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 King Coal Is Still In Derbyshire
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By Ken West
In Environment, Health
Posted February 9, 2021

King Coal Is Still In Derbyshire

The coalman appeared outside my barn window, having stepped out of his truck. This was covered in full sacks ready for delivery. It could have been a carnival float but no, this was the genuine [...]

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 The Early Signs Of Alzheimer’s
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By Ken West
In Health, pensioners
Posted October 19, 2020

The Early Signs Of Alzheimer’s

I sat at the dining table and stared at my toast. There was only one and a half slices; one half was missing. It struck me that I might have missed that half, might have left it in the toaster. I [...]

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 The Joy Of Sensuous Soil
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By Ken West
In Environment, Gardening, Health
Posted September 21, 2020

The Joy Of Sensuous Soil

Gardening is a sensuous hobby because it is all about fertility. Consequently, if we gardeners are not spawning vegetables and fruit then we are growing flowers. Success feeds the senses, not the [...]

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 Cargo Bikes In Friars Cliff
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By Ken West
In Environment, Health
Posted September 7, 2020

Cargo Bikes In Friars Cliff

Deliveries of food and goods in Friars Cliff was entirely carbon free. They were delivered in relative silence and in clean air. However, that was because the river and sea were the highways and [...]

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 Lifetime Of The Human Ear
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By Ken West
In Health, pensioners
Posted August 24, 2020

Lifetime Of The Human Ear

My ears proved really functional in Poundland the other day. The fact that they stick out was key. Yes, it was putting on the mask to enter the shop. That mask sat firmly over my nose and mouth [...]

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 The Polluting Impact Of Our Urine
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By Ken West
In Health, pensioners
Posted July 20, 2020

The Polluting Impact Of Our Urine

Urine has a bad press, which is sad. Consequently, it’s not a subject for the dinner table. It is, of course, a waste product and yet not included in the typical waste streams, like plastic [...]

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 Chinese Medicine And Prehistory
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By Ken West
In Health, Neolithic, Paleo food
Posted July 13, 2020

Chinese Medicine And Prehistory

The Chinese Government has approved Chinese Medicine. Does that seem incongruous, a Communist government adopting a pagan or perhaps Buddhist practice from the past? Well, not quite. It seems [...]

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 Covid-19 Is Deadly For Men
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By Ken West
In Health, pensioners
Posted June 29, 2020

Covid-19 Is Deadly For Men

Nobody is demonstrating in the street over this pernicious killer. It hides in the reeled off stats and few stop to consider it. The fact is that Covid-19 is deadly for men. Getting closer to [...]

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 The Decline Of Sparrows In The UK
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By Ken West
In Birds, Environment, Health
Posted June 1, 2020

The Decline Of Sparrows In The UK

Sparrows might not be able to sing but they sure can twitter. I see quarrels of sparrows, or rather I hear them, all over Friars Cliff, my little coastal retreat. They might be dull, brown jobs [...]

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 Cruising And Flying Is Doomed
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By Ken West
In Health, Neolithic
Posted May 25, 2020

Cruising And Flying Is Doomed

As a shielded, old person holding society to ransom and ruining life for young people, my holiday experiences over 50 years comes to the fore. Before I start proselytizing, let me make an [...]

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