A long time ago in another life

 Another Life 

Sex in Canada

I got a shock last night, my daughter, Sarah asked if I wished to chat to Margaret. I hadn't known a lady called Margaret since school, it was only when she said I knew her 15 years ago, the dime fell. I knew her as Marge, but that was decades ago in Bonneyville, Alberta, Canada.

I knew her through her mother, Faye. 

I admit, at the time, I did have a crush on Marge, then things went sour. It wasn't her mother's death in 2009 that caused the rift, it was Marge's actions.

From being a charming lady, she turned into a health freak, and a Jesus freak. She also became a total hypocrit.

She started going on about the evils of the world, and how Jesus would rise to save us, you can understand this from a person living hand-to-mouth on the street, but not from a person with two jobs, a nice family, a two-car family, a home with a three-person jacuzzi who belongs to the golf club, and has radio controlled clubs.

I could understand her sister, Patti, being like that, Patti lost her daughter to suicide, then a year later her husband died falling into a garden fire, which she ended up with burned hands.

I did have a crush on Marge, and she knew I did, but that was 15 years, and as they say " a lot of water has passed under the bridge," since those days.

TBH, I haven't thought of Marge for over a decade

I would like to relax enough to enjoy reading

 The book I am reading

Books I have read

A Sailor's Love

My modern romance - A Sailor's Love is available from my page on Amazon. The story has elements of Mystery, Spirituality, Crime, and a back story about the ecology of the UK.

For all man's advances, we cannot compete against nature, the coast of the UK is shrinking, the reason is the south coast is mainly chalk, which is easily eroded by the tides. Five years ago, a developer started to build a hotel near the coast, he'd spent thousands of pounds developng the site, then his nightmare came true. Suddenly, there was a loud crack, and a wide gap appeared in the ground. He didn't do a survey of the land he was building on, the site was over a known cave system. The crack stopped less than 20 yards from his hotel.

Autumn is here

 The Year of Hell

A Suprise ending to 2026

Meeting Svitlana

September has always been my favourite month, the last of the Summer rays mix the slight chill of the fall, leavs turning golden, and the peace returns after the school holidays. 

I know it is a romantic idea, but I am a romantic at heart.

A year ago, I came out of a self-imposed exile after the loss of my wife, and entered a year of hell, caused by scammer Pamela Olsted. I ended the connection two months ago, but the residual effects are ongoing, as I am trying to get my loan refunded by her sister.

From the ashes of a scam, I emerged into a real relationship with my friend, Svitlana, in Didcot, Oxfordshire

There are times when I question my sanity

 Mental Health Concerns

Pamela Olsted

A strange dynamic

I'd be telling lies if I said the last year has been less than horrorific for me, though the the last two months of knowing Svitlana took some of the nastiness away.

In November of 2026, I was approached by a person calling themselves Clara Kent, who "claimed" to live in Bristol.Her name is Pamela Olsted.From the outset, our online chat appeared strained, she would agree with what i was saying, but never continue the conversation. Not long after we began, I had the impression she wasn't in the UK, but I kept the link, hoping she'd prove me wrong, which she didn't. She lives in Pennsylvania in the USA.

Two months ago, I cut ties with her, a few weeks later her sister contacted me to say Pamela was in hospital, and hadn't eaten for weeks. The sister, then said she would pay off the debt Pamela owed me. From the outset, I considered this another scam. After all, her sister had lied to me for months, why would I believe her?

Two months of stress later, I am still waiting for my refund, and I doubt it will come

Questions about my Health

 I am Cancer free

Can you drain it?

Ask the patient

This morning, I will fill out a questionaire about the Limpoma on my neck, I have an appointment at the South Bristol Community Hospital next Wednesday (Sept 16th), to have the lump removed.

Though it has not been a great concern to me, until recently, it is unsightly, the pain has increased over the last month, the pain often stretches from the right of my head, into my right shoulder

A Marlene Dietrich film I didn't enjoy

 Marlene Dietrich Selection

A Foreign Affair

The film A Foreign Affair was ruined for me, by the appearance of Jean Arthur. Her performance was so feeble, it was sickening, this could have been a good film about the black market in Germany after WW2, but it turned into a rom-com as soon as JA entered.

As you would expect Marlene Dietrich was in superb form as a nightclub singer having an affair with an American officer. Miss Arthut complained she kept being upstaged by Marlene, it would be hard NOT to upstage her, even if you didn't try.

Cartoons

 Old Cartoons

Top Cat

Carmen Sandiego

Of all things to chat about, last night Svitlana and I spent time talking about old school cartoons.

My favourite is Top Cat, or Yogi Bear. I enjoy King Julian, Bravestarr, and the original Carmen Sandiego series too. The new Carmen Sandiego series did little for me, the style of art I found unpleasant, nobody has a pointed chin