tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72466520803611467362024-03-19T21:04:36.137+02:00NEPTITUDE (n.)Definitions:
1. a variant antonym to ineptitude. Having qualities that render NEP valuable or useful, but above all else, delightful.
2. the distinguishing attitude of NEP, with or without the use of rose-tinted glasses.
3. broadly skillful and insightful due to versatile training at several institutions including, but not limited to, the University of Life.
4. eternal and humble studentship.NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-12803011818891722512022-06-28T12:01:00.006+02:002022-06-29T10:18:34.407+02:00From Mistrust to DistrustDistrust and mistrust are roughly the same. Both mean (1) lack of trust or (2) to regard without trust. But distrust is often based on experience or reliable information, while mistrust is often a general sense of unease toward someone or something.So... I am still Covid-19-vaccine-free. And if you care to understand why, let me try and unpack it for you (and for me, because I need to have this NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-50638139723654207582021-02-18T11:45:00.010+02:002022-01-07T12:54:07.534+02:00Crowning Obscurity – Corona Chronicles from a Microbiology-proficient MomI first published this on 18 February 2021 but unpublished it shortly after because of the animosity and aggression it generated which I had no time or energy to tackle intelligently. Now I am going to put it up again... and then I am going to write something new... reflecting my standpoint in the almost year that has passed since I wrote what stands below...As my title suggests, I am going to NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-78910416576338101692019-10-30T14:59:00.001+02:002022-06-29T10:08:06.828+02:00Job-searching, teething and commas.
So, I have already broken my promise to myself. It’s been
more than a few 'other' days since I last blogged, but, to be honest, my plate
has been full and I am in the process of searching for part-time employment.
This, alone, has been somewhat of a headache. I haven’t had to look for work
for years, and never in Germany. And part-time, English-speaking work in my
field makes my options even NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-68704577340144868402019-09-27T12:57:00.001+02:002019-09-30T12:38:40.870+02:00Time to rediscover NEP
It’s been an age since I have written or read a book and I
am starved of scintillating conversation, even with myself! A lot has happened
since I started this blog and it was a lovely place to immortalize my thoughts
and feelings and ‘let it all out’, which is cleansing and a complimentary
psychology session in itself! I can now
mommy-blog with conviction being a mommy of a two NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-58365325359733266712019-06-06T14:00:00.000+02:002019-06-06T14:00:32.215+02:00Nightmare on Paul-Honestly Street
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NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-71112622941977219992014-12-14T15:54:00.000+02:002015-05-27T15:56:23.256+02:00Hypocrisyhypocrisy (hɪˈpɒkrɪsi/) noun: the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.
synonyms: sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism, piousness, affected piety, affected superiority, false virtue, cant, humbug, pretence, posturing, speciousness, empty talk; insincerity, falseness, falsity, deceptiveness, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, dishonesty, NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-48813012503970199902014-11-03T11:20:00.000+02:002015-11-16T10:22:25.567+02:00To my First Unborn
We love you. And thank you.
It was a huge surprise when I found out that you had formed inside of me. It took a long time for me to even suspect the existence of you… since my periods are never usually regular, and I only think of them when they come around. What's more, I never got the typical morning sickness 'they' speak of… 'they' being all those who have been pregnant before, me never NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-24192360665973116122013-11-22T21:32:00.002+02:002013-11-22T21:56:20.796+02:00Effing B!Excuse the semi-expletive, FNB… but, right now, your acronym is phonetically aligned with my feelings towards you.
I’ve trusted you for a long time… well, as much as anyone can possibly trust a bank. But, I chose you as the keeper of MY hard-earned moolah, and have recommended many to choose you as well.
The things I’ve valued most about our relationship so far is that you’ve given me free NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-55224480449545671682013-09-23T22:36:00.001+02:002013-09-23T22:37:54.310+02:00Shirley ValentineI took my mother and her best friend to see Lisa Bobbert-McIlroy (Lisa) as Shirley Valentine at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre last Friday night.
We had all seen the movie years ago and it had touched us all in its way.
Well, we were not to be disappointed…the palpable involvement that live theatre offers, for both the actor and the audience, remains unmatched.
And then there is Lisa. She is NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-41320227370054464482013-09-23T13:47:00.003+02:002013-09-23T22:36:48.431+02:00The Massage Chair<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-11979097190080883962013-09-06T09:05:00.002+02:002013-09-13T23:31:36.978+02:00Lesson for the Unsuspecting
How I know that john birchel is a sobriquet, amongst other things.
So, yesterday I received a random contact request on Skype from a john birchel, in the lowercase, yes.
Note the following clues that he is not who he presents himself to be.
· The photo is blurry (low pixelate), probably having been downloaded from Google image.
· His name and surname is typed in lowercase… NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-26580353565547394422013-08-27T11:26:00.002+02:002013-09-13T23:24:58.233+02:00SPLIT-ting Headache!<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-36663274910782132602013-08-20T09:54:00.002+02:002013-09-13T23:29:40.993+02:00Movie Misaunters...As a brief diversion from that blessed thing called work, I thought I'd capture some of the worst movies I have ever seen so that you don't have to waste almost two hours of your life enduring the same fate.
1. Teeth
Now, bear in mind, I didn't have the cover as forewarning. This was one of a group of movies a friend had copied over to my hard drive. Bearing a title that didn't grab me in NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-49410005845378185972013-08-06T18:22:00.000+02:002013-08-07T07:48:43.258+02:00On bended knee...<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-54801984065484267122013-06-01T07:06:00.000+02:002013-06-01T07:10:21.767+02:00A Narcissist's Love Letter - John HowellI simply had to capture the following missive, written by another, on my blog... it couldn't be more spot-on...
A Narcissist’s Love LetterWhen I say I’m in love with you, I mean I love the way I feel when I’m with you. I love myself through you. I love seeing myself through your eyes. I love seeing myself through my eyes imagining how I look through your eyes. I love having someone new to tell myNEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-58044461984048041342013-05-27T23:21:00.001+02:002013-05-28T15:28:12.883+02:00I don't want EXTREME right now.<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-33481555259916288552013-04-29T10:27:00.000+02:002013-05-02T11:31:12.288+02:00To Bluff Medicross
Appropriate, your name. Medicross. I find myself CROSS,
beyond measure, today with the medical fraternity and system in general. I need
to vent. Writing is cathartic, as is expressing. That’s why women live longer than men in
general, because we let things out. We bitch, as they say. But I am not a
bitch. I am reasonably annoyed. Let me expound why…
I called you at my expense.
I NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-39522506897226504682013-04-16T18:45:00.001+02:002013-04-16T21:18:59.497+02:00A Couple and a Haunted House...NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-33733121874935191822013-03-26T21:00:00.000+02:002013-05-15T19:58:39.644+02:00When it rains...Whenever it rains like it's raining now...pouring and pouring... I like to stand outside and watch it. Turn everything off and listen to it. I think of how it's cleaning the earth. Feeding nature. Breaking the humidity. Dropping the temperature, which is great for sleep (something I really love at the moment).
But then I also think of all the cars on these dangerous roads and the driver's NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-61117058476132351002013-01-22T12:58:00.000+02:002013-04-27T13:10:13.920+02:00Claudine, I love and admire you forever.
Today is Claudine’s 39th birthday… her first birthday she is celebrating in Heaven and not here on Earth. On the 20th August 2012 she was, most unexpectedly, taken in her slumber.
I have not spoken to anyone about Claudine's passing, except my mother. Despite my broad vocabulary and general ease of communication, this event stirred hush, reverence and introspection in me.
Just a couple of daysNEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-9287954520009110602012-12-07T12:47:00.000+02:002013-03-27T18:00:07.184+02:00Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
These are two greeting cards received by a girl during her ten month experience with a high level somatic narcissist.
Thank heavens she has a name for this now... the education has been critical for her recovery. He always considered himself quite unique, different, not run-of-the-mill, offbeat... and proudly so. He is, in fact, common as they come. There are so many of his kind out there NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-1596417934494061642012-11-24T19:28:00.000+02:002013-03-27T18:03:10.979+02:00Living with Other People
There is so much I want to write about. So much I need to
write out. 2012 promised loads of ‘clay’ for lyrical sculpting, most of it
decidedly unwelcome but definitely edifying. But, work commitments are currently
demanding. I dare not begin just yet.
However, I have stolen a moment to broach a topic reared in
conversation today, so that I don’t forget to speak of it later. It tenders
NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-79342554409766153402012-11-03T10:57:00.002+02:002012-11-09T20:39:40.704+02:00Success - by someone I don't know named JohnWhat is it that you’d have me say – your son who knew you well?
Of your strengths – that there were many,
That your weaknesses were few
That every man you’d ever met
Would have looked up to you
That you’d climbed a mountain through a raging storm,
That your wit brought laughter, your passion drew tears
That a stronger man was never born,
And in your presence I had no fears
That thousands worked NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246652080361146736.post-27938776301048192812012-03-15T12:27:00.000+02:002012-03-15T12:27:31.024+02:00'My Gown...' by Jacky PahlThey told me that life could be just what I made it
I the designer - mine the decision
Whether to wear it with bonnet or crown.
And so I selected the prettiest pattern - life should be made of the loveliest hue...
Something unique and a bit out of fashion, one that perhaps would be chosen by few.
But other folks came and they leaned o'er my shoulder
Somebody questioned the ultimate cost
Somebody NEPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517457326977961153noreply@blogger.com0