I seem to have come to a point in life where I mostly communicate with people through email, the occasional text and rather sadly the even more infrequent telephone call, however having recently got back from a weekend away I am now trawling through the 658 emails that I received whilst I was away and it seems 652 of them are surplus to requirements.
Here are the six that were of some interest.
No 1. A message from an on line retail outlet where I buy leather shoes telling me they have some rather nice suede shoes back in stock, so I immediately purchased a pair.
No 2. A comment to a friend we met at the forties weekend about a photo he had uploaded with his wife in a rather fetching green hat which she wore over the weekend, my comment was that she had better not wear said hat out on dark nights as my wife had taken rather a fancy to it and there was every chance had she had the opportunity she would have whipped from her head and run off with it.
No 3. I made a couple of comments on blog posts that I follow.
No 4. A message from Facebook suggesting I may wish to send a friend request to someone who on closer inspection seemed most unsuitable as a friend.
No 5. A reminder that my car breakdown policy was going to expire in a months time, fairly useful but a tad premature I thought.
No 6. A request that I should sign a protest about the expansion of the London ULEZ, which seems rather like Hitler to have thoughts of, today inner London, tomorrow the world. We pay far too much tax to drive our cars at the best of times, so this was a protest I was only too happy to put my name to.
Even scanning the 652 which I perused without opening took some time but here is an example of why in modern life we spend hours and hours getting nothing done, all with the aid of labour saving devices like computers. Lord knows what will happen when AI takes over, will we get even more of this junk mail or will the AI read it all for us and then select the six that are worthy of comment.
I would have once ended a post like this with the old expression; Answers on a postcard but I suppose in this day and age it should be, Answers in an email to …………………
I am a retired actor, although to be honest I only retired because I wasn't getting any work due to losing my agent when I became a full time carer to my mother who had dementia. and the option of becoming an unemployed actor/waiter at my age was ludicrous, especially as my waiting skills are non-existent.
Having said I’m retired, I don’t think there really is such a thing as a retired actor for I am still available for work, I just don’t have an agent or any connections with regards to obtaining any worthwhile work.
I have over the years done student films when there is nothing else available, always low paid (if at all) the only incentive was always the promised copy of the finished film for your show reel which nine times out of ten always failed to materialise.
I spent many years looking after my aged mother and shortly after her death I was lucky enough to run into an ex-girlfriend of many years ago and our romance blossomed once again, resulting in us getting married in 2013.
My move to the countryside inspired me to write The Diary of a Country Bumpkin which tells of my continuing dilemmas in dealing with the rigors of the countryside from the unexpectedly large number of pollens, fungal moulds and hay products waiting to attack the unsuspecting townie.
I enjoy writing, see my play Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori on The Wireless Theatre Company, The Plays Wot I Wrote and The Battle of Barking Creek both available on Amazon.co.uk and am very fond of classic cars so my ideal occupation would be acting in a film I had written set in the 1930s/40s, we live in hopes.
I am delighted to say that since venturing to the countryside where space is not quite the premium it is in town, I have due to the availability of two double garages acquired more classic cars to form a small collection the pride of which are a 1947 Bentley Mk VI and a 2000 Bentley Arnage.
My various blogs and websites are continually evolving and I’m sure that by following the appropriate links you will find something which will edify or amuse.
I have written a number of different books all available on Amazon, so don't be shy should you feel the urge to purchase. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-Joe-Wells/e/B06XKWFQHT/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
The Diary of a Country Bumpkin 
Yes, I seem to be creating a very long list of blocked email addresses!