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Sleep, where is thy boon?
Gosh, that was a hard night. Finally fell off at about 1.00 Forgot to buy Sominex. And up to another grey day. Organising a dinner with 6...
ferristeaching
Sep 19, 20212 min read
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So exhausted
No idea why, but just run down after the first week back at school. Never enough time... Lying awake in bed very early this morning...
ferristeaching
Sep 18, 20212 min read
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Lamb Dansak
Went to The Curry Palace last night with colleagues. Stonkingly good. Then porridge for breakfast. A bit of a let-down. No Alpro for...
ferristeaching
Sep 17, 20211 min read
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Not feeling it today
Greed and Faff seem to be the two aphorisms governing the start of the century. The Saatchi sale fell through, basically because I...
ferristeaching
Sep 16, 20211 min read
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Weird Yellow Light
When I opened the blinds it looked like a prelude to the Apocalypse. I am not ready for thatyet! They are now quibbling over boosters....
ferristeaching
Sep 15, 20211 min read
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Bickering the universal method
Vaccines Minister responding to Chris Whitty's decision to jab kids. He is pro, but other party MPs are Con, Keep your dissent behind...
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Sep 14, 20212 min read
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I don't like Mondays
I have had an offer from a collector via Saatchi. What was $500, ends as $256. Sigh! The gallery system has to involve commission, or...
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Sep 13, 20211 min read
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Net zero nonsense
We don't want or need fudging; We need there to be no grains of sand added to the metaphorical pile. A single ton of carbon added to the...
ferristeaching
Sep 12, 20211 min read
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Make myself blog
Everything feels pretty damn pointless this morning, but it may just be the horrible grey sky. Wanted 1000 followers on all my outlets by...
ferristeaching
Sep 11, 20211 min read
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Day of the Teacher
Some schools apparently have a 'thank a teacher day,' so it just needs promoting as an idea. These sticky nights are just so unpleasant...
ferristeaching
Sep 10, 20211 min read
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Porridge for breakfast
And now the PC is so slow, I can go to the shop between clicks. Very frustrating. In 33 days od doing it, I have arrived at the imperfect...
ferristeaching
Sep 9, 20211 min read
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Patti Smith?
I was thinking of quoting a line from her version of 'My Generation,' but it's just too rude! Hardly any sleep - stress and heat -...
ferristeaching
Sep 8, 20211 min read
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Life-drawing
Negotiating with another young man. I need the needle in the arm that this activity offers. The black dog is not just snarling, but is...
ferristeaching
Sep 7, 20211 min read
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I've had enough
School has started, but I am not there. We still have to do Covid tests, so I wonder what else? I bumped into one of the kids on the way...
ferristeaching
Sep 6, 20211 min read
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Stress, what stress?
When I see pictures of children squatting in mud around a standpipe of dirty water in some drought-riven country I should be more joyful...
ferristeaching
Sep 5, 20211 min read
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I am not a betting man
But if 12-15 year olds are not vaccinated by the end of the year. I'll eat all my hats. You say banana, I say caterpillar. Let's call the...
ferristeaching
Sep 4, 20211 min read
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Snowflake generation
Worried about the nascent antipathy towards the male nude and its supposed implications. Need I be aware of aggressive anti-gay sentiment...
ferristeaching
Sep 3, 20211 min read
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Let's ban music
News from Afghanistan gets worse by the hour, and the international community faffs and faffs. This is 'My Brother Writes Poetry for an...
ferristeaching
Sep 2, 20212 min read
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Bilge governance
When you candidate to be an MP, they only ask you if you have ever lied?. You must say, 'No!' I suppose that if you only speak the truth...
ferristeaching
Sep 1, 20211 min read
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Another Dreadful Day!
Watching the news is so hard. The world is in a super-mess and few try to undo it. If not lies, then glib empty rhetoric. And even my...
ferristeaching
Aug 31, 20211 min read
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