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I've just turned 73 (how did that happen?) Unsurprisingly I'm retired. If you've ever seen the film 'Educating Rita' you've pretty much met me! When the film ends we don't know what Rita's future will be, but I became a university lecturer & had a small desktop publishing business writing teaching & learning materials for schools & colleges. I'm a widow (no children) & I love films, reading & pottering about in the garden. I've found that as one gets older the address book gets shorter & so I've joined Silver surfers to keep my brain functioning & hopefully to meet interesting people online who have similar backgrounds & interests...One of the things I like most to do is to write. Lancashire dialect poetry & short stories based on my own life experiences. -
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Speakers Corner CommentsI absolutely agree with you Berri. I've seen people die in excruciating pain because palliative care does not always alleviate pain. I don't believe people should have the power to stop me ending my life if I feel I need to. I appreciate others think differently, but I don't think they have any right whatsoever to prevent me doing what I think is right for myself. I feel quite furious that they believe they have the right to prevent me making what I consider to be a rational decision &/or perhaps that I don't understand the implications of any 'right to die' legislation. That in itself is an insult to my intelligence & of my capacity to understand their point of view. Importantly, I also think protections can be put in place to prevent people being coerced into ending their own lives. Such protections, of course, are essential. Finally, I know that some people who oppose 'the right to die' philosophy base their objections on religious grounds. I respect their beliefs unreservedly. However, I don't share them & I don't think my rights should be denied based on the religious views of others.ViewDate:
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Menopause - Letter to my HusbandMany, many women who have been through the menopause will know EXACTLY where you're coming from or was it going to?ViewDate:
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Speakers Corner CommentsWhat I've never understood is why anyone who voted to leave the EU felt in any way whatsoever that they would see any benefit to themselves or their family. I have yet to meet a single person who says they have benefitted from Brexit. The next thing the so-called Brexiteers & their ilk will want us to do is to be in favour of leaving the ECHR and the results will be exactly the same. No-one will feel any individual benefit whatsoever if it happens. I wish people would read serious books/articles about the rise of the Right & what 'the Right' actually means & what its effects are likely to be if the likes of Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick ever become PM.ViewDate:
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Speakers Corner CommentsYou are in good company - Jeremy Paxman & Billy Connolly to name but 2! I imagine the latter would smile at your poem & be impressed by your stoicism. I am! Best to you.ViewDate:
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New MemberHello - I've signed up with Silversurfers for the first time today. I live in the north west of England & I'm hoping to make some new friends & keep what passes for my brain ticking. I'm a retired university lecturer & I'm 73 (how did that happen?) I imagine many of you have discovered, as I have, that as one gets older, one's address book gets shorter. So, I'm hoping to find things to do here, people to chat to, & to find new interests. Thanks for reading. -
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Approved1 Comments24/10/2024 16:10:58short stories: My Mum's 'Tales'My late mum had 'quirks', one of which involved telling a story which should have taken only a... -
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