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Says a lot about how our culture is in denial about death... Just put the body in a box, have a few drinks, perhaps a cry and talk small talk. Curious. I feel more drawn to the funerals in Asia. Crack the skull open and let the spirit be free. There's a connection between the two realms, the...

He won't have have to spend much time at the dentist. Anyway, he seems like a nice, genuine chap, forthcoming, a good communicator, very positive and it's great to see someone genuinely excited about leading the boro. My prediction is that we'll have some good results early on and hover around...

Challenging times for you. The good thing is you have recognized the problem. Next, try to understand that all the 'trivial' things arising in your mind arise for a reason, they may seem trivial but they have an important purpose. They are there as a kind of signpost that you need to find a way...

It's not so bad. A traditional seaside town and the chips and ice cream are excellent. If you walk along the main beach south you'll come to sand dunes and a lovely beach. There's also a great little park. Worth a day out

A load of anachronistic imperialistic, colonial nonsense that should have been abolished a long time ago. if we have to keep these medieval titles then they should be given to people who make a real sacrifice to help others, not multi-millionaire footballers and corporate cronies. What a load...

Give it a couple of years and the tables will turn again. That's football. Anyway, Sunderland have suffered far more than us in the past decade, so good luck to them. And tbh I'd rather us be competing in the champo than getting spanked in the PL every week.

I think we'll have season in league 1, come back up, then get promoted to the PL. Then back to where we are now. MFC will always be either top half of the champo or, on occasions, bottom half of PL. Anything outside of this zone is purely temporary unless there's some seismic shift.

It's quite understandable to feel 'lost' as you say because you've lost an important part of your self identity, the identity you created at work which was also connected to your authority and influence. You can't just become a different person over night so you have to create a new identity...

I'm off in my van with my dog in September. I've been to Mull, but wondering where else to go. I like wilderness and beaches and the van is kitted out. Any suggestions? Thanks.

For dad it was Royal Marines Military band (he was in the marines). He had no time for anything else. For mum it was Sinatra. Meanwhile, I was in my bedroom listening to Velvet Underground, Doors, Joy Division etc. We did find common ground with Louis Armstrong, though.

How is it for you? I'm 61 and still teaching (part-time at uni and part-time at school). Some days I'd rather just be pottering about and it gets harder to motivate myself to get up and get in the classroom and perform. However, having made the effort it does feel like I've done something...

Carrick won't be sacked. He lost his best 2 players mid-season and it wasn't his fault. He should be given an apology. And you go to admire the character and stoicism of the guy. And he's still young.

even if we'd scraped the play-offs we would very likely be spanked in the semis and that would be it. If we were promoted we'd very likely be spanked every week and we'd all be want the season to end before Christmas. The foundations aren't in place for competing in the prem. I try to look at...

Bored because it's been so predictable, and for months.

The reality is sinking in that the team promoted from this bunch will get spanked every week and end up with 1 point if lucky, basically a laughing stock in the PL, so they're all scrapping not to be promoted. Plus, half the team will be sacked along with the manager before Christmas...