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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Nudging works.

Wiley John dropped a hint that he would like to hear about my brothers. So let me begin with the eldest Bernard Lewis born in 1932. In those days the family was well to do so in his infancy he was fed with a silver spoon and fussed over by a nanny. By the time brother number 2 David arrived in 1934... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 13, 2009

Generalization and injustice.

A few weeks ago people here were alarmed when they heard that two men had been arrested in Chicago charged with plotting attacks in Denmark. We know that we are vulnerable after the cartoon crisis. http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/article819041.ece However to show what I consider the obvious i.e.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

H1N1

H1N1 has arrived in our midst too, there are cases at the grandchildren's school. So just a short greeting to wish you a peaceful, bright and healthy day. Being deemed in the risk group I've been vaccinated against it, so have my daughter and granddaughter. My grandson's coming to stay for a couple... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

A significant year in my life 3

To say he ‘collapsed’ is a poor description for what actually happened. After smashing the matzo I remember that his face flushed then paled. Then he wearily and silently slumped back in his chair. Then sometime later he slid off his chair and fell to the floor. Perhaps it was then that my mother... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 9, 2009

A significant year in my life 2

Later when I had gone to bed I could still hear sounds of their heated discussion. Then mercifully they turned on the radio, and the music finally lulled me to sleep. The following day we went for a drive. My uncle drove us along Torquay’s Marine Parade to neighbouring Paignton. Although we lived in... Sign in to see full entry.

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My background is cosmopolitan and this will be reflected in the contents of this blog. Originally I filed it under the category fiction, however have decided to move it to 'Everything else', because it includes many different genres from short stories to essays, poetry, social comments and autobiographical sketches.

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