Author Archives: john graham

Koan

Posted on January 17, 2018 by john graham

Absorbed in a book, I could not look. Too see the world was older.   Wrapped from the cold, I did not feel. The climate was changing.   If we are too  careful. Fear keeps us living in our own … Continue reading →

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Saga of Europcar Hire

Posted on January 16, 2018 by john graham

In the middle of December 2017, we had snow in Kilsby.  Two days later, the snow had almost disappeared but there was still lots of ice on the roads in the village.  And that’s how this saga begins. My car … Continue reading →

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Plastic Fantastic !

Posted on January 14, 2018 by john graham

At last I can see my blog is beginning to have a global impact.   I am talking about all my rants about excessive packaging.    (You can see my earlier blogs by clicking on Packaging in the Tag Cloud) … Continue reading →

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Blogging ?

Posted on January 11, 2018 by john graham

In 2017 I wrote 3 blogs a week. A target I set myself, but a treadmill I didn’t seek.   Quality not quantity are the new order of the day. Creativity and imagination, better watchwords than numbers.   But there … Continue reading →

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Second Unicorn Ramble

Posted on January 9, 2018 by john graham

We are on a roll with ideas for unicorn start-up companies specifically for the older generation.   It may not be so easy to get out and about as you used to, but what if you could virtually accompany someone … Continue reading →

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New Year Virtual Ramble

Posted on January 7, 2018 by john graham

This is a continuation of my ramble through Silicon Valley and stumbling on the magical mythical unicorn.    This is geekie speak which I will explain, before we start.     A “unicorn company” is a start-up tech business that … Continue reading →

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A New Year Ramble

Posted on January 4, 2018 by john graham

This New Year 2018 morning I rambled, or more like stumbled, into the new world of techie Silicon Valley.    I don’t even know how I got there,  I just got there out of the clouds.  In the dim not … Continue reading →

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Eat Your Greens

Posted on January 2, 2018 by john graham

What a wonderful Christmas present.   A cure to fend off dementia may be within our grasp. A study at Rush University in Chicago shows that eating more green vegetables may stave off dementia. The Government is always keen to … Continue reading →

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Decluttering Progress ????

Posted on December 31, 2017 by john graham

This is my annual performance review of how well I have been doing with shedding the accumulation of ages. It has been a year and 63 blogs since I started my decluttering, almost to the day.   So what progress … Continue reading →

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Dentistry 2

Posted on December 26, 2017 by john graham

My last blog was about toothache and the simply wonderful way I was treated in my early years experience in the completely free NHS.   In fact I enjoyed it so much that I didn’t go again for another 25 years. … Continue reading →

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