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Cat-Sitting

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A few weeks ago, my flatmate told me she was planning a week away. I told her while I was happy to look after her cat, Zeus, I have no obligation to look after the stray cat, Loudmouth, that she feeds. She said Loudmouth will be fine. I said he'll probably find someone else to feed him. The reason why I didn't like Loudmouth was because he used to come in through the window and eat Zeus's food and Zeus would just sit there and let him. Because he's a stray, I didn't want him bringing in fleas. My flatmate assured me he won't come in if he's fed. Before my flatmate left yesterday for her holidays, I asked her where she kept Loudmouth's food, in case I have a change of heart. She showed me the cupboard where she kept Loudmouth's wet and dry food. She also said Loudmouth usually comes round at 7am. I laughed and told her Loudmouth has got her well trained. At 6.50 am this morning,  I noticed Loudmouth was already at the back door waiting while Zeus was ...
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My Favourite Drink

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When I went to get some drink from the cupboard where I store my drinks, I noticed two bottles of Vimto in there. What a wonderful surprise!  Thank you, God, for supplying my favourite drinks through my flatmate. ❤️ "Vimto is a British mixed fruit soft drink containing the juice of grapes, raspberries, blackcurrants, and black carrots flavoured with herbs and spices." Vimto - Wikipedia https://share.google/BqdOC8IrpirDUe3Da
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Pentecost Sunday

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Happy Pentecost Sunday! We celebrate You, Holy Spirit, our Companion, Helper, Teacher and Spirit of Truth!  ❤️ Acts 2:1-4 NKJV [1] When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. [2] And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. [3] Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. [4] And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Image below created with Chatgpt 
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Pet Peeve

One of my pet peeves is people who jump the queue. When our bus arrived at the stop, we formed an orderly queue to get on, but this person not only jumped the queue and barged in, he didn't even pay to get on. Bus drivers usually stop fare dodgers, but this driver let this one get away with it. He might have been a cute golden retriever dog, but it's no excuse for him to jump the queue. Owners please train your pets to queue up. We are all British after all and queueing is what we do best. 😆
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Graduation

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The other day, I worked as a host at this university's graduation ceremonies. The faculties were medicine and science.   Although we were hosting four ceremonies on that day, it was quite an easy day for us as we were in the balcony, where the guests were.  After checking their tickets, we showed them to their seats and relaxed.    When it was my turn to sit inside the theatre, I watched the graduates and post graduates dressed in their gowns and mortar boards as their names were called out with their awards. They walked on stage and were cheered on by their contemporaries and the audience. It got me thinking of how different the academic worldview is to my Christian worldview. The world of academia is based on merit.  If you want a good degree - undergraduate and postgraduate - you have to work really hard for it.  The chancellor reminded them about how their various degrees are going to open many doors of opportunities for them. The Christian worldvi...
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Mini-Heatwave

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London is having a mini-heatwave. It's 27C, which is boiling hot for me.  I'm hibernating indoors. I pray that it's cool tomorrow at the museum I'm working in tomorrow.  (I don't think they have air-conditioning). I will take my portable fan with me for support. Stay cool, unless you're into this kind of weather. 😎 Photo of my faithful companion, Fanny. ❤️
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Clocking In and Clocking Out

The agency I mostly work for notified us they were now going to be using this app to book jobs  We are also required to clock in and out using that app. When I arrived at work, I used the app to clock in.  It was the first time I was using the app with this client.  It was then it occurred to me that in the past when I've worked in a theatre and the event has finished early, the duty manager has released us and still paid us till the end of the shift.  If I finish early and clock out using this app, will I still get paid to the end of the shift? I asked the duty manager, but he wasn't sure.  He told me he would contact the appropriate department to find out.  When I didn't hear from the manager, I decided to email our agency, on behalf of all agency staff working at that company, to ask for their advice.  I noticed the agency had just sent us an email reminder about using the app to clock in and out.  So I responded to that email. The agency said ...
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