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Monday, July 5, 2010

Reflections on the World Cup…Part II

Let us continue for a bit with what must surely be the most intense of football rivalries, weighted down as it is with history, and which exhibits certain interesting asymmetries – that between England and Germany. “Don’t mention the war,” admonishes Basil Fawlty (John Cleese) his staff in that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 4, 2010

Reflections on the World Cup…Part I

The World Cup – even those who have no interest in it will know what I am speaking of… An interesting event, this Football World Cup. We look upon that form of football, or soccer, as we call it in North America, with a bit of disdain. We think of it as slightly ‘sissy’, something for kids and their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 3, 2010

Very Good News about Offy (Sally)…

Many of you will know that Sally has been in a coma and is, or was, on life support. Now I just opened my email and found a note from Maggie Mae which delighted me, and I’m sure she won’t mind if I share it with you, especially those of you who know Sally. Maggie writes; “Dear Nautikos (Jack), just... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

One of those days…

Did the furnace blow up? – Naaah, the furnace isn’t on in June… Did the cement truck fall into that big hole next door, where my neighbour is installing a pool? Naaah, the cement truck wouldn’t be tossing around there for fifteen seconds or more… Oh well, it’s just an earthquake, 5.0 on Mr.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 21, 2010

Naut’s Fabulous & Super-Simple Carrot Salad

Here’s a carrot salad I often make for myself when I’m at home for lunch, as was the case today! It’s very quick and refreshing, ideal on a hot summer’s day. It has a Japanese twist to it, and some people may find it a bit difficult getting the ingredients. Luckily, in my area that is never a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Living with Jag: Do Dogs Know a Past?

Getting away from my ever more depressing study of Islam and the consequences of its seemingly inevitable advance, I’ve been delving into things that really interest me, in the course of which I came across Dan Falk’s book In Search of Time, which I can recommend highly. It’s not merely about... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Go, Habs Go...

Well, I had all kinds of plans for tonight - do some work, do some blogging - but it was impossible! I just had to watch the Montreal Canadiens, Les Habitants, or 'the Habs' as they are usually known, beat those flightless birds from Pittsburgh 5-2 in the final of their 7-game hockey series! Yep,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Living with Jag: Strange Vibes…

I’m not actually ‘into’ vibes. Which might sound strange in view of the fact that I know that everything vibrates – there is some (theoretical) evidence that the entire Universe vibrates to a certain ‘frequency’… But I have some difficulty with the way in which ‘vibes’ are often seen as the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Released from Diet Hell…

It’s done, it’s over! I shall not bore you with all the details of the days remaining after my last report, just give you the highlights. Yesterday was my last day. When I stepped on the scale this morning for my final weigh-in, I did shout ‘Yeah!’ Because, unless the scale lied terribly, I was down... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Another Message from Diet Hell…

Actually, I’m seeing daylight, and its pretty well downhill from here. Day Three: it ended the way it began. Walk the doggie. Feed the doggie. For myself? The soup, ‘liquidated’ to within an inch of its life, and spiked with a spicy Thai sauce and Japanese soy sauce again, to make it bearable. No... Sign in to see full entry.

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