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51 Reasons to Celebrate (ii)

February 22, 2010 by  
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Four days ago I turned 51 years old. One supposes one is meant to feel OLD but I don’t. The ideas in my head are fresh and burst like bubbles making a swift exit out of the bubble-blower that is my

51 Reasons to Celebrate (i)

February 21, 2010 by  
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Three days ago I turned 51 years old. One supposes one is meant to feel OLD but I don’t. The ideas in my head are fresh and burst like peas out of the pod that is my

Maelstrom

February 3, 2010 by  
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There’s a malestrom building. “A maelstrom is a very powerful whirlpool; a large, swirling body of water. A free vortex that has a considerable downdraft. The Scandinavian word (malström or malstrøm) was introduced into English by Edgar Allan Poe in his story “A Descent into the Maelström” (1841).

Water Babies

January 28, 2010 by  
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Einstein said, “Know where to find the information and how to use it – That’s the secret of success.” So maybe in crying “wolf!” the other day I was simply warming up my lungs. Today I’m a little more quiet (and for those of you who’ve never

Water Water Everywhere

January 26, 2010 by  
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They’ve stayed in my memory for years these lines, actually the entire narrative has. It’s Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’. Our old School Principal, Bob Foster taught it to

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