David's blog

I watched a strange programme on the telly last night on channel 5 it was about men who gave their sperm for free to women who wanted to have children but did not want to have a relationship with a man just wanted the baby.  It was called 4 men and something like 124 babies.  The whole thing was outside the regulated sperm donation procedure though I am not sure the fact that its regulated makes much difference to what is going on. Men are still sperm doners and are not going to be the father of the baby I mean they will have fullfillied their roll and that will be that.  Some guy in his 60s had load of children, but was not going to take any part in their lives which I guess would be my main issue.  I would want to know what sort of life the children I had fathered would be going to have. I guess sperm donation is a nice thing if you don't want the man involved but about when the child wants to know or find their father.  It is a mine field I guess and people can get hurt.  thes

I was nearly in crash today I say nearly as the bus I was in managed to slam the brakes on before it happened though everyone went flying forward.  This happened near the crossing of that ffestiniog railway thing in Porthmadog the driver in front of the bus slamed their brakes on so the bus had to do the same, I don't know if the person didn't see the lights or maybe the alrrm for the train did not go off soon enough to give the car a chance to stopslowly anwyway it was not a nice experience worse for the lady in front I guess as she went flying on her front to the floor. I got off the above bus and got the next one home which was half an hour late which is ok as it is a lovely day and I could sit in the sun anyway and there is not hurry to come back here really. I have contacted the dwp again just in case that some letter has got lost or something I do not fancy trying to reinstall the benefit anyway there was not a lot forthcoming  so I have to wait for a phone call this

It seems for the first time in god knows how long of paying rent I have paid too much it is not my fault the woman in the post office must have misheard me and its not possible to the screen where the card goes in sometimes.  It is not hardship I guess I will just pay less next time which is not far away as usual. It is Saturday again I use to like Saturdays but not as much anymore I am not sure why I guess as its a struggle to find things to do which is a bit sad really I suppose.  I see in Ireland they are voting to get abortions legally I agree with the abortion law but not in all cases especailly when there is not good reason to have an abortion besides the two people have been careless I am not too happy with the fact that woman even though its her body has complete control it seems over the desicion to have the abortion its a complecated issue and not easy to resolve but the man it basically powerless if the woman wants to have the abortion and this could impact the man's

It is not so sunny today weather wise but they say there is more on the way we shall see. I went for a swim this morning to the local leisure centre expecting it to be busy with the usual thursday morning crown but to my surprise I was wrong it was empty so had the pool all to myself for most of the hour and it gave me chance exercise this stiff shoulder I have.  I also while I was there had a bit of chat with a girl well she is not girl now who was at school with me she works in the library there. After lunch I went to get a perscription to the next town for my stomach and some bits and bobs from the coop it has been damp tis after noon I tried to apply for a job but it need a password which I could not get right so I gave up as it was too frustrating. I got letter from the company I used to work for and they want me to send them a signed copy of something I haven't done any work for them for years so I chucked it in the bin. I came across this website today called www.dewis.w

Today was another episode with the bus ticket machine as I decided to go and do some shopping.  On the way down I managed to hear the bus beep but not see it as the sun was too bright though it is nice to have the sun out these days a change from the dreay rain we usually have round here. Catching the bus back I saw the light go off on the bus thing and heard it too I guess it depends on the bus that is being used in relation to how much success I have this has developed into a bit of a game now. I have started to listen to Mike Brace's second book I read the first one and it was amusing especially the episodes where his blindness has got him into awkward situations due to his sight loss.   In this book he comes over a bit full of himself confidence is good but this is just too much of being full of oneself it is quite amusing at times though and I guess I will carry on with it as its quite easy to follow. The tinnitus I suffer with is really vile today and is hard work hope

It is not so sunny today but it is still dry and that is the main thing really the rain is a bit boring much like most sundays which can be a bit of a drag really. I took the bus yesterday after the chat I had with the bus company man the day before and confirmed the light on the ticket machine seems to go out when the pass is put in which clarify's the situation a bit little bit. I need to do something a bit different on a Saturday night as where I am now going is a bit boring its the same old thing all the time maybe I can take the bus somewhere else try another pub just break the routine I guess as it can get a bit samey if I carry on like this I have another week before then anyway and apparently the weather is going to be nice for the next week which will make it easier to got out as long as I am not in much pain.  This pain is really perplexing and is hard to get to the bottom of what is causing it. I was a bit dissappointed in the result of the boxing last night but I

I decided to attend a display of technical equipment for people who have a disability today it was in Llandudno and it was quite interesting really I didn't find anything that would help with being able to see some kind of print better but I managed to sort out a couple of other things. I gather its possible to get a screen reader that reads Welsh at a price which is a shame as there are free ones on the net that read English but there are no free ones on the net that read Welsh. I have also been having problems with the buses regarding the ticket machine which is difficult to hear at times and the guy in the exhibition understood my plight and said its the fault of the old machines that they have, my problem is regarding the noise it makes when putting my pass on it sometimes the noise it difficult to hear and the light is also difficult to see.  They are going to get new machines in the future it seams but I guess we will have to struggle on for while I suggested the machines h

This post is about a drug I came across on tv programme a drug I had not heard about for about 20 years that drug being Largactil.  I recently came across it while watching a tv program about Strangeways where it was called the liquid cosh by the inmates as it was used there to calm them down if they played up.  Largactil is a sedative really but has serious side effects so I was really shocked to hear that it was used by the guards to knock inmates out and was surprised that they were allowed to give to inmates in injection form, I first came across Largactil in the 1980s when I worked in a well to do care home for the elderly in Kew Gardens for a few weeks one summer.  Some of the residents had dementia and maybe have been a bit difficult at times so Largactil was given to them to calm them down it was given in liquid form and it did the job I guess it was used in the same manner as the liquid cosh which might have some justification in a prison but not in an elderly people's

Chelsea FC ended a dreadful season in the English premier league yesterday with a humiliationg defeat by Newcastle United at they home ground.  It has been an awful season like I say being defeated by mediocre teams all through the season and in the end not qualfiying for the champions league its worse as last season was good.  The club has taken a massive step backwards they could not replace Diego Costa Morata has been awful and hopefully will move on and the goal keeper is rubbish too.  It makes even harder to stomach such a crap season as ex players have fourished at other clubs.  Also so Chelsea have finished 30 points behind big spending Man city I don't understand how the manger is still there mangers have been sacked for less the owner must be getting soft in his old age or something or is not as interested as he might have been years which is ominous for Chelsea fans as he might go. Next season will be boring as there is no Champions league football only that crap europa

Last night while taking my glasses off a screw fell out of them and they came apart so I decided this morning to go and get them fixed I was going to go to the opticians there, they do it for nothing its a service they provide you don't get much for nothing these days but you can have a screw replaced in your glasses if one comes out.  I looked on the internet to see which one was open and it said that the Rook one was open until one this afternoon so off I went on the bus.  When I got there though it was shut so I had been given a load of crap by google maybe the information is out of date anyway I had a wasted journey. While I was there I got a couple of things that I needed and then got the bus back it was a nice day so I guess it was not that bad, I had not planned to go again to Porthmadog though and being a bit in pain it was a bit of an inconvenience next time I will ring I guess just in case its a load of crap again.

Apparently the Curlew or in Welsh Y Gyflinir nesting population in North Wales is down 80 percent on the last 20 years and if it carries on there will be none left here quite soon and what a shame it would be not to be able to hear that distinctive call. Y Gyflinir - R Williams Parry Dy alwad glywir hanner dydd Fel ffliwt hyfrydlais uwch y rhos Fel chwiban bugail a fo gudd Dy alwad glywir hanner nos Nes clywir, pan ddwys a dy swn Cyfarth dy anweledig gwn Dy braidd yw'r moel gymylau maith A'th barod gwn yw'r pedwar gwynt Gorlanna'th ddiadelloedd llaith I'w gwasgar eilwaith ar eu hynt Yn yrr ddioffwys, laes ddifref Hyd lynfnion hafodlasau'r ne If you want to help contact Curlew Cymru telling where you might have seen a nest.  Maybe there would not be a welsh word for the curlew today as its quite rare and maybe would have not been given a name perhaps and the poetry would not have been written about it.  Apparently its foxes and sl

I see there is a charity now that deals with people who have been abused as children its called NAPAC not sure what the acronym is short for I am surprised one has appeared now or recently and wondering why now as child abuse has been going on a very long time as still going on and it will keep going on I assume while there are children as whatever exists in world humans will find a way of abusing it it is the worst part of the human condition I guess.  I was aware of charities that help folk who have been sexually abused but not the physical type or mental type of abuse I guess abuse is abuse however its done it still has a massive impact on the lives of people who have been subjected to it, it can severe outcomes for the survivors of the abuse.  I think there are myths about abuse or anxieties that people who have been abuse have the fact that they think if they have children they will subject their children to abuse and I guess can back fire a bit and they can let their children get

I'm sure its about time it warmed up and that I can stop using the central heating.  This winter seems to be going on and on and I will get another massive gas bill from those robbing utility companies. This 2 days after going to see the manic street preachers in Llandudno which was  good night I guess except for the noise of the concert which was a bit loud on which I  commented on on twitter and The Coral retweeted my observation I also had a message from the recording studio which did the sound naming the engineer who was doing the sound at the venue.  I think I will invest in a pair of decent earplugs if I ever go again to see a concert like that really as its not worth the risk my ears are stil ringing really from the other night and I already have some hearing lose apparently but I will have to check that out again soon I will have to go to the hearing clinic but from my experience it does seem like I do have some loss what can be done I don't know a friend helped me ou