Category Archives: SMILES

“Old Geek 3”

Posted on December 8, 2013 by john graham

Now I am really getting into being an old geek; I think I should get an MP3 player.    I don’t know what one is, but all my new young mates down the arcade have them.    They keep them plugged in … Continue reading →

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“Breakfast Tradition” 2

Posted on November 3, 2013 by john graham

I love marmalade, the stronger and thicker-cut the better.  (See my earlier blogs by clicking on “BREAKFAST” in the TAG CLOUD). Sadly, it seems like I am increasingly in a minority.  Sales of marmalade fell by 6.2% in the last … Continue reading →

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“The Irony of De-cluttering”

Posted on October 27, 2013 by john graham

I have just finished writing a blog on de-cluttering when there is a knock on the back door.    It is the post lady with a clutch of letters which are too big to put through the letter box at the … Continue reading →

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“Clutter Head”

Posted on October 22, 2013 by john graham

My head is full of clutter.    Things I think about, but are too complicated to resolve there and then.    So they just stay there.    Another spec of cerebral dust, until eventually I become dust myself. In the meantime my life … Continue reading →

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“Old Geek 2”

Posted on October 20, 2013 by john graham

In my new-found head long rush to be an elderly geek staying one jump ahead of my new cool young mates in the games arcade, I have got to get a new digital watch. (See my earlier post on this subject … Continue reading →

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“I want to be an old Geek”

Posted on September 24, 2013 by john graham

As I get older I get more and more like the grumpy old man in the GrumbleSmiles banner to my blog, but I don’t want to be seen as an old git.    I would rather be :- “AN OLD GEEK” … Continue reading →

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“Wrinkle Mania”

Posted on September 22, 2013 by john graham

Wrinkles take years to acquire. A lifetime of effort and experience. Then almost as soon as they have them, most women do their utmost to get rid of them. Facelifts, Botox and anti-ageing products are in the vanguard of the rage … Continue reading →

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“The Bald Truth”

Posted on April 28, 2013 by john graham

A shocking study by the University of Tokyo was published recently about balding men.    I am sure there is no truth in it.    I would not be surprised if the research was commissioned by the Japanese Association of Hairdressers … Continue reading →

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“Fruitful Research” 8

Posted on March 26, 2013 by john graham

Some research is worth waiting for and almost too good to be believed ! All my earlier posts on this subject (see them by clicking on “Fruitful Research” in the TAG cloud) have been about eating healthy foods like fruit and … Continue reading →

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End to Junk Mail

Posted on February 26, 2013 by john graham

I have written a lot about the postal service, because I think it remains an essential lifeline for many older people and means an occaisional visit from a friendly face.  ( To  read my earlier blogs click on “Grumblesmiles Post” in the … Continue reading →

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