Monthly Archives: February 2012

Slumberland

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Monday morning, and I awake after yet another nights sleep of 12 hours. A couple of months ago I would have given anything for a full nights sleep, but now it’s starting to concern me, it’s becoming a little too … Continue reading →

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Peaks and Troughs

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

I knew I shouldn’t have mentioned the Nolan sisters. I can’t believe the amount of traffic it attracted from people entering the term in search engines. Imagine all those people hoping to find something about the Nolan’s only to find … Continue reading →

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The First Shoots of Recovery

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

If I tell you that the highlight of my day on Thursday was seeing two of the Nolan sisters at The Christie, then you’ll probably agree that the day wasn’t that good. I thought I saw one of them in … Continue reading →

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Second Thoughts

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

I could not let the day end without some form of explanation regarding a blog entry I posted, and subsequently deleted, earlier today. I have been thinking for many hours as to how I can rectify the situation, and the … Continue reading →

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When The Blogging Ends

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

A sudden loss of optimism came over me the other day. The glass that was always half full had a little leak in it. You get a phone call, and all of a sudden logic leaves you. Your cancer brain … Continue reading →

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If No News Is Good News…..Here is the News

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Monday morning I woke up to find a large cut and bruise above my right eye. Well I’m sure it was there the day before as well, I just didn’t take too much notice of it. The swelling has made … Continue reading →

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True Grit

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

Today’s topic of conversation seems to be snow. We can’t stop talking about it. Tweeting, Facebook, TV, radio, snow is everywhere, or not, depending where in the country (or world) you live. There have been plenty of people busting a … Continue reading →

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