Tag: CHARACTER

YOUR ONE TRUE FRIEND

YOUR ONE TRUE FRIEND

  How many of us know how to be a good friend? How many of us know the pleasure of having one? (SNUFMUMRIKO: "Some Distant Afternoon") Two years ago I wrote a post called “Profile of a good friend”, partly in honor of my good mate Terence Ruffle, who, unfortunately, lives on the other side of … Continue reading YOUR ONE TRUE FRIEND

A BRIT’S VIEW OF GUN CONTROL

A BRIT’S VIEW OF GUN CONTROL

When I immigrated to the US from the UK, my views of gun possession and gun control were perhaps typical of yer average Brit.... I had been raised in a place of peace and relatively little crime, and at a time when most people had respect for each other and for the law, and a fear of God. … Continue reading A BRIT’S VIEW OF GUN CONTROL

TWO AND TWO MAKE FIVE!

TWO AND TWO MAKE FIVE!

    “Two and two make five…If everybody believes it, does that make it true?” (Winston O'Brien-1984) “The Islamic State is not Islamic” (President Obama) “Truth is stranger than fiction” (Mark Twain) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/09/11/obama-says-the-islamic-state-is-not-islamic-americans-are-inclined-to-disagree/# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_%2B_2_%3D_5  

MIND-BURP 9: Your Very Own “Time And Relative Dimension In Space”

MIND-BURP 9: Your Very Own “Time And Relative Dimension In Space”

IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE: TARDIS!* HOW TO LOSE AND LOVE IT TODAY'S TEN-NATION CONFEDERACY PLUS ONE THE ESTABLISHMENT CLAWS UP THE DOWNS, MATE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH  1: TARDIS!* Did you ever dream of having your very own time machine? (L8M8 "Flo3r5") Having recently viewed the last few series of Dr. Who, and … Continue reading MIND-BURP 9: Your Very Own “Time And Relative Dimension In Space”

HOW TO STOP BLAMING GOD

HOW TO STOP BLAMING GOD

When things go wrong we’re prone to point the finger of blame, either at God or at some person we think is guilty... A few weeks ago I wrote a post called “How to shout at God and get away with it”. I owned up to the fact that there have been times when I’ve … Continue reading HOW TO STOP BLAMING GOD