tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post5969008648649100388..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: England expectsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-23153663776275472282017-03-22T23:42:29.857-07:002017-03-22T23:42:29.857-07:00Hey, you have forgotten those important words abou...Hey, you have forgotten those important words about the birds and the lilys, as I often do as well!! We are not supposed to worry ahead, that is all too large for us anyway. We are to plunge in and do, and when you do, as you have discovered, the doubt goes away. But we must struggle to remember that feeling the next time!!Fairtraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02517527131786415943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31924339457171794842017-03-22T23:39:07.946-07:002017-03-22T23:39:07.946-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fairtraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02517527131786415943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-43904148219303637322017-03-20T10:32:02.447-07:002017-03-20T10:32:02.447-07:00A terrible chapter in our past. What could that &#...A terrible chapter in our past. What could that 'lost generation' have accomplished? Or would they have just become cannon fodder for the next war?Lesley UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690616440969201231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-57069210372527928692017-03-20T08:08:22.327-07:002017-03-20T08:08:22.327-07:00They put that pressure on before they realised wha...They put that pressure on before they realised what a pointless blood-bath it would be. After WW1, so many of the men did not come home that the women turned to spiritualism to try and talk to them, they were that lonely.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-42945086664647745802017-03-19T10:16:48.985-07:002017-03-19T10:16:48.985-07:00Handing out white feathers was a strange phenomeno...Handing out white feathers was a strange phenomenon. I think perhaps women were frustrated by not being able to do more themselves. But anyone who has read Vera Brittens work, 'Sweet Testament Of Youth' might understand the inner conflict that pervaded the population at that time. Yes, every young healthy male should volunteer<br />but it didn't hit them until one of their family or crowd paid the price. I find it to be a very powerful piece of writing, especially as she has the guts to say, 'I was wrong'. As for you, I can't believe that you would be intimidated by anyone. But perhaps that's what they said about the volunteers in the Great War. Lesley UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690616440969201231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-91452967873610005782017-03-19T06:40:31.219-07:002017-03-19T06:40:31.219-07:00The trouble with me is that I don't worry enou...The trouble with me is that I don't worry enough about the right things. I tend to live in the present when I should be considering the future. Yes, the laziness being a form of self-doubt is probably true, but I find that as soon as I begin working, the doubt disappears. I tell myself that there is no scope for failure, so there is none.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81053783625306501392017-03-19T04:14:02.514-07:002017-03-19T04:14:02.514-07:00It's built in to our systems, at least some of...It's built in to our systems, at least some of us, to worry I mean. I too find myself facing yet another day and another without even beginning on that important matter or that urging phonecall or....<br />It's not being lazy, I think, it's probably somewhere within, worrying that we are not up to it. A friend of mine said the other day that she mad a "boring and difficult things to do-list" and checked it off, point by point. Juryservice I have never come across, not the army either, but they have now changed the law for both boys and girls and our teenage girls are going haywire....Fairtraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02517527131786415943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-33268767402098490712017-03-19T04:11:07.917-07:002017-03-19T04:11:07.917-07:00Exactly.Exactly.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-69170932749911667892017-03-19T03:54:22.052-07:002017-03-19T03:54:22.052-07:00Let's hope you don't get a fraud case last...Let's hope you don't get a fraud case lasting months. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-90990031273048325872017-03-19T03:32:55.694-07:002017-03-19T03:32:55.694-07:00I am told the worst cases are corporate fraud I am told the worst cases are corporate fraud Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30521771273705736662017-03-19T03:30:22.957-07:002017-03-19T03:30:22.957-07:00You can't just go home early! It's a good ...You can't just go home early! It's a good job he did enjoy it. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37274612846583595302017-03-19T03:20:15.283-07:002017-03-19T03:20:15.283-07:00My brother did jury service a few years ago. He l...My brother did jury service a few years ago. He loved every minute of it. I suppose it made a change from farming. He never repeated a word of any of the cases he was involved in, was never rejected for a case or came home early, not required, as many jurors called seem to. They (I don't know who) obviously liked the look of him.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-69569647122506460472017-03-19T01:47:19.852-07:002017-03-19T01:47:19.852-07:00The only time I got called for jury service was fo...The only time I got called for jury service was for a date which was a week after I was going to be giving birth ! They let me off. A friend was on the jury for a big case at St. Albans Crown Court a few years ago. It was concerned with various body parts that were found scattered around locally. She said it was horrendous!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-3189863240546286982017-03-18T16:31:18.077-07:002017-03-18T16:31:18.077-07:00Now you are brave, and a hard worker. We all know ...Now you are brave, and a hard worker. We all know that. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31715516610780839522017-03-18T15:23:18.500-07:002017-03-18T15:23:18.500-07:00Lazy....naw.............normal more likeLazy....naw.............normal more likeJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-41143773375643666302017-03-18T14:40:27.241-07:002017-03-18T14:40:27.241-07:00Yes, the bully would love to sue in the US where c...Yes, the bully would love to sue in the US where criminals can sue you if they get hurt burgling your house. Plus, it wouldn't have to resort to violence, just make him think it could if he doesn't back off.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37145388746657618382017-03-18T12:32:54.158-07:002017-03-18T12:32:54.158-07:00Deadlines for me - Get up. Make coffee. Wake up......Deadlines for me - Get up. Make coffee. Wake up...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10649697434439633452017-03-18T10:29:11.438-07:002017-03-18T10:29:11.438-07:00I remember longing for the days when I would no lo...I remember longing for the days when I would no longer be encumbered with deadlines. And now that I have so very few, I find that I need to make them for myself lest I put off whatever I need to do endlessly! I agree with those who think you will enjoy your jury service and hope to hear all about it in future posts. The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-89055074976570489522017-03-18T09:36:33.217-07:002017-03-18T09:36:33.217-07:00I think you'll end up enjoying the jury servic...I think you'll end up enjoying the jury service.<br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-12388096613418425142017-03-18T09:15:54.595-07:002017-03-18T09:15:54.595-07:00And the 328 people who have read this post in the ...And the 328 people who have read this post in the last hour and a half?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-11524237943697065492017-03-18T08:51:25.225-07:002017-03-18T08:51:25.225-07:00You have my trust Tom.You have my trust Tom.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-18322182634852926752017-03-18T08:40:37.909-07:002017-03-18T08:40:37.909-07:00AFTER I have finished, of course.AFTER I have finished, of course.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-60200259737249909872017-03-18T08:39:01.348-07:002017-03-18T08:39:01.348-07:00That's not the sort of thing you should public...That's not the sort of thing you should publicly admit to, Derek, especially to someone who is about to do jury service...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-43391563131393785032017-03-18T08:30:30.459-07:002017-03-18T08:30:30.459-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-48529440721401672042017-03-18T08:25:02.968-07:002017-03-18T08:25:02.968-07:00I'll let you know if you're missing out on...I'll let you know if you're missing out on something.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com