{"id":11071,"date":"2016-01-31T12:39:02","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T12:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=11071"},"modified":"2016-01-31T16:01:57","modified_gmt":"2016-01-31T16:01:57","slug":"end-of-january-again-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=11071","title":{"rendered":"End of January again? Already?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last day of January 2016 has brought with it another few well-known names to add to the list of those who have unfortunately checked out of\u00a0this mortal existence.<\/p>\n

January has been an unduly harsh month, in as much as there is a long list of honourable celebrated folk who have left us.<\/p>\n

I am, though, sorely disappointed at the relatively few\u00a0fuckwit politicians on the\u00a0list.<\/p>\n

Apart from Cecil Parkinson, obv.<\/p>\n

It seems to me that being alive is a little like being at a party, a party where the atmosphere for the majority\u00a0could be improved if certain people just left.<\/p>\n

However, as January begins to fade in to the winter gloom of despair, February approaches over the hill of joyous abandon.<\/p>\n

Or something.<\/p>\n

And with it, February brings that eagerly anticipated annual event: The Young Masher Annual Blogathon(tm).<\/p>\n

I was introduced to this blogging challenge by Young Masher<\/a>\u00a0himself.<\/p>\n

This year, like previous years, I shall be attempting to keep my blogging end up.<\/p>\n

So to speak.<\/p>\n

As an added incentive, I shall be donating \u00a32 for every day I keep the Blogathon faith.<\/p>\n

And for every day I drop the ball, I shall donate \u00a35.<\/p>\n

The 4th of February 2016 will be World Cancer Day, so it seems appropriate that I support this worthy cause through my successful, or fumbled, blogging attempts.<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in supporting the cause, feel free to bung them a fiver<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks.<\/p>\n

And I’m sorry for what you are likely to read in the coming days.<\/p>\n

Really.<\/p>\n

Very sorry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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