by ashortstories
If you think getting a bloke in his late 40's to talk about the stuff going on in his head is difficult...you should try getting him to stop.
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April 26, 2025
<p><strong>W/C 21st April 2025</strong></p><p>As you are about to hear there isn't a real reason why I have picked this particular track to share with you as the episode title. There could have been, but as it turned out I ditched that idea because it was a bit too complicated.</p><p>But I have stuck with it because I can't get past one aspect of the lyric, and as it happens it does resonate with (admittedly in a slightly laboured way) the football part of this week's TFM. Let me explain.</p><p>As a song it contains an absolutely killer lyric, and it is preceded by a really nice build up in the verse;</p><p><strong>Jimmy Shoes, he busted both his legs</strong></p><p><strong>Trying to learn to fly</strong></p><p><strong>From a second storey window</strong></p><p><strong>He just jumped and closed his eyes</strong></p><p><strong>His momma said he was crazy</strong></p><p><strong>He said, Momma, I've got to try</strong></p><p>Nothing wrong with that, it's a great foundation that is building a narrative and preparing you for something special. Kind of like the first forty games that Sheffield United have played this year. Then you get this killer line....</p><p><strong>Don't you know that all my heroes died?</strong></p><p>Boom. Absolutely stunning line, really stops you in your tracks. A bit like beating Coventry 3-1 at home and putting promotion squarely in your own hands. But then Jon follows it up with this lifeless, disappointing, throw-away cliche</p><p><strong>And I guess I'd rather die than fade away</strong></p><p>What a let down, hopes smashed. Like losing to Oxford, Millwall and Plymouth and handing promotion to your season-long rivals.</p><p>Stay safe.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCUzwEst3pE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">These Days - Bon Jovi</a></p><p>Therapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see what happens, affair.</p><p>If you want to keep in touch with TFM and the other stuff I do then please follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ashortstoriespodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ashortstories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Insta</a>, <a href="https://www.twitter.com/ashortstories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ashortstories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Thanks for getting this far.</p><p><br></p>
April 19, 2025
<p><strong>W/C 14th April 2025</strong></p><p>I am quietly chuckling to myself, because I never thought I would be able to feed a song title like this one into an episode of TFM. But in the context of the content for this week, and if you flip it around a bit, and imagine it from a certain perspective then it does make a lot of sense.</p><p>Anyway it's a bit of a funny one this week, with the early week being the closing stages of our holiday to Gran Canaria, before setting back off to what was a slightly unusual end to the working week.</p><p>I hope you find something in there of interest, and that you have a rewarding easter weekend.</p><p>Stay safe.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8r-tXRLazs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Video Killed The Radio Star - Buggles</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/mar/20/the-residence-review-netflix-white-house-mystery-uzo-aduba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Residence - Netflix</a></p><p>Therapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see what happens, affair.</p><p>If you want to keep in touch with TFM and the other stuff I do then please follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ashortstoriespodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ashortstories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Insta</a>, <a href="https://www.twitter.com/ashortstories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ashortstories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Thanks for getting this far.</p><p><br></p>
April 12, 2025
<p><strong>W/C 7th April 2025</strong></p><p>As it turns out a Saltwater swimming pool does (in point of fact) still contain Chlorine.</p><p>Not an opening sentence I thought I would ever use for a slice of TFM, but the experiences of the week have brought me here, and after all that is what this is all about.</p><p>I have been informed by Goggle AI that 'a saltwater swimming pool utilises a salt chlorine generator to produce chlorine from salt, offering a less harsh alternative to traditional chlorine pools. While it doesn't eliminate chlorine entirely, the generator creates a smaller amount, making the water feel softer and potentially gentler on skin and eyes.' </p><p>None of which I knew.</p><p>The thing that it doesn't explain is the sensation of increased buoyancy that you feel when just floating on your back. None of the 'advantages of' lists I have read has it down as a feature or a benefit, which leads me to the conclusion that I have probably just imagined it. </p><p>The power of the mind, eh.</p><p>Stay safe.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTJtfytoYy4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saltwater - Chicane (ft. Moya Brennan)</a></p>
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