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It was a Sunday. Not so sure on the happy bit :-/

Logical

I have the same hearing aids (HAs) from the NHS. And I purchased the bluetooth streamer that goes with it from deafequipment website. You have to get the audiologist to program the HAs to connect with the streamer as it requires a unique code to connect. The bluetooth streamer is absolutely...

Watching 'Metropolis' - a 1927 black & white film - one of the first sci-fi films ever Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I found this to be an interesting thread. Being bought up by a hearing family, having to attend a mainstream school with no support for deaf students (apart from speech therapy!) I was forced to learn English. I now realise I did this by reading lots. I couldn't follow many spoken...

Didn't watch many films as a kid. The first film I can remember watching & being impressed by was 'Dumbo'.

Saw 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' by Wes Anderson. I enjoyed it immensely. Wes Anderson creates very unique films that aren't like anybody else's and its very refreshing to watch. Avoid this film if you only like formulaic Hollywood films. The Grand Budapest Hotel - IMDb

I saw this in 3D on the big screen. Brilliant film. Needed a seat belt to stop me floating away...

Reading them on my Kindle. I'm like Bottesini, I prefer to read everything on my Kindle these days Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Reading Hilary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell books. Finished 'Wolf Hall' and approaching the end of 'Bring Up The Bodies'. She's a good writer Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Here's one of our current pets - an Irish Terrier called Rory. He's my daughter's dog. She had been wanting a dog for years and through her persistent asking showed that she was serious about looking after him. However the whole family is involved in looking after him. He's a wonderful addition...

Speaking as a parent with pet loving children: I agree that parents must want to look after the pet as well. The reality is that despite all their good intentions, children are not consistent in their care of their pets. After all, they're still growing up and learning self-discipline. So...

Correct :) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I hope you are successful in finding a good therapist. Speaking from personal experience, a good psychotherapist can be really helpful. But a bad one sucks. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Ironically I found this article on Facebook :hmm: http://www.salon.com/2014/02/04/facebooks_fatal_weakness_why_the_social_network_is_losing_to_amazon_apple_google/ Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk