Beauty tips for mature Yorkshire Lads
Straight from the Nothern Powerhouse – if you’re pissed off with all those beauty tips that tell lasses that they’re worth it and tell ’em how to get tarted up then get on to these great tips. These are essential beauty tips for us blokes!
Because you’re worth it!!!!
I did all these for a year and I had lasses running after me (well they were running anyway – that’s a start!).
The wonders of aging
There is nothing more infuriating than not being able to find the right word when you want it. It’s like having an argument with an officious person in authority and then thinking of what you should have said when you are half a block away.
I don’t enjoy the physical limitations. I used to love playing football. Now that’s a dream.
I used to have great optimism and dreams. I wanted to change the world. My idealism is becoming tinged with realism. Every now and then I have to have a clear out in my head, round up all the pragmatism and kick it out.
Then you go into a room to get something and have to stand there like a fool trying to remember what it was. And you repeat yourself.
I don’t like aching.
I don’t like slowing down.
I don’t like time running out.
I don’t like aging.
Where’s the wisdom when you can’t remember the experience?
Have I told you about the frustration of not being able to find the right word?
Here’s a list of all the wonders of aging:
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The Wonders of Aging
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My electrons are orbiting slow.
My dreams are drying out.
I ache in every joint
And all I seem to do
Is shout.
From the way it now seems,
I’ve got desiccated dreams.
My memory is shot
I’ve forgotten who I was.
I repeat myself too much.
I think it’s because
My neurons
Are full of fuzz
So the electricity
Doesn’t buzz.
I wander into a room
To find something I’ve forgotten.
My memory is shot
I’ve forgotten who I was.
I repeat myself too much.
I think it’s because
My neurons
Are full of fuzz
So the electricity
Doesn’t buzz.
Opher 9.11.2015
It seems to me that culture is in need of a remake! We are in dire need of standing back, taking a really good hard look at how we humans are living our life and creating a new universal culture for the 21st Century.
Let me sum up culture as I see it in a nutshell:
We have Middle Eastern Culture stuck in a time-warp in the dark ages with medieval costume, misogyny, intolerance and stultification.
We have Western Culture – frivolous, hedonistic, indulgent, superficial, celebrity and fashion crazy, shallow and status orientated.
We have Far Eastern Culture – superstitious, methodical, serious and lacking in emotion
We have South American Culture – full of Roman Catholic guilt laid over fiery fun and traditional ethnic culture, held down by poverty
We have Jamaican culture – laid back and naïve.
I could go on but I wouldn’t want to get accused of being stereotypical. I think I may have upset enough people already.
What we need is a new culture for the 21st century – Fun, Caring, Tolerant, Aesthetic, Serious, Creative, Environmentally Aware, Outward Looking, Varied, Peaceful, Energetic, Sporty, Artistic, Exploratory, Open, All Encompassing, Problem Solving, Vibrant, Accepting, Respectful, Empathetic, Responsible and Loving.
Join the new Positive Zeitgeist, take the best from the past and make something better!!
Sometimes in amongst all the terrible things going on – beheadings, hatred, terrorism, rampant capitalism, trials, abject poverty, overpopulation and environmental degradation, we lose sight of the great things people are doing.
Out there, right now, are a set of saints pulling out all the stops to make things better.
I salute them.
The health workers dealing with Ebola who put themselves at risk
The aid workers helping the refugees
The reporters trying to tell us what is going on in the war zones
The nurses, doctors and orderlies dealing with the sick and dying in the most deprived parts of the world, in our inner cities
The psychologists trying to comfort and rebuild the lives of the tortured, bereaved and traumatised
The people going out of their way to do kind things, help, give, smile, cuddle and love.
The mediators and peace makers
Those who forgive
The creators of beauty
The environmentalists fighting to save a forest, a tree, a species, a single insect.
Those who give sanctuary to an animal or family
Those who succour and care
Those who give more than they can afford
The educators who are building a better future through knowledge, truth and understanding
These are the heroes! These are the people who deserve medals! These are the people who make life worth living!
Fascism and fanaticism are killed by education and good deeds – not bombs! Help build a better zeitgeist!
So who did I miss out who is deserving of our thanks?
It seems to me that what the world really needs is a lot more fun. Things have got far too serious. There should not be so much cruelty, hatred and sectarian violence. We should all lighten up and be peaceful, happy, helpful, loving and friendly.
For that reason I would like to propose that we all take a mandatory look, once a day, at George Carling. It should replace superfluous stuff like praying. Instead of pointless prayers to an invisible supernatural human construct we should take the time to lighten our minds, bring in a little mirth and have fun.
I suggest everyone should check out George Carling – ‘religion is bullshit’ and ‘the ten commandments’ on Youtube:
The ten commandments – http://youtu.be/CE8ooMBIyC8
Religion is bullshit – http://youtu.be/8r-e2NDSTuE
Then, having refreshed the spirit with a little light relief, we can get back to looking at Opher’s World and start considering all the shit that governments and religions don’t want us to think about. We can exercise our intelligence, turn on the brain, stop believing anything the government tells us, discount everything we read in newspapers and start trying to stop the destructive ravages of war, overpopulation, ecosystem destruction, poverty and religious hatred.
They are things that can be solved. We can create a better world. All the rhinos, elephants, whales, chimps, tigers and gorillas do not have to die. Let’s feel really good by making things better.
Opher’s World is about a better zeitgeist!
World Best Seller list June 3rd 2014-06-02
Opher sweeps the Top Three Places!!!!
Opher’s World voted Top Blog!!!
The great new talent – the enigmatic Opher – has gone straight to the top three positions on the Best Seller’s list!
He has not only sold more books than anybody in history but has completely changed the world!
The United Nations announce that all wars, conflicts and inequalities have ceased! Overnight the world is at peace!! Sexism & Racism have been eradicated! The ecology of the planet is being protected! Animals are safe! Elephants, whales and tigers are no longer endangered! Poverty is a thing of the past! Religious indoctrination of children has been universally outlawed! Fairness, justice, respect and responsibility are practiced by everyone. Peace and love abound!
Anger and hatred have been banished!!
Everywhere there is joy, fun and fulfilment!
Creativity has replaced violence! Everywhere there is the hum of music, the delight of dance, the colourful hues of paint, the rhymes of poems and stories, stories, stories whispering on the wind!
There is a new positive zeitgeist!
The pen has proved mightier than the sword!
 What a writer!!
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| Number 1 | In search of Captain Beefheart |
| Number 2 | Intergalactic Rockstar – Star Turn |
| Number 3 | Diary of a 60s Freak (As yet unreleased!!) |