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Flights of Fancy and Reflection
Maybe you forgot cake and candles for the big birthday this October: the 80th anniversary of the Lancaster bomber. Its maiden test flight...
Oct 29, 2021
Technophobia
BBC Computer c.1985 Technophobia I was an unwilling victim, dragged into the computer age kicking and screaming. I trained as an art...
Mar 12, 2021
Group Think
Group Think Have you ever sat in a meeting, half awake, doodling on a notepad, when suddenly someone suggests an off-the-wall, ridiculous...
Feb 28, 2021
Old Virtues
Old Virtues My wife and I prefer a cold bedroom at night for sleeping; since that’s how it was for both of us growing up and it’s what we...
Feb 7, 2021
Discussing Death
Discussing Death In the summer of 1348 a French merchant ship berthed in the port of Melcombe, in Dorset. Unknown to the crew, she...
Jan 14, 2021
All Over Now
All Over Now If you observe the traditional twelve days of Christmas, there’s still a few days of celebration left. For most though, it’s...
Jan 4, 2021
Touching Lives
Touching Lives On occasion at the end of a walk in the Lake District, I’ve looked up at the route I followed with amazement. I remember...
Nov 30, 2020
Slightly Odd
Harold Marshall on left, Pollock Castle Reservoir 1941 Slightly Odd Harold Marshall, Pollock Castle Reservoir 1941 I love music. A...
Nov 22, 2020
Being Who We Are
Being Who We Are Have you ever wished you were someone else? Dissatisfied with your looks, skills, or personality, and longed for the...
Nov 15, 2020
Remembrance
Remembrance This year Armistice Day is next Wednesday. It is always the 11th November of course, commemorating the 11th hour of the 11th...
Nov 8, 2020
Candlelight
Candlelight One of the gloomy points in the year has happened again. The clocks went back last Sunday and suddenly nights are darker...
Oct 29, 2020
Bright Horizons
Bright Horizons A few days ago I had a chuckle over this piece by a political sketch writer. “the experts have got it the wrong way...
Oct 24, 2020
A Look Inside the Heart
A Look Inside the Heart This is the title of Lloyd Newel’s message in “Music and the Spoken Word” today. I was particularly impressed by...
Feb 16, 2020
Enduring to the End
Retirement is a peculiar condition, especially in anticipation. For some, it’s a fearful thing, the end of useful existence, a time when...
Jan 21, 2020
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Most posts are copies from my other blog site, "Time to Think" at craig-marshall.net. I am in process of evaluating two service providers, so there may be duplication between the two sites for a time, until I've settled on one.
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