A definition of Beauty

Some Holywood person has won a modelling competition and I congratulate them.

I will not go into details but they are about twenty and (if you admire striking blondes) they are absolutely stunning.They are what is commonly known as trans, whether this means they are transitioning to one sex or wish to express both sexes or indeed a third sex I am not sure.

Your view on that question matters if you have a view,most just choose to be themselves and get on with their lives.Which I assume is what this person is doing.

It doesn’t matter, the competition’s rules put them at the top of a beauty contest and they can celebrate the fact.

However , it is one form of beauty,one that most people cannot aspire to, because one size does not fit all.Which surely is the point.

One size does not fit all,very few people can be models and clothes look good on everyone no matter their shape,sexual orientation or whatever they believe in.

So rest easy, the person won, but we are all winners in our own way.We may not fit Hollywood’s beauty criteria but then again we don’t come from Hollywood.Why should we?

So be confident in yourself, no matter what.I worry that this narrow definition of beauty will do to this person in the future,or what steps they will take to enjoy their life.I wish them the best ,but not the power to influence others who can never reach this definition of “beauty”.

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#HeadlineTherapy Archaeologists find a 3000-year old tomb before it’s too late.

Thank you to Science News for the Headline

It seems even the dead aren’t safe from climate change.

The Ancient Egyptians had to put up with tomb robbers and now their  tombs and the  artefacts  wihin them have to recorded and preserved before they are destroyed by flood waters

Archaeologists found a previously unknown 3000 year old tomb while doing a survey and clearing debris to prevent damage caused by heavy downpours which  have caused flash flooding and which potentially  will  endanger the tombs already identified,including ancient paintings on their walls.

Researchers are working on understanding the locations of the tombs and also their reuse for later burials.The area they are working in is particularly interesting as the location was used by less high profile Egyptians  such as administrators and those who worked for the Pharohs

However, they are subject to a strict deadline as the flash floods are  a constant threat and time is of the essence to ensure the information relating to the tombs can be preserved.

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My city is not a city but a Town

What’s one thing that would instantly improve your city?

First let’s get this very clear,

I don’t live in a City my dear,

No not New York,Paris or London,

They’re faux pas and rather hum-drum,

Saying hum-drum I’m just being polite,

Actually their detritus really reaches quite a

height,

So to my Town I must refer,

Firstly I’d consult with the Mayor,

They change every year and are ceremonial,

But their  interest is truly baronial,.

They walk around with a gold  chain

And pose for photos with a grimace of pain,

They love their town and want it to thrive,

But those councillors make it such a dive,

Sack them all I say they must,

Their massive budget has already gone bust.

The Mayor should be in charge,

To bring the canal back and a Mayoral Barge,

Our Town needs to celebrate its’ maritime

genealogy

I’m tired of hearing about its’  Railway Pedigree.

Boats and all sorts of crafts should be our aim,

Trains after all are really inane!

So let’s get moving and set sail,

Forget about that standard gauge rail.

That building that was a Railway Museum

Has surely had its’ day and is out of steam.

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#HeadlineTherapy  Reform receives ÂŁ36million donation from Cryptobillionaire

Thanks to Ben Wright and Doug Falkener and BBC News Online for the Headline

This headline puzzles me on many fronts.First of all is CryptoCurrency genuine and does it work?

Secondly .Ben Delo ,a Sheffield Lad who is currently living in Hong Kong but is keen to move back to the UK to continue his support for Reform and help it form a Government by making British Politics a fair and level playing field.Why having left the UK is he so keen to nominate and elect a Prime Minister,can’t he just vote like the rest of us?

Mr Delo admitted  a Money Laundering breach in the United States in 2022 at  his Bitmex Crypto Trading Platform which Donal Trump pardoned him for in 2025.So what role does Crypto pay in money laundering and how serious was it?Was there any possibility of him going to jail if he had visited the United States before he was pardoned?

The Telegraph Newspaper allowed Mr Delo to write an article in its’ paper which again gives this man a profile where he is raised above our heads and allowed to pontificate.Why?

What exactly can you buy with Crypto Currency?

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The Longest Trip

What’s the longest trip you’ve ever taken?

The longest trip I’ve ever taken,

Is to a place I’d long forsaken,

It used to be my home and had many

rememberances

Childhood thoughts and sentimental resonances,

You see it was a trip I had to make,

To a place I thought I knew and wasn’t fake,

Now having made it I realise,

That place has gone and I can’t reprise,

Go back in time and  no matter  how much I

strive,

I start my trip but I can never arrive.

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#HeadlineTherapy MP’s vote against fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying.

Thanks to Richard Wheeler at BbC News Online for the Headline.

I believe that the transition from life to death where humanly possible should be respectful, free of pain and worry and to use an often used word “humane”. Although,along with everyone else I do feel that humanity is not always kind

This resurrected Bill from last year did not achieve this respectful transition and thankfully has been defeated after having been given a serious drilling down last year by the House of Lords.

It does concern me that those who pushed the bill were hell bent on getting the “legislation” in place no matter what the cost.

To me the cost of  the ill thought out bill would have been  the deaths of people who may have not had the choice that  they thought they were having,or perhaps we’re in no position to make a choice at all.

I agree wholeheartedly that there needs to be a recognition that “being put to sleep” is not just for very sick animals ,but for everyone to sleep soundly ,we need to be confident that it is not a bill of convenience.Every case is unique,can the Law or indeed Politicians  deal with that?

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Budget  travel?

What’s your best tip for budget travel?

Crikey,well what is budget travel?

There’s so many clauses and catches to unravel,

I picked up my plane ticket Online,

From a nice friendly man who gave the name of

Ryan,

It seems all I bought was space for one  foot,

And  to get a seat they needed more loot,

For on a  plane there is no standing,

Apparently it ruins take-offs and landings

And at the airport I paid a fee,

Even terminal dropping off is not free,

So travelling on a budget is it possible anymore?

I suppose for most the point is sore,

Even pensioners now cannot guarantee,

That their  bus pass will remain free.

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#HeadlineTherapy Bangladesh says two stolen lemurs have been taken to billionaire’s private zoo in India

Thanks to Alisha Rahaman Sakar and the Independent Online for the Headline

This is very much a David versus Goliath story involving rare wildlife  originally from Madagascar ending up in Bangladesh eventually being  rescued from the Wildlife Trade  and placed in a Bangladeshi Safari Park.

Then in 2025  with the help of a security guard,the lemurs were  again stolen and transported and traded in India,finally ending up in the Private Zoo Collection of Mukesh Ambani one of Asia’s richest  men and a close friend of The Indian Prime Minister Modi.

The zoo called Vantara is a philanthropic project by the Ambani family,but the fact  remains that the animals who were featured on the zoo’s social media are likely to be the stolen Lemurs.

Bangladesh has asked Interpol to get involved and have said that they can identify the animals by their D.N.A.

Ventura zoo has come under scrutiny from organisations concerned with animal trafficking in both Europe and further afield, however the Zoo has  firmly denied  any such involvement.

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Sylvester the Cat

Who is your favorite cartoon character?

A simple answer, Sylvester the Cat, whose nemesis was Tweetie Pie, the fiesty little canary.

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It used to be we valued youth

Apparently Mr Burnham and his media crew,

Have a serious mission they want to do,

They want to help the youth and stop the rot,

Let all of the youth have opportunities they got,

Unfortunately the plan isn’t very clear,

And it might in fact cost us all dear,

You see they want us to work until we’re seventy,

At the same time telling us the coffers are empty,

More tax you’ll have to pay,

And no one must neigh say,

Youth is wonderful and they want to learn

That’s why they never wanted to complete a

school term,

You see in days of old they could work with

others,

They were all close and felt like brothers,

Now no one gives a dam it’s what they see on the

media,

So they either Google or look at  Wikapedia,

Often they get the wrong end of the stick,

And are told ” good grief you’re really thick,”

A lowly job is all you’re good for,

Now even those jobs  are scarce and becoming

folklore,

It needs more than a Politician’s hot air,

And devolving tax to a Mayoral lair,

Creating another layer of Royalty,

With expanding layers of Government inevitably

There is no plan and businesses can’t compete,

If their only option is to employ a NEET.

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