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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 37)–Talk, talk

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

The next few days may prove very difficult for writing, so ideas without much development may be the order of the day. Discussion. It means many things to each person, but needs to happen. A space is needed for each … Continue reading →

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A boy’s life

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

Yesterday, I was due to have lunch with my 3rd grade buddies at Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys, which is in Congress Heights in SE Washington DC. I’d promised them the previous week that I would arrive earlier … Continue reading →

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Chimpanzees and squashed flies

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

If I invited you round for tea would you be shocked to share the pot with a bunch of monkeys and see me dipping squashed flies into my cup? Brooke Bond ran a series of televisions ads for its PG … Continue reading →

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Sporting leg ends bid for fame

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

My father told me at a very young age that pain was in the mind–the man was a trained mental nurse, so I believed his words. I tried hard to use my mind to deal with pain–and still do. It’s … Continue reading →

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Pun my soul: More on EU downgrades

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

More on the S&P downgrading of EU countries: Now that the AAA rating has been lost, will that limit France’s Baroin? With Germany keeping its AAA rating, Chancellor Merkel ends her cozy relationship with France’s President.

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Stepping in which direction?

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

As a social scientist, I am supposed to be interested in how societies work and in human interrelationships, and I am. I love taking my annual holiday with my wife and her extended and extensive family in The Bahamas, not … Continue reading →

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No plain speaking

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

In the heady world of high politics and high finance, when the going gets tough, the tough get metaphorical or need similes. I guess the issue is that saying something about stuff in words other than those which actually state … Continue reading →

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What’s A Gray Fenty?

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

Today is primary election day in the District of Columbia, and in certain states. For the past week or so, my little daughter has been captivated by the placards that people have placed in their gardens or in front of … Continue reading →

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Going to ground over his words?

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

I want to tread gently on the subject of plans to build a mosque near what is called Ground Zero. The matter is bound to be controversial, given the events of September 11, 2001, and the many arguments that make … Continue reading →

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