Space Oddity It's around 1.30am and I've had a quiet evening in the pub but managed to do a lot of thinking about things and got around to thinking about Dr Steven Hawking. At the start I was in a mischievous mood, maybe I'll have a laugh about it all another time. But then, because I like word play and double meanings I read a few quotes from his published books. I found this one which I thought was nice: “Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. However difficult life may seem there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don’t just give up.” It seems like the sort of thing a man who had devoted his life to trying to understand the Universe in spite of living most of his life with a terrible debilitating illness might say to encourage others after him to try not to give up in the face of adversity. But then I started wondering. Were these his o
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Sunday Bloody Sunday To think; last time I threatened to go to an employment tribunal I earnt the easiest 1850 quid ever. Iron Man (2012 Remaster) (youtube.com) This time I tried everything: violence, prison, mental mental hospitals, begging on the streets, abstinence from alcohol, you name it I tried it and the bastards knew all along I was faking it. ALESTORM - Drink (Official Video) | Napalm Records (youtube.com) Have a nice day y'all. Tube, Overground, Elizabeth line, DLR & Tram status updates - Transport for London (tfl.gov.uk)
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Kafka for Kafka's Sake Have you ever wondered why the people who choose to work in the caring 'professions' are so often the ones who care the least? I'm not great at a lot of things but if I had the keys to a brewery full of lager and I wasn't the last person on Earth I reckon I could arrange a piss up, even by myself. korpiklaani man with a plan - YouTube