At times it seems you have to suffer in order to learn certain lessons from life and the lessons you learn make up what’s called ‘wisdom’. But wisdom is such a very misunderstood thing…
At the simplest level most people believe you get ‘wise’ or accumulate wisdom just for growing old and watching life. Yet, I [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 08:53:03 on August 12th, 2008 in Lifestyle
No Comments »I woke up this morning thinking: we are all addicted to drugs or to a ‘drug’ of some sort. For many people this drug is weed (marijuana, ganja), alcohol, going to the gym, sex, food (more commonly in the form of eating), religion, kissing or doing anything that we love above and beyond a regularity [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 08:24:45 on July 31st, 2008 in Lifestyle
2 Comments »On Saturday, July 19, 2008 I bought some cherries from the Notting Hill branch of Marks and Spencer store. They looked fresh and delicious behind the refrigerated box lit by pleasant, cool blue lighting. The package said they were good until July 22.
The date wasn’t a problem because I planned to eat the fruit with [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 23:59:28 on July 28th, 2008 in Lifestyle
No Comments »It is natural for some people to put up a resistance to things and concepts they are not familiar with. This is what “keeping it real” means to them.
So, if they encounter something which challenges them in this manner they will initially reject it. This may be how they are socialised.
For instance, a woman who [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 23:59:24 on July 27th, 2008 in Lifestyle
No Comments »I made two huge mistakes today; both involve trying to be helpful to a particular female friend.
I made mistake number one when I suggested she should visit Primark on Oxford Street as they sold good quality clothes for ‘very little money.’ You could also use the word ‘cheap’ instead of ‘very little money’. Anyway, she [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 23:59:52 on July 22nd, 2008 in Lifestyle
No Comments »A local Indian restaurant dropped a colourful leaflet through my letterbox, hoping that I would make their day by ordering a delivered meal from their extensive menu. Since I had given up ordering take-away there was little chance of that happening.
Then I started tracing my fingers down the menu list and seeing one or two [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 23:59:58 on July 20th, 2008 in Lifestyle
No Comments »It took a BBC documentary to make singer Jamelia realise she shouldn’t wear human hair extensions and weave-ins anymore.
Like thousands of other keen fashion-conscious women she believed extending her hair with strands of hair from unknown origins, usually taken from other humans, was just the best way to enhance her beauty.
Indeed as a schoolgirl she, [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 23:59:55 on July 18th, 2008 in Lifestyle
No Comments »The average dictionary defines being financially rich as “having wealth or great possessions”. My definition is having enough money to be able to afford anything you want in an emergency!
For instance if there was a major disaster in London with chaos scattering people all over the capital and the best way to escape was to [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 23:59:00 on July 14th, 2008 in Lifestyle
No Comments »Step aside tobacco the future of smoking is here! Yeah right, here we go…
A new device aiming to fill the gap left open by the total ban on public smoking has hit the market and is whipping up some kind of dust. It’s called a Gamucci and it’s a dead ringer for a real cigarette, [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 23:59:59 on July 5th, 2008 in Lifestyle
No Comments »Yesterday was a year since a total smoking ban was enforced in all public places in England. I must say how very glad I am that it has been a huge success. Here’s why.
I am not really a cigarette smoker but whenever someone smokes in my presence I feel I am and I hate the [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 23:59:15 on July 2nd, 2008 in Lifestyle
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