Shon Ellerton – Medium

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·5 days ago

Most Fashion Shows are Grotesque Costume Parties

Shôn Ellerton, August 5, 2022 Today’s fashion shows seem as intent as ever to make fashion as unfashionable as possible. Now and again, my wife and I will immerse ourselves into the, often cringeworthy, world of reality competition television. For example, MasterChef, The Block or, dare I say it, the…

Fashion

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·Jul 7

The Motorway Bridge ‘Mystery’ Car — why is it there?

Shôn Ellerton, July 7, 2022 What is it with those ‘mystery’ cars and vans positioned on top of motorway bridges? On occasion, I have those moments when I observe something trivial that’s seen over and over not knowing why and yet, never bothering to find out. For me, one of…

Motorways

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The Motorway Bridge ‘Mystery’ Car — why is it there?

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·Jul 5

I’m a Good Person Because I Have Digital Flair!

Shôn Ellerton, July 5, 2022 Every good person needs at least 37 pieces of digital flair. Back in 1999, Mike Judge came out with Office Space, one of my all-time favourite films. From beginning to end, it is packed with satire about everything which is wrong in America’s working and…

Emoticons

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I’m a Good Person Because I Have Digital Flair!

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·Jun 29

Children’s Birthdays and Still More Lego!

Shôn Ellerton, June 29, 2022 Every time my son’s birthday comes around, we become inundated with more Lego. When it comes to being practical during children’s birthdays or any other occasion that requires the passing of some sort of gift or present, the Chinese and other Asian communities have seemed…

Birthday

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·Jun 24

Will Victorians Ban the Letter ‘Z’ Next?

Shôn Ellerton, June 24, 2022 The Australian state of Victoria bans the Swastika, but will it backfire? Oh, yes! The state of Victoria in Australia has done what it seems to do best, yet again. Suppress by force anything it considers problematic with grease lightning efficiency, paving little way in…

Victoria

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·Jun 8

The Tenacity and Stoicism of the British Ice Cream Van Man

Shôn Ellerton, June 8, 2022 Come hell or high water, rain or snow, or under nuclear attack, the British ice cream van man will be there! Between the southern coast of Wales and England’s west country lies a rather treacherous and muddy inlet of water called the Bristol Channel in…

Humor

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The Tenacity and Stoicism of the British Ice Cream Van Man

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·Jun 1

We Must Punish the Unvaccinated

Shôn Ellerton, June 1, 2022 Bullying and harassment is a bad thing, but not for the COVID-unvaccinated. More than five months ago since writing this, I predicted that, perhaps, we would all stop fearing COVID and learn to live with it, like any common cold or flu by the month…

Unvaccinated

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·May 26

The Man with the Metal File and the Toilet Roll Holder

Shôn Ellerton, May 26, 2022 I found it odd that one of my colleagues on occasion would walk around the office with a metal file. Now I know why… Many of us come across odd things from time to time. In my case, recently, one of my colleagues was pacing…

Humor

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The Man with the Metal File and the Toilet Roll Holder

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·Apr 6

Walking and Sailing the Mysterious and Weird Essex Shoreline and Estuaries

Shôn Ellerton, April 6, 2022 One of the most haunting and weird places to walk and to sail must be along the shores and estuaries of Essex. If you’re one who enjoys walking on the flat near the sea, watching the birdlife, enjoying peace and quiet, and being enveloped in…

Travel

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Walking and Sailing the Mysterious and Weird Essex Shoreline and Estuaries

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·Apr 1

In Search of Anas Rufus Oculus, the Horror of the Pond

Shôn Ellerton, April 1, 2022 Unearthing the disturbing legend of one of Canada’s most feared creatures. It was many years ago when I knocked on the door of my good friend and wildlife researcher, Chuck Evans, in his little home nestled between two lonely hills on the north shores of…

Wildlife

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