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There’s My Wallet. In The Freezer!

By Derek Haines / Humor

The older one gets, the wiser one gets, as the saying goes. Well, this may be true for some, but personally, I go by the motto that as every day goes by, one million of my brain cells go missing. I have a theory that they are escaping through my ears, but I haven’t been…

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Joining The Wusbands

By Derek Haines / Opinion

Wusband is a totally new word for me. I know its meaning, but I have used descriptions such as house husband, homme au foyer, or simply lazy soul in the past. This new word, however, is much better as it describes me perfectly and in only one word and two syllables. So what makes me…

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Breaking The Blogging Rules

Breaking The Blogging Rules

By Derek Haines / Opinion

Although it may seem odd to some who know me, I do read, listen and digest information. I like to understand, analyse and absorb people’s ideas and ways of thinking. It’s just a nasty rumour that I can only absorb beer. In an effort to improve my blogging skills, I read a large number of…

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I Want To Confess My Fetish

By Derek Haines / Humor

A blog is probably not the proper forum in which one should open up and admit to one’s deepest secrets. Then again, I’ve never been good at rules. So, I will share my deepest fetish secret with you. I cannot resist stupid T-shirts. My collection has grown over the years. Starting with your typical holiday…

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The End Of A Book – Louis – The Story Of A Very Real Spy

By Derek Haines / Writing

As a writer, there is nothing I love more than burying myself in my characters and plot, clicking away on my keyboard, and leaving the real world to do what it wants. Sometimes, I can lose myself for hours on end and forget to eat and drink. However, there comes a time when the story-telling…

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My Memories of Doris – An Amazing Woman

By Derek Haines / Writing

It is rare that we are totally honest. Either with others or ourselves. This does not mean that we are all habitual liars. It is just that we all have a tendency to either leave things unsaid, omit information or create impressions or personas that are just a little false. We like to fit in…

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