I make no apology for having some opinions which may well make me appear to be an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud. In fact, I am quite proud of those which appear to be (to me, at least!) simple, obvious, common sense thoughts which seem to be shared by a considerable number of my contemporaries. Of course, many generations have yearned for “the good old days” following happy reminiscences of their former lives with associated things, people & methods. The older one gets, the more memories are collected, hopefully in pleasant nostalgia. Many practises are not performed today either through lack of being taught (following changes in “the norm”) or because of fear of contravening a Health and Safety Law - often blamed unjustly but not always so!
When I contacted several former bank colleagues to ask whether they would like to get in touch with me, I was delighted to get emails (some with photos!) describing further happenings in the lives of the senders and their families. Some of you already know that for some time (and even more, now!) I’ve spent most of my time at the computer and consider myself fortunate to exchange emails with some people I really like. As is my custom in these Musings, I’ll refrain from mentioning anyone by name, to prevent any embarrassment - to myself as well as to others!.
Emailing has been described as the modern form of penfriendship; I’m certainly pleased to receive emails, whether for a single instance or leading to a continuing exchange (of information, jokes, photos, messages, etc.). I can even be contacted on Facebook but I don’t Tweet (just coo gently!).
Hope to hear from you, soon,All the best, mike-Ireland@live.com
"Keep adding, keep walking, keep advancing." - Saint Augustine
"It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory." - W. ds Deming
"Happiness, greatness, pride - nothing is secure, nothing keeps." - Euripides
“When you are through changing, you are through." - Bruce Barton
"Our only security is our ability to change." - John Lilly
“Each contact with a human being is so rare, so precious, one
should preserve it.” - Anais Nin
