anniemac's Blog

I saw today that a single mum of three, who has been having trouble paying her mortgage has received this letter from the bank telling her she should sell her family home. As from what I read, she had been on an agreed interest only payment plan with the bank for three years, since her retail business had suffered during the recession. Her case was reassessed by the bank, who upon receipt of her...

As a guitarist, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper’s cemetery in the back country. As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost. I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There...

I have a major issue with this. First, we see a photo – deliberately controversial, of what looks like a pregnant man. And now, he continues to dominate the news, as he announces his recent split from his wife of 9 years and tells all who will listen that he is broke, and has lost his business because of public interest in him meant lots of ‘crazies’ used to call to the store – presumably...