250 McDonald’s customers pay for strangers’ meals in Christmas pay-it-forward chain – ITV News

I think this is a fantastic gesture that just about sums up the way we should all behave when it comes to this season. I am left wondering if a chain night this could ever be started in the UK… I am just not sure. Maybe we need to start an experiment… A generous gesture [...]

It had to be said…

I suppose that it was inevitable that I would end up having a rant about something. Last time it was regarding gay marriage, and this time it is about the refugee crisis that is going on in Europe at the moment. I am sure that you have all seen the images of the toddler washed [...]

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More Than 4,000 Died Within Six Weeks Of Being Deemed ‘Fit For Work’, Reveal Government

More than 4,000 people died within six weeks of being found “fit for work”, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed. Figures released today show that between December 20 Source: More Than 4,000 Died Within Six Weeks Of Being Deemed 'Fit For Work', Reveal Government OMG, that is a huge figure that they [...]

Virginia Shooting: WDBJ 7 News Crew Shot Dead Live On Air in Moneta, Franklin County

Virginia Shooting: WDBJ 7 News Crew Shot Dead Live On Air in Moneta, Franklin County. There are no words to describe how horrific this must have been for those in the studio who are watching, or indeed their loved ones who would have also been watching. However, what it does go to show is what [...]

The ‘what if’s’ of an idiot

Found on: https://ipeniwrite.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/the-what-ifs-of-an-idiot/ But, you see, being disabled is divine for me, as it is who I am, and I don't want to change myself. I guess some climb the pity tree, but, honestly would anyone change what makes them, well, them? Does that make me the idiot? Well, then so be it! I share [...]

UK 11-year-old boy sent home from school for Christian Grey costume | Entertainment & Showbiz from CTV News

I am not sure what to make about this one. On the one hand, fifty shades of Grey is a book (and, sadly, a bestseller) and the costume was not exactly offensive. He was only holding cable ties and an eye mask, and, let's face it, it could have been a lot worse. He could [...]