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EFFIGY IN A COUNTRY CHURCH
On top of his tomb his effigy lies,. His bones beneath, are all that remains of the once brave knight. His deeds if any are all forgotten, his face in stone is probably that of any old knight, so we … Continue reading
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Just a short poem
I was in the Cosy Club restaurant in Coventry a few months where I saw a portrait, one among many used as decoration. This one was a bit different to the others as it was a man in modern dress, … Continue reading
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Why I don’t want to fly
Anxious eyes stare up at the indicator boards. Is my flight there yet? Queues of cases shuffle forward their owners panicking about forgotten passports as they heft heavy bags onto the scales. Is it too heavy? Have I packed any … Continue reading
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Another New Year!
Today is the first day of the year 2017 AD or would be if political correctness did not dictate that is should be called 2017 CE, the two letters standing for “of the Christian Era”. It seems that the longstanding … Continue reading
A Golden Age?
Those of my generation, born during the war years, lived through a Golden Age, a period of peace, and though we did not perhaps realise it at the time, one of relative and rising prosperity. On a teacher’s salary my … Continue reading
We hear a lot today about “the free market economy”, so much in fact that it may be worth reminding ourselves that a free market has defining characteristics without which while still a way of distributing assets it cannot be … Continue reading
Relativism Unrestrained!
When I was a child I was told that it was easy to judge music. “Great music” was written by “great composers” who were all male, German and dead! Great composers wrote symphonies, lesser ones didn’t, so while Beethoven was … Continue reading
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My flute has reeds too!
Flute Reeds! Has anyone had the irritating experience of sitting next to an oboist suffering from an attack of “reed fidgets”? He removes his reed from the instrument at even the briefest opportunity, prods it, squeezes it, attacks it … Continue reading
A Raspberry for Schools
Today sees the launch of a tiny new computer, called with maybe tongue in cheek, the Raspberry Pi, tiny and without screen or keyboard, it has one characteristic lacking in almost every desktop: it can be programmed! Yes, it can … Continue reading
Democracy at a price?
So, the Greek parliament passed the latest batch of “austerity” measures, imposed on them by their creditors, to the accompaniment of looting and burning on the streets of Athens, as the Greek people loudly objected to the reduction in their … Continue reading
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