Please Can I Come In?
I took this picture outside Carluccio’s in Upper Street.
Please Can I Come In?
At least they provide a proper place to which to tie a dog
Affordable Acupuncture
Several people, who I respect, have suggested I try acupuncture for the pain in my jaw and head.
So yesterday I went to the Stepping Stones Project just round the corner from where I live.
I’m not sure if it worked, but I do feel it pointed me in some of the right directions.
However, they were all very professional and affordable.
I Didn’t Ask For Adverts
BT Vision has updated itself, but now every so often I get this display on the screen, whilst listening to Radio 5 Live.
I Didn’t Ask For Adverts
I didn’t sign up for adverts.
I wonder how I get them removed.
A Guerilla Attitude To Junk Mail
I’m developing a guerilla attitude to junk mail, both physical and by e-mail.
1. I never buy anything from a company that sends junk mail. So I won’t deal with Virgin in all most of its forms, as they’re one of the worst offenders.
2. Local taxis who persist in putting cards through my door, get there numbers written down and when I get an annoying phone call on my land line trying to deal with my non-existent PPI, I ask that they ring on my mobile number, which of course is the local minicab. You can play all sorts of games like this.
3. As I have a post box opposite, any junk mail delivered by the postman, goes straight in that box.
4. I think I’ll get a big stamp saying something like. “Elvis says return to sender”
Any other suggestions are welcome.
An Argument For Abortion
Abortion is a very tricky subject to say the least. But this tragic story from the BBC, may illustrate why every woman needs if not access to abortion, access to the ability to decide.
Cracking The Code
This story from the BBC’s web site shows how rapid DNA sequencing has been used to crack an MRSA outbreak.
It also shows how fast it will be in future to sequence DNA. This could lead to all sorts of new treatments for illnesses like cancer.
We should be hailing the scientists who did this! But others will say it’s wrong to mess with DNA.
As someone with a minor genetic disease, I hope we see more successes in the next few years.
On the other hand, if someone said to me, we could cure your coeliac disease, by giving you a gene change, I’d say no!
Should You Need A Licence To Smoke?
It’s a bit radical, but the BBC has asked the question in this article on its web site.
I proposed it myself on an anti-smoking phone-in a few years back and it was generally well-accepted.
The Anonymous Widower 