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on possessions
we can own nothingall become”personal effects”our time is borrowed ~ CLP 26/11/2021 →
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on Reception
copier repairman career change to motelno two days the same ~ n.b. Stopped for a very late night keep-myself-awake-on-the-drive-home cup of tea at a motel in The Fens, heard a life story from boy soldier to village brass band. Classic! Nice one Dale. →
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Normal
November has been mild, againwe’re not used to the cold anymorethis is how it should behow it always was beforeI said that the leaves had more colourdropped sooner, quicker, more completelythan last yearmy friend couldn’t rememberwho would?normal is just what we’re used to nownot what went beforewe older ones recallpicking blackberries after schoolwhen summer stretched →
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on the street
walk on gold pavingcountless, not unlimitedtransient riches ~ CLP 21/11/2021 →
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on freedom
options unboundedsimple needs confused by choicechaos surrounds us~ n.b. Some needs can be met by local services we just want to work properly, (e.g. schools, hospitals, trains, water supply, power supplies), other needs are more of a challenge. We are all different from tip to toe and one size can’t fit all and in England →
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on payday
all those hours used upwhile outside weather happensmeaningless tokens n.b. Herzberg was right, hygiene factors, such as the work environment and pay, are nothing more than satisficers. I look at my salary statement and think, I am giving up living for this, just so I can afford to live? ~ CLP 20/11/2021 →
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