Clouds drifting by

30. What song are you listening to a lot right now? (Post a link?)

Nothing in particular. I mean, not one specific song. This is the last song I bought:



It's the end credits song on BBC's Worzel Gummidge ep 2.

28. What's your favorite meme? (Post it!)

My absolute favourite? I have no idea. Here are 2 of my favourites.
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26. What is the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you while out for a meal at a restaurant?

Meh, it wasn't actually that embarrassing. It was in the days before debit and credit cards were so common. I didn't have quite enough to cover my share of the bill as the prices were higher than I expected. I ordered the smallest/cheapest meal and my friends covered the couple of quid I was short.

After that, I made sure to always carry extra.

24. How would someone who doesn't really like you describe you?

Unattractive. Weak, procrastinating coward. Afraid of life.

23. How would someone who genuinely likes and admires you describe you?

Kind, intelligent, funny, cat lover.

21. What genre of books is your usual favorite when you read for pleasure?

Light detective fiction, like Dorohy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, Patricia Wentworth, and Agatha Christie.

19. Do you operate out of any particular faith system that informs your actions? Do you intentionally NOT have a faith system, and if so, what beliefs or ideas inform your actions?

I do have a faith system but it doesn't inform my actions. I act the way I do because it's important to me to be a decent person who treats others the way I want to be treated: with kindness and compassion.

17. What self-care things do you find helpful to ground yourself or "talk yourself down from the ledge" when you’re overwhelmed by your feelings or by stress?

Playing Spider or a puzzle video game. It distracts me enough that I can calm down.

15. If you could pick a new first name, what would you choose?

Zara or Megan.

I'm pretty sure of the actual facts in this, I'm just curious if there's a reason I'm missing.

The 1901 and 1911 censuses give me the ages of William and Emma as 5/15 and 2/12. Therefore their birth years are ~1896 and ~1899. A search on the GRO gives me birth years of 1896 and 1898. That all works out.

Then I find their baptism records. They were baptised on the same day (13 Feb 1906). Their names/parents' names/address/father's occupation all match.

Their listed birthdates are 24 Aug 1895 for William and 4 Oct 1894 for Emma.

Do I assume J.M. K--- (who baptised them) was really bad at maths or am I missing something?