, you will have learned certain things about the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. If you went to restaurants for a romantic meal you should already be aware of whether or not your partner has similar tastes to you, if one of you is vegetarian, if you have any food allergies, wha... More..