…with peanut butter, or Nutella, seemed to do the fibre trick for a few days, but increasing my fat intake didnīt appeal, so I bought the liquid variety. I had started the morning with a flat, relatively toned tummy; took slightly more than a teaspoon of the flaxseed liquid - and, for the rest of the morning, no problems.
Got back from Saturday shopping and my stomach was so bloated (no pain though) that I looked about six monthsī pregnant. Frantic excercising and increasing my water intake made it go down - the next morning! But, taking a smaller amount the next time, again made my tum look blobby. It certainly shook me into doing spot exercises, specifically round the waist and lower body, and holding in my tum at every conceivable opportunity.
The image of tum over knicks is not one I ever want to see ever again - on my body (or anyoneīs elseīs for that matter). Tummy is currently back to normal, though I am continuing irregular one minute isometrics. Itīs about all I can stand before getting bored. * The long-awaited bonfire of the quangos mentions lots of outfits Iīve never heard of - not that it stopped most of their chief executives coining it in at public expense. And what do we get for our enforced generosity? A bunch of bureaucratic prats telling us how to run our lives. Goodbye. Forever, I hope. However, there are still far too many remaining. And far too many with massive salaries and benefits packages which border on the immoral. (That’s you, BBC.)
Unlike others, I donīt think we will sink back to ‘uncompassionate’ times. Sometimes compassion means being tough. How else will people discover what they are really capable of if they never turn within to find out?
… naked politicians, specifically the new Cabinet, with Vince Cable in front. Even with the dream framed to show only the tops of the bodies, it was not pleasant viewing. I have obviously been spending too much time on politics recently!
Meanwhile, mine closures, as mentioned before, still polarise political emotions. There have been several happy outcomes over the years although I mentioned only one. What do they expect? Itīs just a chat forum and Iīm not actually writing a thesis, for Godīs sake!
Needless to say, I got some unbalanced flack from the usual suspects, so I withdrew.
Anyway, I was pleased that BBC Breakfast this morning had a piece about Newstead and how itīs being turned into a cultural centre with park, space for live gigs and so on. Things can be made better - and it is nothing to do with `positive thinkingī and everything to do with using energy and mind to find and make a way, though I do accept that these things take time, and time can reinforce resentment in some.
* Thereīs a slight ding-dong on one journo list I belong to. A newbie asked for help getting his articles accepted. Unfortunately, when you are a writer, everything you write is an advert for your skills with words. The odd typo or grammatical error is acceptable if previous posts showed attention to detail. Not, however, if you are a newbie on all levels.
I am sure all who read the posts, noticed the blips; I certainly did. But one old-timer did point it out - and, quite gently, for someone who remembers dear old PJīs articulate blasts.
Unfortunately, the newbie responded without engaging brain, calling the experienced old-timer `arrogantī. Whoops. He has since apologised but we now have a mild Friday fight to look forward to. One posted that the comments were arrogant, adding "Please do not bother to analyse this. This topic is offically closed."
… but only after a couple of days of cranking up the tension! The new politics, by accident rather than design, is a coalition - and it will probably need that LibDem flavour to share the pain of some tough decisions to come.
There are a lot of sour grapes in Twitter and Etherland which is a bit saddening. I never wanted Tony Bliar, but my diaries of the time were not mean-spirited. But perhaps left thinkers invest more emotion into their political choices? * Dug out my journals - handwritten in those days - and I was indeed relatively even-handed:
Friday 2nd May 1997 - "Labour landslide has made me quite gloomy even though I do think John Major was incapable of holding the party together. …What am I frightened of with Labour? That intensity and "know-best" attitude. Power and control without a sense of humour or balance - thatīs my overall impression of any Labour voter Iīve ever met - starting with Daddy. I mean in politics only. But for so many, it is a religion. Ah well. The deed is done. … Rang Daddy who gloated over the landslide - rang off quickly; rang M who at least is same as me. Well we can only wait and see. Iīm surprised Iīm so bothered. I know God will look after me. Itīs the whole. The mess from the last time, the greed and pushiness which is more criminal than Tory greed and pushiness." * Seems I was right to be concerned as rectifying much of the last thirteen years plus the general economic state will be felt by all of us. That said, I must admit to being more fascinated by how others think right now. Definitely a lot of anger and even hatred in some posts which I find rather scary. * I didnīt mind the drip of boiler condensation when the alternative was a frozen pipe. Itīs entirely different now that the boiler pipe has been reconnected but is STILL dripping. And there is a wet patch on the sitting room ceiling. Drips, topless taps, major re-tiling of bathroom - itīs these little things that end up causing the most stress. * Art is informed by the life we lead, by our thoughts, experiences and desires. My blog posts are either streams of consciousness, wrestling with spiritual concepts or other experiences on this particular spiritual journey. For examples of how this translates into my art, please visit my gallery. Euphrosene Labon Mind Body Spirit Artist Author Writer
…with peanut butter, or Nutella, seemed to do the fibre trick for a few days, but increasing my fat intake didnīt appeal, so I bought the liquid variety. I had started the morning with a flat, relatively toned tummy; took slightly more than a teaspoon of the flaxseed liquid - and, for the rest of the morning, no problems.
… naked 
… but only after a couple of days of cranking up the tension! The new politics, by accident rather than design, is a coalition - and it will probably need that LibDem flavour to share the pain of some tough decisions to come.
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