I had an interesting and helpful chat with my paramedic friend yesterday evening.  He brought up the subject of crying and the embarrassment men feel.  I cry, but only in private.  I am not sure why I don't cry in public, but it does make me feel uncomfortable to do so.  I guess its the stigma, but also it is not fair to force my feelings onto others.  However, if mental illness and how we felt was a general topic of conversation, then perhaps it would make everything easier. I do really feel that we need to be a listening society.  People just want to talk and not listen.

Onto a much lighter topic, Britain's Got Talent and similar programs.  Am I alone in wishing the camera would focus on the acts, rather than swinging around like an out of control baboon.  I know what Simon Cowell's botoxed face looks like and I don't want to see the eye rolling crowd.  I think I might like these programs if they concentrated on the skills of the performers.  I guess I am not their target audience but I am just saying!!