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All Things Grey and Miserable

A few years ago, I wrote a blog post about how the internet wasn't as much fun as it used to be. I stand by the remarks I made back then, though I still make use of Facebook, (largely because I have real-life family and friends who use that site and it's an easy way to to keep in touch). My views in that old blog post are echoed in the video below, which I stumbled over when randomly websurfing - or as random as any algorithm-controlled websurfing ever truly is these-days. Have a listen:- I often pass a lovely old house. It was probably a vicarage once, as it stands beside an ornate old church, the sort which has carved gargoyles for gutter spouts and a towering, needle-thin spire. The house is a sturdy square, its main entrance door set between two large windows. A walled garden wraps around all four sides of the house. Its roof boasts chimney pots like mini castles sprouting from its lofty heights. From the outside, it looks delightful, and it came up for sale. And so, bei...