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It is really difficult to keep an open mind on things and it's all too easy to find yourself in an echo chamber because you have surrounded yourself with like minded people.  I'm always mentally trying to pull myself away from a closed position towards an open one.  It's something I do every day, ... Read More about Keeping An Open Mind

I follow my local newspaper on Facebook and I've a member of various local groups.  Recently there have been any number of cases of car hijacking, car thefts and burglaries related to car theft (you know breaking into a house to steal the keys to a car).  Pretty much every day I see another car ... Read More about Not All Victims Are Equal

I've been doing a lot of swimming lately and usually swim in lanes.  When I go there are usually 3 lanes available, but sometimes just two.  The problem is that you have to judge for yourself which lane to go in.  The slow lane is usually very slow, but sometimes there are some steady swimmers in ... Read More about At The Swimming Pool

I've never been particularly scared of wasps or bees.  My parents brought me up to keep still if one was around, so as not to upset it and to avoid getting stung.  This seems to have been good advice because I'm now in my late 40s and I have only been stung once by a bee or a wasp.  The occasion ... Read More about Scared of Wasps