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<title>Goblins!</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Ah yes Goblins, stroppy relations of the Fairy Folk. I always admire that in a nearly-forgotten species. </p>

<p>However there's nothing stroppy at <a href="http://www.coblynes.co.uk">www.coblynes.co.uk</a>, only a heady mix of art and craft, conscious living and creativity.</p>

<p>And I nearly forgot - coblynes is a female goblin. Well obviously.</p>]]></description>
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<title>Meddalwedd - Software</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Oes eisiau gwella'ch geirfa (vocabulary)?<br />
Mae meddalwedd 'Cadw Swn Welsh Vocabulary Booster' ar gael ar CD nawr. Mae'n rhedeg ar Windows neu Max OSX. Ewch i <a href="http://www.learn-welsh.com">www.learn-welsh.com</a> i ddarganfod mwy.</p>

<p>Do you need to improve your vocabulary? 'The Cadw Swn Welsh Vocabulary Booster' is now available on CD for Windows and Mac OSX.<br />
Go to <a href="http://www.learn-welsh.com">www.learn-welsh.com</a> to find out more.</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Your Stars</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Taurus - the bulldog<br />
A startled meeting with a loved one might spell danger. Lucky number - 32a.</p>

<p>Monosodium Glutamate - the flavour enhancer<br />
A previous nightmare returns to an empty place. Lucky fish - herring. Lucky item of clothing - left sock.</p>

<p>Anthrax - the party killer<br />
Do not read your horoscope. Today is like tomorrow. More tea please vicar. Lucky household item - fridge.</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Act as though you have everything - how does that feel?</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>A while ago a thought crossed my mind - a strange, liberating thought which made the hairs on my neck stand on end:</p>

<p>'I probably have everything I need'.</p>

<p>I looked at the books on my shelves - 'Yeah, probably enough information for one lifetime there. No need to browse amazon today.' </p>

<p>I looked at the CDs in my collection - 'Oh yes, almost certainly enough great music there for one person. Something for every mood and occasion. I could live on a desert island with that.' </p>

<p>I looked at my family, my house, even dare I say it my bank account. Enough love, enough room, a certain amount of money. Because if you decide that you have everything, there's very little left to buy. Or to want, to lack, to be unhappy about, even if you don't really have everything after all. </p>

<p>There was also the thought, or the confidence that if there was something I really did want, or need, I probably had the resources to get it. Maybe not the money, but probably the means somehow, someday.</p>

<p>I'm certainly not rich. But I probably could be by now if I really needed to be, for what I need to do. Or I probably could be at some point if I need to be to do something I need to really do. </p>

<p>You know I don't think it's a matter of settling for what you have, of doing without or accepting second best. More a realization that if you can be happy now, content with where you are today, right now at this second, you've probably got life sorted out. Just for this instant we call now.</p>

<p>Give it a go. Decide that you have everything you probably ever need, or the means to get it. </p>

<p>Try on that thought for style, how does it fit, what does it do for you, right now? </p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>How do you feel today?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 09:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Random Bloat</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Far be it from me to bloat on about my Wii Fit age (a mere 15 years younger than my ahem 'real' self).</p>

<p>No, what interests me is the compulsion as a responsible parent to encourage the youngsters to play on the thing, now a personal fitness trainer and all-round force for good. </p>

<p>'Stop! Don't do your homework now! You haven't played Wii Fit yet!' </p>

<p>Confusion reigns supreme.</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Meddalwedd</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Software for Welsh learners. Not much about is there?<br />
Well, cyfeillion, today is some sort of a milestone. </p>

<p>'The Cadw Swn Welsh Vocabulary Booster' is a new piece of software that runs on Windows PCs, Apple Macs, and even Linux machines. </p>

<p>I'd take a look at <a href="http://www.cadwswn.com/VocabularyBooster.htm">www.cadwswn.com</a> if I were you. Hwyl.</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dylan Thomas or Dylan the Rabbit?</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Are you more Catatonia or Catatonic?</p>

<p>Think you know your leeks from your spring onions?</p>

<p>Then take <a href="http://www.cadwswn.com/Quiz.htm">the test </a>now... </p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Remembering to be happy</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>It should be noted that <a href="http://www.asktorelax.com">Ask to Relax</a>, the astonishing new technique for generating positive moods and emotions (as well as controlling negative ones) is now available on CD.</p>

<p>Now anyone with less than an hour to spare can choose to be happy, relaxed, and generally up-beat. I kid you not.</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Magic Rabbits Find a Cure for Road Rage</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I was pleasantly surprised to when browsing the blog of <a href="http://www.dave-jay.blogspot.com">ace magician Dave Jay</a> yesterday. </p>

<p>It seems that The Mighty Jay is sometimes apt to suffer from, ahem, road rage.</p>

<p>However, after listening to my audio course '<a href="http://www.asktorelax.com">Ask to Relax</a>' he blogged, 'Superb course and well worth the money. If it can cure my road rage it's got to be good!!!'</p>

<p>Magic.</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>It&apos;s easy to be happy - when you remember!</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>It’s easy enough to be happy, peaceful and positive, right?</p>

<p>No, I’m serious. It’s easy enough to be happy, peaceful and positive - when you remember to be. But we don’t always get to remember.</p>

<p>Take this morning. I went into the kitchen to make myself a cup of tea. I turned on the tap and blam! I had knocked a filter jug full of water off the worktop. Right onto the floor. Oh man!</p>

<p>Now, I knew who had left it there. I knew that it was far too near the edge of the worktop for safety, and I knew that they always do that and that it was an accident waiting to happen and that -</p>

<p>But hang on a moment, I interrupted my usual reaction when accidents happen - finding someone to blame - did anyone actually die here?</p>

<p>Another part of my self had jumped in. I’d like to call it my ‘sane self’. How would I feel about this tomorrow? Actually I probably wouldn’t even remember the event. Maybe I’d be a little careful next time even. Maybe I could actually even learn something from this...</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Ask to Relax</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>What if there was a simple technique which could radically help you to overcome unwanted feelings and emotions almost instantly? Even better, what if you could also create positive emotions whenever you choose?</p>

<p>What if you could learn the basics for free, in minutes, to see if it appeals to you?</p>

<p>What if I stopped asking questions and gave you the link to my new, ahem, 'technique'? <br />
What if you <a href="http://www.asktorelax.com">clicked here</a>?</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>He&apos;s a flippin&apos; mentalist</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Never being one to refuse a challenge I jumped at the chance of experiencing a little 'close-up magic' with Welsh magician Dave Jay. </p>

<p>I must admit I was utterly banjaxed by his sleight of hand, and this in a one-to-one session with him a mere two feet away. What really sets him apart from the rest of the crowd though is the way he both makes you laugh, mystified and surprised at the same time. It's a very unusual experience.</p>

<p>I remember doing at least three double-takes. Utterly discombobulated, missus.</p>

<p>Anyone who's considering booking an 'event' should <a href="http://www.dave-jay.co.uk">click here</a>.</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Daleks</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I went to see a Dalek skin specialist.<br />
'Exfoliate! Exfoliate!'</p>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>It&apos;s what he would&apos;ve wanted</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Went to a taxi-driver's funeral yesterday. <br />
The hearse double parked outside the house and beeped the horn to let the mourners know he was there.</p>]]></description>
<link>http://www.coljones.infinitycafe.com/archives/2007/07/its_what_he_wou.html</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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