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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. Okay I admit this time of the year is not particularly conducive to the enjoyment of ice cream. Miserable weather, dark evenings and freezing temperatures. It’s a far cry from the conditions in which one is meant to enjoy ice cream. The ideal is surely a hot summers day in Italy, walking the streets of turin, breathing in the warm air, the smell of hot pizza wafting through the cobbled streets, beautiful women floating past and the occasional Mini being chased by a Fiat in the distance.
There was once a time when writers were trusted, respected members of the community. Movie critics used to attend glamorous Premieres alongside the stars, their opinions lauded by the masses. Authors were revered, journalists were celebrated and not a single footballer’s wife was published. Those days are gone. The net has killed the dream with crap writing that is so gut wrenchingly disgusting that you need an osteopath to help you recover from the convulsions.
There are plenty of decent web designers in the world. Those that can make your website look prettier and those that can generate lovely fluffy marketing ideas but there are surprisingly few that offer to test different designs to find a look that works well for users. So many web design essex agencies tend to neglect that design and usability are one and the same. Just ask Steve Jobs the founder and chief executive of Apple. He has built an empire on products that not only look great but those that are simple to use.
 The Beautiful iPhone
Although common sense and common misconception would lead many to believe that the kiwifruit originates from New Zealand, it in fact is native to China.
The kiwifruit is commonly known simply as a ‘kiwi’, but is also known as the Chinese gooseberry and was renamed for exporting purposes in the 1950s.
Its name changed to melonette for a short period before being renamed as the kiwifruit.
In fact, the kiwifruit has had more names than possibly any other fruit: Macaque peach; macaque pear; vine pear; sunny peach; wood berry; unusual fruit; wonder fruit and our personal favourite, the hairy bush fruit.
Most people peel off the skin but if you can stomach it, it’s very good for you containing antioxidants. In fact, kiwifruits are extremely good for you as they contain vitamin A, vitamin E, potassium and contain more vitamin C than any other fruit.
I like camping and have always been a bit sceptical about the sanitised holiday villages like Center Parcs. They claim to give visitors the sense of living in the woods whilst at the same time being comfortable and protecting them from the wild. And despite my reservations, I have to admit, I have been won over. Enjoying the outdoors on a cold winter’s day is fantastic. Going back to a warm chalet with a roasting fire and underfloor heating is far better than a damp sleeping back and a stale can of baked beans.
 Posh Camping - Cabins v Tents
Last night the British sky exploded with an orgy of fireworks. People across the country celebrated the anniversary of the world’s most famous execution by burning effigies and pounding the sky with explosives. It is the one time of the year where people are able to quell their pyromaniac cravings and re-enact execution. And we love it. But amongst all of this magnificent splendour and excitement there is there is tragedy.
 The horrific truth - a young firework stick - abandoned and left for dead.
At this time of year the UK is struck down with the sniffles. Answer machines in offices, stores and factories across the land are inundated with the whisperings of weak, desperate, near death people regretfully informing their bosses that they will not be able to make it in because of ‘bird flu’, ’swine flu’, ‘the dreaded man flu’ or any other plague like illness. I can’t help but think what my Grandad would have made of it. He would have had none of the hysteria surrounding illness at this time of year.
 Mud is fun!
Health Insurance is a nasty American invention. It is one of the things that makes me proud to be English. Whilst the NHS has its critics it is on the whole it is an incredible thing. It’s true that the NHS is not great if you get a sports injury and need physiotherapy but if you are really ill then it will look after you. I for one can contest it. I used to moan about the doctor waiting times etc etc but a spell in hospital very quickly puts these gripes into perspective.
 Hi everybody!
I’m feeling a little bit guilty as my last blog was warm with praise for the brilliance of scientific advancement. Man when equipped with great tools can achieve incredible things. Or so I thought. The world is hypocritical. Whilst one man is learning how to regrow a human limb another is not being allowed to purchase a coffee at a global coffee chain because they have run out of lids. Yes that’s right. That is the world we live in.
 A typical Coffee aficionado. Fervent in the pursuit of 'proper coffee' This is a preview of Oh for simpler times – Why are all coffee drinkers twats? . Read the full post (284 words, 1 image, estimated 1:08 mins reading time)
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