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Mostly spent sleeping and hoping my shoulder will miraculously repair itself.

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10 ways to spot a catfish

A few years ago, I was obsessed with the TV show Catfish. I couldn't understand how so many people were duped by others pretending to be someone they weren't. This weekend, it almost happened to me, for 24 hours, I believed I was exchanging messages with 'John' after he found me on Instagram.

My gut feeling from the beginning was that something was amiss, but I went with it anyway. After about an hour, I reverse searched one of his Instagram images. That's a trick I learned on Catfish. Immediately, the photo came up on the profile of a respectable New York businessman. For the next few hours, I was cagey and John persisted - even when I called him on the photo issue. He just got hurt and then forgave me. That was nice of him.

So, here are my top ten ways to spot a catfish, based on this weekend:
If your instinct tells you something is wrong, listen to it. You're probably right.The more perfect they seem to be, the more likely they are to be imaginary.When they …

A new place to enjoy green tea in Hitchin

Loob Looand I discovered the Garden Gate Tea Room on our favourite walk around Oughton Head common. Very pleasant break from a long walk.

Accidental movement

i love the movement and the feet captured in this picture.

I snapped El Vino as I waited for a bus and the accidental capture of these four people caught my eye the second I clicked it. There's so much purpose in alol of them. Their feet are caught almost perfectly in step. A moment in time.

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