My neighbour is from Cardiff in South Wales
Sally thinks I’m very young
I must get married with a song
Her interest makes my heart fall down and wail.
But when I dream deep in my sleep
I’ll meet a man and he will never fail
My fantasies will make men weak
Their knees are knocking like birds beaks
Now there’s thunder lightning fog and acid hail
I had a doctor from the Gaza strip
The constant warfare made this doctor quit
But when he came to the UK
They said Oh refugees can’t play
So then he told them they should watch their lip.
But is he still a refugee
Surfing words where ere they be ?
He could pay his way if he could work
Eating shingle from the sea
The dying fish make one last plea.
To Westminster they’re going in a ship
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anger and sadness.
Part of what makes bitterness a complex emotion is that it also includes disappointment, or the experience of having been disappointed as a pattern of behavior over time. Disappointment, is a complex emotion, too, because disappointment involves sadness, but it also includes other layers. If you think about disappointment, you realize that anger may be in that mix, as well (feeling angry that things didn’t work out better or that your particular needs did not get met).
He said he’s got hallelujah
What’s that, a cousin of halitosis?
Well think about it. Leonard Cohen would have not been successful he had sung
Halitosis halitosis Hally toe oh oh oh oh oh Sis.
In a few years nobody will know what halitosis is
Nobody will have bad breath in a few years?
No they will just call it bad breath because halitosis is too complicated to learn
Well it’s not that bad to spell is it?
It’s not as difficult as halleluja do you think hallelujah is Jewish?
I’m afraid I don’t know that but Leonard Cohen was
Yes the word Cohen means priest. All the priests are descended from Aaron and if you are male and descended from Aaron you are a priest
So you are a priest if and only if if you are a male descendent of Aaron?
Precisely.
But I don’t want to be a priest
But you’re not jewish!
We can’t be sure because he might have had illegitimate children
I think I better get you some Prozac
Will it make me feel Jewish?
I don’t think anybody could feel Jewish if they had not been brought up in a Jewish household
So it’s not genetic then?
The genes don’t work if they’re not put in the right environment.
Like many human beings.
Yes if there were no dirty kitchen then women wouldn’t feel like cleaning them1p
P I’m beginning to get the hang of this. So if there were no churches or synagogues or mosques nobody would feel like praying.P
Except when they were having a heart transplantP
Why would that be different?
They could be staring death in the face.
I didn’t know that deatg5 had a face
It’s metaphorical!
Well if you see it coming in the door
If it is going to come it will come
That’s what my mother used to say when I was constipated.
Framlingham and primroses by stream
Water gently flowing like a dream
The air as soft as butter helped your lungs
I saw you smiling then you look quite young
The North sea in the distance pulled us on
Orford Southwold Shingle Street my man
Without his presence I am insecure
No primrose grows alas I am too pure
How many people in the UK have over 100000 in savings?
15% of subscribers saved at the maximum in 2019 to 2020, rising to 39% of those with income of £100,000 to £149,999, and to 60% of those with income of £150,000 or more. The highest proportion of savers, around 54%, saved between £1 and £2,499.8 Jun 2022
https://www.gov.uk › government
1 in 10 Brits (9%) have no savings at all. In 2020, the average person in the United Kingdom (UK) had £6,757 saved. A third of Brits have less than £600 in savings. 41% of Brits don’t have enough savings to live for a month without income.28 Jan 2022
https://www.finder.com › saving-stat…
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/well/mind/fall-autumn-anxiety.html
Of course, anxiety isn’t always helpful, Dr. Dennis-Tiwary said. Sometimes it can feel all-consuming. If that’s true for you, she said, take time to connect to the present in a way you enjoy — perhaps by taking a walk, gardening, talking to a therapist or doing yoga or breathing exercises.
Dr. David suggested framing your feelings as observations. When we think or say things like “I am sad” or “I am anxious,” we imply that these feelings are who we are, and that they are all-encompassing, she said. “That is a kind of de facto imprisonment,” she said, “because you’re defining yourself by that difficult emotion and there’s no space for the other parts of yourself to come forward.” Instead, try saying something like “I’m noticing that I’m feeling sad” or “I’m noticing feelings of anxiety come up.” When we reframe feelings this way, we can create space for progress, she said.
As I enjoy these last few weeks of summer, I will remember that my feelings of loss and worry are normal, even helpful. In the coming weeks, I’ll try to dig into my emotions to learn a bit more about myself and identify steps I can take to make the fall feel a little less scary and a little more welcoming. But I’m still steering clear of pumpkin spice treats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/well/worry-burnout-covid.amp.html
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We experience emotions for a reason, said Jeffrey Cohen, a clinical psychologist and psychiatry professor at Columbia. Fear is an evolutionary tool to respond to threats; anxiety sends an alarm through our brains, alerting us that we need to get ourselves to safety. But at this stage of the pandemic, he said, we’ve dealt with the constant threat of Covid-19 for so long that we no longer trust our brains when they tell us we’re under attack. “It’s like, is this even a real alarm anymore?” Dr. Cohen said.
The physiological symptoms of stress wear on us, he added. Our nervous system reacts to worry: Cortisol levels shoot up, heart rates rise. We end up in a heightened, chronically exhausted state. “Your body can’t sustain high levels of anxiety for long periods of time without fatiguing,” said Michelle Newman, a psychology professor at Pennsylvania State University who researches it
How sweet the river bank in grassy fields
Unperturbed by Cromwell and his men
Again it’s full of peace,no monk nor nun
Naught remains but one nave broken, healed.
https://www.nimblefins.co.uk/savings-accounts/average-household-savings-uk#savingsperyear
The typical UK household saves £2,160 per year—this represents the median amount saved annually, so half of households save less than £2,160 each year and half save more.
The average amount saved each year is £5,403 per household. This average figure is more than 2X higher than the median figure because a small number of households have very high savings rates. For example, households in the top quintile of income save an average of £21,798 each year. In contrast, the bottom quintile of earners saves -£4,221 a year.How much do UK households save each year?Median (50% of households save more than this, 50% save less)£2,160
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The median is that point at which 50% of people save more than 50% save less.
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The average amount saved each year is £5,403 per household. This average figure is more than 2X higher than the median figure because a small number of households have very high savings rates. For example, households in the top quintile of income save an average of £21,798 each year. In contrast, the bottom quintile of earners saves -£4,221 a year.
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1 Freudian slip
2 woollen pests
5 lawyers briefs
2 rotten blouses.
1 fallen gymslip
1 man’s handkerchiefs,
1 much felt hat
1 gaberdine Mac with stylus
One Android inspiration.
1 no leak mountain pen
One bottle of blue black ink
10 sheets O’Brien paper.
One roll of Sheila tape
10 boxes of Tampax for beginners
Alternatively Catholics may use stick-on pads so they can show the blood to the Bishop.
Bras are permitted if you show yourself to the bishop first
I once had a good sense of humour
I was also a very late bloomer
Now I am old
As the prophets foretold
It was they who set off the cruel pool uprumour
The bedrooms cold and I can’t find the cat
My husband’s done a runner he’s a rat
I wanted to make love he wanted rest
I know the truth he didn’t like my vest
We can’t afford to heat the bedroom more
And anyway we can’t lock any door
Martin Lewis money expert grant us aid
Or I’ll go on the street where I’ll get paid
The furtive men in cars won’t see my vest
All in all I think that is the best
The government intend us to be whores.
When they stop our benefits
And much much more
The car wouldn’t part
The bell doesn’t ding
The letter clocks won’t open
The doorknob is too big.
The bureau drawer won’t cut
I can’t see through my few lasses.
What rhyme do you have breakfast in the morning?
The bed has not been laid
The kitchen table needs hugging
The stove is past its chest
I can’t find the quake tins
Joints of beef wank in an overheated oven.
Where are the large sinner plaits?
I can’t eat beat without the salted zipper
Welsh women eat a lot of mustard
Do you use a table sauce in the evening?
I like a plastic tablecloth for ease of weaning
I can’t find any cutlery al knew
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Access to green space and a good diet are crucial for mental health, yet politicians don’t seem to join the dots, writes Dr Michael Peel
Attraction and attentiveness advantage aged and ailing
bizarre and blatant behaviour brings bother
conclusions confusing call for care in community
damned drugs do damage downwind,dearie
evidence and experience entwine and enthrall in the educational experiment
fortunes foretold frequently favor the fundamental frictions of friends too familar for freedom
gerontology gigs :granpa’s groaning and glorious green grave
haematological harassment has harmed the hospital hawfully
infiltration in the interior is indeed intriguing
jesuitical jousting jars the jauntless
logic leaning lefties leave a legacy of lassitude and longing longafter
meaningful mysterious and mad:my memoirs
nominally no names need numbers for numberless narcissistic needs
outrageous odium often overestimates our omnipotent orderings of ownership
perfidious proud and parsimonious:phillipa the peaceloving princes of paris and her perils and pastimes
quarantine ,quakes and quivers in the quorum are quotidian
romantic revelations rolled round recklessly in their romping room ,revealing ruth in the rug
supernatural smart-ware seems “sensible” sometimes
talking tantrum tweakers take the tablet together then tend towards tenderness
walking wonders work out well worn in winter
x-amine xylophones for xxxxxxxxx
yearnings of the young yield to years of yardwork and yacking
zygotes and zen:zoology for zoned out zombies
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Enriched with age, we suffer from the cold,
Yet torrid heat’s a danger to the heart.
The passion that a youthful one just moulds
Would kill some humans old and over-bold.
Oh. happy mean;oh centre that can hold!
This will give us one fine place to start.
Enriched with age, we learn to deal with cold
Yet torrid heat still threatens fragile hearts
How will we be affected by the ban on rosary beads being used on buses?How many extra police will we need?This could solve the job crisis!Similarly, will nuns have their veils removed in Shopping Malls and dog collars only be allowed on dogs.Whatever next? Take that St Christopher medal out of your car window lest it harass a secular person.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/insider/an-art-that-has-always-been-here.html
Ir were right crackin’ at school t’day
Wot wur tbey sayin’ this time?
Thi said wi can do Greek next year
You’re not doin’ Greek
Why not,our Mam?
Ye can’t even spek English
Why, am I not canny enough?
No, we don’t spek English eether
Well, ye shud a thought eh that before y’ad me
Ye mean only people with BBC eksents can bear childern?
Well, we reckoned if we learnt English we’d lose our desire
F’wat, Mam?
F’ that! Ye know… It, ye get what ah mean
No,Mam.Can you not spell it our a bit more?
Spell it out, te dad would tan me hide!
Still he must a dunnit,Mam
I dunno, it wer dark.Mebbe it wer t’ cat, ah thought
Surely the cat’s not mi dad, is he?
It weren’t this cat, it wer another bigger one called Billy.
Well, how come I’m human?
You think ye are human, but am telling ye,ye got t’cat’s eyes
Just his eyes? How abaht his whiskers
Don’t be so daft, our Kath,Ye’ve got his hair
But only on my head so far.Willa bi changin’ into a cat as ah mature?
Wi’ll have te wait and see.Put ‘t kettle on.We need some tea.
Why, what difference will that make now.I’m a cat,I’m a cat…. oh, what’ll ‘et nuns say ‘et Convent when ah tellum?
You keep away from ‘et Convent~
Why, our Mam?
Do as I tell you.Never confide in a nun
Well,Ah shan’t let ‘et cat fettle me.Ah’m not that daft
Well, yi can’t do Greek and that’s final
Kyrie Eleison,Kyrie Eleison
Wot’s that?
Oh, nothin’ at all
Christe Eleison
For God’s sake speak English!
So will ye let mi do Greek?
No. that’s final
Right, it’s goin’ a be Maths, then
I don’t know where ye com from, our Kath
God only knows
