Author Archives: john graham

Dementia Back in the News

Posted on December 14, 2017 by john graham

At the beginning of this month I wrote a blog about the news not being  new but just repeating itself.     I could have dug deeper and concluded the the main reason news repeats itself is the nothing gets … Continue reading →

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NHS Turns Deaf Ear

Posted on December 12, 2017 by john graham

Thousands of older people are hard of hearing.    In fact one in every six people has a hearing loss.  Yet only 20% who could benefit from the use of a hearing aid, have one.   Significantly,  “one” is the … Continue reading →

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Bitcoin News !

Posted on December 10, 2017 by john graham

What have I started ?    I only briefly mentioned bitcoins a few days ago in my last blog and now it is all over the front page of The Times.     What’s more, people have been speculating on this new … Continue reading →

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What’s in the News?

Posted on December 7, 2017 by john graham

I’ve only just written about the everyday news which quickly becomes history.  Then in a short time the history repeats itself.  So it’s no great surprise during the last few months in the run up to the autumn budget, that … Continue reading →

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News not News

Posted on December 5, 2017 by john graham

News is not news  when it’s old. Nor when it’s about the old.   Bed-blockers and pill-poppers, costing the NHS a fortune. Reminded of it every year. Lest we forget.   When news is old it’s history. History like the … Continue reading →

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Pill Popping Popularity

Posted on December 3, 2017 by john graham

Ever since I started this blog in 2010, I seem to have been writing about pills.  It is often a daily topic of conversation amongst elderly people, just like the weather.  ( You can see all the posts on this … Continue reading →

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BREXIT Negotiations Stalled

Posted on November 28, 2017 by john graham

The Last Laugh Looney Party recently helped with the Brexit discussions with Mr. Junket and successfully negotiated some of the more important issues for older people namely :- small print, packaging and gadgets.   (You can see all my earlier posts on this … Continue reading →

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Rambling 😩Injury

Posted on November 26, 2017 by john graham

I have only been rambling for a few days and already I am struggling to reach peak fitness. Perhaps I have overdone it walking to the pub.  Now I have got a pain in my leg.   Somebody suggested it … Continue reading →

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Clutter, Time, Space.

Posted on November 23, 2017 by john graham

The link between clutter and time and space is endlessly interesting. At least it is if it’s raining and you’ve got nothing better to do. Clutter only accumulates over time. If you have more space you have room for more … Continue reading →

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Trawling the deep

Posted on November 21, 2017 by john graham

Trawling the depths of my Internet mind. Digging around in the years far behind. Unlocking the lost, Expanding the new. Remembering what I once knew. Joining the dots of today, To the clutter of yesterday’s

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