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Please just Mr
What is it with people calling you by an incorrect title? Maybe it is just one of those trivial things that bug me and nobody else? “Excuse me Sir…” –…
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The beginning and end of the Equinox
As I gear myself up to return from Brazil I realise that today is an important day for Pagans. It is Mea’n Fo’mhair or in English the start of the…
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Thanks Hicky!
One of my most favourite sportsman and icons retired through injury this week. Graeme Hick’s cricket career came to an abrupt end Wednesday as his final season before retirement was…
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Paralympic Heros
Every four years a few days after the conclusion of the Olympic Games the Paralympics begin. These athletes train just as hard and are just as dedicated as able bodied…
The rich become rats
I read in the newspapers today that Lehman Brothers have collapsed after filing for Bankruptcy. Whilst it is sad that a 150 year old business has ended I have little…
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The end of an era
So today saw the last ever episode of Grange Hill on BBC 1. I must admit that I have not watched the show for a number of years but it…
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Why play god?
This week saw the start of a 20 year project, using a particle accelerator, The Large Hydron Collidor (LHC) scientists hope to unravel the secrets of how the universe began.…
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Solitary Isolation
Sometimes you wonder if we are trapped in our solitary isolation because of who were are. Is it a generic hereditary reason that we are who we are or do…
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Why so loud?
Last night, as it was not raining, I decided to go for a quiet drink with a friend. It will probably the last time that I get to sit in…