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Category: October 2016

Halloween Tale

No Deja-Boo! And No Sight Of A Clown Either. Skilbey Blogs

31st October 20165th November 2016 skilbeyOctober 2016

Do you tire giving treats after the tenth witch? Or have you never lost your sense of the Deja-Boo? Halloween greetings. I bring you a true tale without witches, ghosts, ghouls,  zombies or demons or anything dripping with blood. And there’s no sign of  New Age Clowns either. They, quite frankly, deserve to be treated with a […]

Canned laughter should be kept there- in the can

Canned Laughter Should Be Kept There- In The Can. Skilbey Blogs

24th October 20165th November 2016 skilbeyOctober 2016

…then placed in a sack weighed down with the heaviest shit you can find then dropped at sea… Trouble is…canned products are reputed to be- quality wise- as good as they were when they first went in… Only after reading the compelling book  Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B Cialdini many, many years […]

10 truths some cat lovers need to be reminded of.

10 Truths Some Cat Lovers Need To Be Reminded Of. Skilbey Blogs

17th October 20165th November 2016 skilbeyOctober 2016

To (some) cat lovers 1. The kindest thing you can do to a wandering cat if it is clearly not starved or neglected and it is not your cat is to not feed it. Try to differentiate between a cat that is starved/ malnourished or neglected (Clue: They look ill and your heart will hurt and […]

Why aren’t libraries open on a Sunday?

Why aren’t libraries open on a Sunday? Skilbey Blogs

10th October 20165th November 2016 skilbeyOctober 2016

Leave aside the budget cuts for now. We are all aware that there is a systematic culling of  UK libraries wherever local governments can get away with it, and surviving library casualties placed through the mangle have had their opening times slashed. Our cultural services are guilty of a kind of sacrilege and libraries have […]

Is there really a dark side to yoga?

Is there really a dark side to yoga? Skilbey Blogs

3rd October 20165th November 2016 skilbeyOctober 2016

I was having a conversation with someone just over a week ago about energy; the good and bad and the ugly energies floating around in the world and the name Gabriel Amroth came up. Back at base, I Googled him. He is  was the world’s most famous Italian Exorcist, working on behalf of the Vatican. He’s […]

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