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Crème de la Crème: Still Fresh After All These Years

Posted on November 6, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Dame Maggie Smith (December 28, 1934) The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie When this film was made, Maggie Smith was almost 35 years old: most definitely in her prime. Now, it seems, she still gets all the best lines, no … Continue reading →

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“How Come I Always Get the Tail End?”

Posted on October 6, 2021 by cdsmiller17
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I Told You that We were Programmed, too

Posted on September 30, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Lies My Mother Told Me This looks like I’m going for the humour of the situation, but, instead, I’m trying to demonstrate how simple it was for you to buy into a long tradition of your ‘mother’s wise words’. Take … Continue reading →

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Our Mountain Ash had to have a Limb Amputated

Posted on July 28, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Last Sunday After A Violent Wind Storm the Previous Night Fortunately, it didn’t bring down the hydro line it was resting on, or it would have been:

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One Mustn’t Mock the Afflicted Even in (a) Play

Posted on May 29, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Bankrupture (1978) A bit ahead of the curve, I chose this title for my play about banking and being bankrupt. Now, the word is fair game for everyone, 43 years later. In the play, I discuss what working in a … Continue reading →

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Is It Hot Enough for You, Too?

Posted on May 18, 2021 by cdsmiller17
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Is It Hot Enough for You?

Posted on May 16, 2021 by cdsmiller17
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And Speaking of the Police…

Posted on April 21, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Magpie It’s an odd sort of memory. I was driving through Windsor Great Park on my way back to Ascot, where I lived during the week, from my work at Hook & Slate Fixings Ltd in the Slough Industrial Park, … Continue reading →

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A British Term that has Foreigners Scratching their Heads

Posted on April 18, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Don’t Get into a Tiswas “Today Is Saturday: Watch And Smile” This was a children’s television program on ITV between 1974 and 1982. I never saw it. tiswas in British English (ˈtɪzˌwɒz) NOUN a state of anxiety, confusion or excitement Collins English Dictionary The … Continue reading →

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Prejudice Comes in Many Forms

Posted on April 11, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Green Book (2018) I have to admit to having a bit of trepidation before watching this film on Netflix last night. For one thing, I knew there would be racial discrimination and even a little bit of violence, but I … Continue reading →

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