Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Is Car Insurance Sexist?

    I’m just trying to work out in my head how I feel about car insurers no longer being able to quote based on gender.  When it was first proposed, my initial thought was that it seemed fair that quotes shouldn’t be based on gender and did seem sexist.  Why should someone receive a discount just because they’re female,…

  • Our Royal Wedding Street Party

    I don’t live on one of the prettiest streets but it’s one of the friendliest by far.  The mums have a Facebook Group, we often meet for drinks and a take-away in the evenings, when a new baby arrives on the street everyone swarms to give them a warm welcome, you can often see people…

  • Low Carb Rice Recipe

    Social Media is not doing much for my figure.  I’m far from obese, but I’m currently unhappy with my weight, as I’m about a stone over my target weight.  Don’t hate me, I don’t eat chocolate, crisps or cakes and for the most part we eat fairly well as a family but my biggest downfall…

  • Kite Flying, Dunstable Downs, Beds

    We’ve had an absolutely magical day!  It was sunny but breezy.  Thanks to good old twitter, someone (@southportlush) suggested flying a kite.  Slight panic as we didn’t have a kite, luckily, you can buy Kites in the National Trust Centre at Dunstable Downs. Parking £1.50, Kite £12 and Lattes and Bacon Butties for Mummy and…

  • Breathing Life into Old Art

    I don’t tend to watch a lot of TV; however, I did catch DIY SOS last night whilst eating my dinner on the sofa.  Firstly, I have to admit it did make me cry.  This week was about a family with 3 girls, the father has terminal lymphoma and they were living in a derelict…

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