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Monday 27th January 2025

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Today is the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Most of that generation have gone now, only elderly people who were children at the time are still alive. I awoke at 6.15 this morning with another headache, about 6.30 I heard the distant boom of thunder as I was getting back into bed. I hate thunder as it frightens me, mum said there was another clap of thunder at 7.30 which thankfully I didn't hear.  The rain was heavy last night, it drowned out my ambient music. I heard the rain hitting the window, and the wind in the trees in the park is loud.   California could do with rain with all the fires they've been having. I think Mel Gibson's house went up in flames, another guy tried to fight it; his remains were found still holding a hose. Went to the Guildhall for the first memorial, had thunder about 11am the pavements were wet as we left. The second memorial was at at Paul's. Annmarie doesn't like me talking to my friends, and got funny with me which re...

January 5th 2025

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Been so busy over Christmas which just shot by. Went up aunt Joan's, Karl rang Alan while we were at Dunchurch to ask where we were.  We went the London road route, I was relieved when Alan turned up. We went to Elliott's field a shipping complex near Brownsover estate,  most of the shops are closing in the town and may be turned into flats.  I don't even know how long shops will last, because everyone seems to shop online.  I'd rather feel the product, then have to return the stupid thing because it didn't look like what was in the photo. When my parents came to Rugby in 1967 Rugby was a different world.  It has changed a lot, we used to park at Rugby precinct now renamed Clock Towers.  Someone got killed while under the ift fixing it, how horrible in that?  Alan knew one of his friends, what a way to die. Sometimes when I'm in the bathroom, I can hear speeding trains going through the station on the way to Manchester from London. We get this in Devon...