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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Today just a few stray thoughts…

I’ve been indulging in one of my escapist activities – reading around in a bit of astrophysics, especially about the implications of dark energy. And although it’s not astrophysics, I watched a very interesting documentary about Jupiter – science now is pretty well agreed that without that huge... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 5, 2014

And then there was Ben…LXXIX

Let’s begin today with answering a comment from Pat, who writes: I think Bennie has trained you very well... LOL And here’s my answer: Thanks Pat, you’re absolutely right, LOL, but that’s an experience most of us have had – at least those of us who had children. Remember your two- or three-year... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

And then there was Ben…LXXVIII

A couple of days ago Jimmy posted something on doggie communication, and it inspired me to review what I have learned about ‘talking’ with my own doggies over the years, though today I shall write mainly about Ben. Where to start? Well, let’s begin with something that wasn’t mentioned at all by... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Pat’s important comment and my response…

Sometimes I wish I had the time to respond to all comments, something I did when I first joined Blogit. But I was soon forced to abandon that practice… However, and as you know, I will occasionally answer comments, specifically those which touch on ‘central issues’ and allow me to clarify things and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 29, 2014

So Obama admits to having underestimated ISIS…

How is it possible for Obama to have underestimated ISIS, i.e. the Islamic State? With scores of advisors at his beck and call? It’s because he either cannot grasp the problem, or refuses to do so – take your pick; and his ‘experts’ probably just tell him what he wants to hear. It surprises me the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 26, 2014

A bit of scatology…

In an interesting post about the problems ‘flushable’ wipes are causing in our waste-removal system, our Jimmy raises an important question: “ Can anyone explain to me exactly how those ancient Greeks used that clay and stone?” Well, Jimmy, I must confess that my answer would be pure conjecture – I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Don’t carve the Nightingale…

Our CCT told us that he’s preparing for a feast of nightingales. I do of course share his love of delicious fare, but I draw the line at nightingales – since I love beautiful singing, I’d rather carve a parrot than a nightingale. So I suggest that he maybe just get himself a rubber eagle, a.k.a.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

All kinds of stuff today…

In Scotland they’re voting – are they really going back to the 17 th century? Of course with a large part of the world still stuck in the 7 th, we’d survive it… Let’s just hope the ‘Yes’ folks won’t ‘pull a Basque’ if they lose! And I’ve heard there are grumblings in South Tyrol as well, were they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Flight into danger…

As so often, a Blogger reminded me of one of my own experiences. In this case it was Strat, who wrote about his most harrowing flight – if you haven’t read it yet, here it is: http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/strat/834279 For the most part my own flights have been fairly uneventful, if... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 14, 2014

And then there was Ben…LXXVII

A couple of days ago Jimmy had a post about smiling and things that make us smile, and it got me out of my usual fog and had me actually thinking! I like to smile – for one thing it’s healthy, but that’s not the only reason I like it, of course… And as I was thinking about things that make me smile... Sign in to see full entry.

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