random ramblings about the stuff and the thing

Day 21. Teetering on the Precipice of Stupidity

I'M WITH STUPID ME

Why I decided to leave WordPress after 4 successful months of blogging and 39,000 hits.

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I am a Genius (Einstein Said So)

FISH NOT CLIMBING A TREE

After several failed attempts, involving one giant paper aeroplane, thirty-six helium balloons, a home-made tea towel cape and a regrettable leap of faith from my best friend’s swing set, it became apparent to me at a young age that I was not meant to fly. Over the last twenty-nine years, I have also made several other painful realisations.

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A Letter to my Younger Self

ASTRONAUT

I have some good news and some not-so good news about the next 17 years. Where shall I begin? I hate to be the one to break it to you, but as yet there’s still no sign of hoverboards. (That Michael J Fox has a lot to answer for).

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“Think Different”

CHILD SUPERHERO

There was a sweet little girl on the bus today, with big brown eyes, short curly auburn hair and a cheeky grin. She turned to her mother and said “When I grow up, I want to be a tomato”. What a brilliant suggestion, I thought. Why didn’t I think of that?

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