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12 November 2009 at 09:30
My friend Albert has sent me some research, about to be published, which concludes that there are several simple, cheap ways to stay young.
- Drink tea (helps blood vessels to relax)
- Keep your desk tidy (de-stresses and boosts concentration)
- Lead an active social life (makes you feel young)
- Regularly look at old photo albums (boosts mood even more than booze, chocolate, or music)
I scored 3 out of 4, which is not bad.
If you want to stay young, try boosting your mood with this sample from my old photo albums. The picture was taken by Glenda on our trip to Greece. When she got the film back from the processing lab, they had put stickers over the best bits.
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Retention Deficit DisorderNarcissistic Personality Disorder21 March 2007 at 04:53
I have had to leave the UnHeard Of Islands in a hurry. Please leave a comment, and I'll let you know where I've moved to. Thanks.
15 February 2007 at 07:36
Before sailing to Queensland recently, Cap'n Kev came to visit, and to let me fix up his computer, so he'll be able to play Diablo during the voyage.
While I was busy on his laptop and couldn't see what he was doing, he quietly slipped some provisions into my fridge, as a thank-you.
Well, my partner has a habit of going to the supermarket without first checking what we already have in the fridge. She often comes home with food that we don't need, and I complain about the waste when it ends up being thrown out or given to the dog.
So later in the day, when I opened the freezer and discovered an extra two cartons of chocolate fudge ice-cream, I naturally assumed she had done it again, and I complained bitterly to her. We had a bit of a row. I had to apologise when I realised it was Cap'n Kev who had bought the extra ice cream.
Then in the evening, I noticed a big yellow carton of ready-made custard. We only ever buy custard on special occasions, and it's not for eating, if you know what I mean. Well, not for eating in the normal way. Not realising the custard was another of Kev's presents, I assumed the partner had bought it as a come-on, so I put it to good use in the bedroom.
So Kev's presents caused both a conflict between me and the partner, and a making-up. Everything balances up.
On the subject of food, this morning I had a 3-course breakfast - green tea with salted cashews from the market; mega-muesli soaked overnight; and the remains of a tub of vanilla ice-cream containing implants of chocolate. The chocolate chunks had the same consistency as a lump of lebanese after you heat it in a flame. Not that I would know.
And thanks to the balanced diet, I have finally managed to put on a whole kilo of weight. For the first time ever, I've got what I believe they call love-handles. This is encouraging!
