Pain arrives to visit once more
The unwelcome guest
That won’t stay away from my door
I do my best to keep him at bay
But each time gets worse
With another long, aggravated stay
Pain arrives to visit once more
The unwelcome guest
That won’t stay away from my door
I do my best to keep him at bay
But each time gets worse
With another long, aggravated stay
Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie has died at the age of 79. She passed away peacefully at hospital this morning, Wednesday, November 30th 2022, following a short illness.
Songbird
For you, there’ll be no more crying.
For you, the sun will be shining.
And I feel that when I’m with you,
It’s alright, I know it’s right.
To you, I’ll give the world.
To you, I’ll never be cold.
‘Cause I feel that when I’m with you,
It’s alright, I know it’s right.
And the songbirds are singing, like they know the score.
And I love you, I love you, I love you, like never before.
And I wish you all the love in the world.
But most of all, I wish it from myself.
And the songbirds keep singing, like they know the score
And I love you, I love you, I love you
Like never before, like never before, like never before.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieve it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Speak when you are angry, and you will make the best speech you’ll ever regret.
– Laurence J. Peter
Sometimes help appears when we need it most, and it comes from the unlikeliness of places. Someone, somewhere, wants to help. Sometimes you have to look for it, sometimes it just appears.
“This is not a war, it is systematic genocide.”
This is for Palestine, Ramallah, West Bank, Gaza,
This is for the child that is searching for the answer,
I wish I could take your tears and replace them with laughter,
Long live Palestine, Long live Gaza!!
Palestine, Ramallah, West Bank, Gaza,
This is for the child that is searching for an answer,
I wish I could take your tears and replace them with laughter,
Long live Palestine, Long live Gaza!!
While we listen to tunes, made by ignorant fools,
Israel blocked the UN from delivering food,
They’ll bring in the troops and you won’t even glimpse at the news,
They make money of the products that we are quick to consume,
It’s not simply a question of differing views,
Forget emotions, this is fact, what I spit is the truth,
Makes no difference if you’re a Christian or if you’re a Jew,
They are just people living in different conditions to you,
They still die when you bomb their schools, mosques and hospitals,
It is not because of rockets, please God can you stop it all,
I’m not related to the strangers on the TV,
But I relate because those faces could have been me,
Words can never ever explain the raw tragedy,
It’s not a war they’re just murdering more rapidly,
We are automatically supporting pure savagery,
Imagine how you’d feel if this was your family,
Free my people, long live Palestine,
We will never let you go
Free Free Palestine, Free Free Palestine,
Free Free Palestine, Free Free Palestine,
Free Free Palestine, Free Free Palestine,
Free Free Palestine, Free Free Palestine,
Palestine remains in my heart forever,
We stand for peace, in times of war we shan’t surrender,
Remember, it didn’t start in that dark December,
Every coin is a bullet, if you’re Marks and Spencer,
And when your sipping Coca-Cola,
That’s another pistol in the holster of the soulless soldiers,
You say you know about the Zionist lobby,
But you put money in their pocket when you’re buying their coffee,
Talking about revolution, sitting in Starbucks,
The fact is that’s the type of thinking I can’t trust,
Let alone even start to respect,
Before you talk learn the meaning of that scarf on your neck,
Forget Nestle,
Obama promised Israel 30 billion over the next decade,
They’re trigger happy and they’re crazy,
Think about that when you’re putting Huggies nappies on your baby,
Free my people, long live Palestine,
We will never let you go
Free Free Palestine, Free Free Palestine,
Free Free Palestine, Free Free Palestine,
Free Free Palestine, Free Free Palestine,
Free Free Palestine, Free Free Palestine,
This is not just a war over stolen land,
Why do you think little boys are throwing stones at tanks?
We will never really know how many people are dead,
They drop bombs on little girls while they sleep in their beds,
Don’t get offended by facts, just try and listen,
Nothing is more anti-Semitic than Zionism,
So please don’t bring bad vibes when you speak to me,
I know there’s plenty of Rabbi’s that agree with me,
It’s your choice what you do with this message,
Don’t get it confused; I view this from a truly human perspective,
How many more resolutions have to be violated,
How many more children have to be annihilated
Israel is a terror state, there terrorists that terrorise,
I testify, my television televised them telling lies,
This is not a war, it is systematic genocide,
But whatever they try, Palestine will never die!!!
Free my people, long live Palestine,
We will never let you go
Free Free Palestine, Free Free Palestine,
Free Free Palestine, Free Free Palestine,
Free Free Palestine, Free Free Palestine,
Free Free Palestine, Free Free Palestine,
Palestine, Ramallah, West Bank, Gaza,
This is for the child that is searching for an answer,
I wish I could take your tears and replace them with laughter,
Long live Palestine, Long live Gaza!!
Palestine, Ramallah, West Bank, Gaza,
This is for the child that is searching for an answer,
I wish I could take your tears and replace them with laughter,
Long live Palestine, Long live Gaza!!
Leaves are scattered on the ground
Like tears in the rain
They make no sound
The breeze blows kisses
Sweetly and gently
Calming my mind as I am reminiscing
The Tories cut 8 million bed spaces from the NHS, reducing the number of patients hospitals can treat by 2 million a year. They then handed a £10 billion contract to private hospitals to provide bed spaces.
See how it works?
Welsh:
Yma o Hyd
Dwyt ti’m yn cofio Macsen,
does neb yn ei nabod o.
Mae mil a chwe chant o flynyddoedd,
yn amser rhy hir i’r co’.
Pan aeth Magnus Maximus o Gymru,
yn y flwyddyn tri-chant-wyth-tri,
a’n gadael yn genedl gyfan,
a heddiw – wele ni!
Ry’n ni yma o hyd,
ry’n ni yma o hyd,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth.
Ry’n ni yma o hyd,
ry’n ni yma o hyd,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth.
Ry’n ni yma o hyd.
Chwythed y gwynt o’r Dwyrain,
rhued y storm o’r môr,
hollted y mellt yr wybren,
a gwaedded y daran “encôr”!
Llifed dagrau’r gwangalon,
a llyfed y taeog y llawr.
Er dued yw’r fagddu o’n cwmpas,
ry’n ni’n barod am doriad y wawr!
Ry’n ni yma o hyd,
ry’n ni yma o hyd,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth.
Ry’n ni yma o hyd,
ry’n ni yma o hyd,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth.
Ry’n ni yma o hyd.
Cofiwn i Facsen Wledig
adael ein gwlad yn un darn
A bloeddiwn gerbron y gwledydd,
“Mi fyddwn yma tan Ddydd y Farn!”
Er gwaetha pob Dic Siôn Dafydd,
er gwaetha ‘rhen Fagi a’i chriw,
byddwn yma hyd ddiwedd amser,
a bydd yr iaith Gymraeg yn fyw!
Ry’n ni yma o hyd,
ry’n ni yma o hyd,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth.
Ry’n ni yma o hyd,
ry’n ni yma o hyd,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth.
Ry’n ni yma o hyd,
ry’n ni yma o hyd,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth.
Ry’n ni yma o hyd,
ry’n ni yma o hyd,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
er gwaetha pawb a phopeth…
English translation:
Still Here
You don’t remember Macsen,
nobody knows him.
One thousand and six hundred years,
a time too long to remember.
When Magnus Maximus left Wales,
in the year 383,
leaving us a whole nation,
and today – look at us!
We are still here,
we are still here,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything.
We are still here,
we are still here,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything.
We are still here.
Let the wind blow from the East,
let the storm roar from the sea,
let the lightning split the heavens,
and the thunder shout “encore!”
Let the tears of the faint-hearted flow,
and the servile lick the floor.
Despite the blackness around us,
we are ready for the breaking of the dawn!
We are still here,
we are still here,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything.
We are still here,
we are still here,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything.
We are still here.
We remember that Macsen the Emperor
left our country in one whole piece.
And we shall shout before the nations,
“We’ll be here until Judgement Day!”
Despite every Dic Siôn Dafydd,
despite old Maggie5 and her crew,
we’ll be here until the end of time,
and the Welsh language will be alive!
We are still here,
we are still here,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything.
We are still here,
we are still here,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything.
We are still here,
we are still here,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything.
We are still here,
we are still here,
in spite of everyone and everything,
in spite of everyone and everything…
OUR RIGHT TO DECIDE
This is not something that is going to go away, just because the UK government does not like it. Quite the opposite in fact.
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
– Samuel Johnson
When people say they get pleasure from smoking, it is because of the undesirable feeling that is allayed, by getting the fix that prevents them from getting withdrawal symptoms. It feels good to have a cigarette after going without one for a long time. Pure bliss, but there is more pleasure derived from being free of an addiction, than is gained from feeding an addiction. Nicotine’s desirability is enhanced, because of its dual action properties. It is used to both stimulate and relax.
At the beginning
When someone first indulges in smoking, changes begin to happen in the brain. There is a chemical called acetylcholine, which is used in the neurotransmission, that helps different parts of the brain communicate with each other.
The nicotine molecule has a similar shape to the acetylcholine molecule and fits into the places where acetylcholine would normally go. It is a bit like an invasive species taking over an environment, or like squatters moving into a building.
Effect
Where acetylcholine played an important part in transferring information, the process now uses nicotine instead. One of the effects of nicotine cessation is finding it hard to concentrate on a task. When smokers need extra concentration, they light up a cigarette. Acetylcholine is replenished naturally, but nicotine has to be constantly reintroduced into the system by inhalation.
Homeostasis
The biological system that maintains a constant environment within the body is called homeostasis. It controls things like fluid balance and body temperature. It also regulates acid and alkali levels. If there are changes to the usual equilibrium, the homeostatic process rebalances the difference.
Smoking raises the body’s acidic level, therefor, if a smoker does not have their usual intake of chemicals, homeostasis prompts the individual to light up. If someone normally smokes ten or twenty cigarettes a day, then that is the amount they will need each day, to maintain a constant internal balance.
Bladder
The part of the body that sends a message to the brain to light up, is the bladder. A good example of this, is when a smoker drinks tea, or even more so, drinks pints of beer, the bladder is flushed and the acidic level changes from its usual balance and needs to be topped-up, resulting in an increased nicotine intake.
Acidic drinks
A tactic that can be beneficial to someone who stops smoking, is to drink a citric acid drink like orange juice. This helps to keep the acidic level in the bladder at a sufficient level, and deceive the homeostatic process, to prevent it sending instructions to the brain to light up. This is paradoxical, because too much juice will flush the bladder.
Long term success
Although there are numerous aids to help quit smoking, going cold-turkey produces a greater number of long-term successes, in comparison to using methods that help smokers quit.
Acetylcholine is not just present in the brain, but is used in the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. So, when such an important chemical is replaced by nicotine, the withdrawal is difficult to cope with and the recovery period can vary while the body cleans out the harmful chemicals.
Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know, because I’ve done it thousands of times.
– Mark Twain
Getting help with depression, is like having a hand reaching into your pitch-black prison, and taking hold of your hand, and gently leading you towards the light.
IF YOU
WANT TO
ACHIEVE
FREEDOM
STOP
ASKING
FOR
PERMISSION
UK energy companies are making £6 million profit an hour with the blessing of the government, who are also raking it in due to the extra VAT profits.
It is not a cost-of-living crisis, it is legalised robbery.
They know people will die this winter due to Fuel Poverty.
It is murderous unquenchable greed.
As long as the shareholders keep receiving increased dividends, that’s the main thing.
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