Daily Shout

“The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.” ― Michel de Montaigne, The Essays: A Selection Following my stroke in 2014, I was declared unfit to drive and without a car, I was forced to use public transport and I soon discovered that I didn't like the public part, so I decided I needed to claim the power back. As a driver, each car …

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Yes, you heard me correctly I need to be committed! Please don't let that exclamation confuse you. I am not suffering from some mental disorder, although I do think there is some mental ordering going on, I simply discovered a new depth to the word commitment. I recently attended my friend's wedding and as it was my first Hindu wedding I had no idea what to expect. I did, …

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Rain and tennis while not the ideal ingredients for a fun day out, somehow take on a different dimension when you add the month of June to the mix and all because it's Wimbledon! I spent nine hours within the SW19 enclosure happily turning my head from side to side often alternating between the shade of a colourful umbrella and the burning sensation of sun on the nape of my …

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Don't waste a warm oven is my new favourite phrase. A friend of mine always says when someone gets up that they shouldn't waste a stand up which when said in a Caribbean accent sounds completely different but the principle is a perfect one. I decided to apply that same principle to the time spent in the kitchen. One of the interesting side effects of my stroke is my …

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