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		<title>I&#8217;m fucking done with bullshit!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m afraid this is going to be a bit of a rant. I&#8217;m also unhappily saying that it&#8217;s all my fault as I should have known what I was doing. But I forgot or ignored my base instincts and did &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=8767">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Not first, last nor everything</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2nd June is a national holiday here. It is also the date that I met V all those years ago. Of course, I don&#8217;t forget that. He remains a significant part of my life even if a &#8220;past&#8221; part. But &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=8388">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Life threads &#8211; so frail?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 08:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was a draft post from March of this year. I don&#8217;t know why it wasn&#8217;t posted and, maybe I meant to say more. But I think it stands anyway. So, here it is. As my regular readers know, a &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5909">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I loved you for a bit and then I didn&#8217;t</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 10:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wondered if I&#8217;d get anything. My guess is that, by now, any credit he had on his Italian phone would be gone and, so, I thought it was unlikely that I would be able to get hold of him. &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=7035">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The recurring teddy bears</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2015 08:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He had died, apparently. His dad said something to me about &#8220;not wanting to bother me&#8221; or somesuch thing. I cried. It felt wrong that they hadn&#8217;t told me. I was upset, for sure. Earlier, we&#8217;d been watching a film. &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=6823">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nuggets of truth.  Perhaps?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is some truth, of course, although that&#8217;s not always guaranteed. But only a small amount. The story I know will not, almost certainly, be the one I will hear. I know that already. I don&#8217;t know when I will &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=6684">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is there no escape?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2015 10:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a post from someone on Facebook. In fact, this woman isn’t the sharpest knife in the box so, in fact, I had the same post about 6 times in about 6 seconds! “Could you call me Please xx” &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5917">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Horror and frighteners, part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2015 10:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is true? I no longer know. So, I arrive back from the funeral, tired, sitting with J whilst she makes me mugs of tea, chatting. Everything is OK but, you know, the funeral and F and all. I&#8217;ve left &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5881">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Getting my stuff back</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was apprehensive. The text messages had been weird. Too familiar, too intimate. It had given me unease. I concentrated on the body of the text. We agreed on prices. Then there was a sudden &#8220;Can you give me some &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5851">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saving? Where? Oh – you mean NOT spending more than before? Is that saving? Really?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine I spend €300 per month, every month. Then imagine that the government decide to increase sales tax (VAT/IVA) or something from next month. It will mean that, in future, instead of spending €300 I will have to spend €350. &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4270">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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