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Well, that happened …
Now where the heck was I? It seems like a remarkable dream, almost. A year ago we were heading off to California, I was still on Lyrica, my poor mum was still struggling and today I am sitting in my … Continue reading
Posted in LIFE
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Four infourmative books that made me rethink thinks … and then I drivel on for a bit …
First and four-most was Norman Doidge’s The Brain’s Way of Healing. Inspirational and a solid mix of anecdote, science, and useful information that you can apply in your everyday life, though it is far from a self-help book. A book … Continue reading
Posted in LIFE, RANDOM
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Another year older … but not just another year …
Happy Birthday to me … That said, what a year it has been. Bought the boat in Cape Cod in January .. Went to California with a dreaming in my heart in February: Still visiting mum in March in Ottawa: … Continue reading
Posted in LIFE, PHOTOS
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Gobble gobble gluck gluck munch munch munch
a thousand hairy savages sitting down to lunch … or something to that effect, as I either paraphrase or quote the inimitable Spike Milligan, in honour of my American friends’ turkey festival. A very Happy Thanksgiving to you late celebrating folk. … Continue reading
Posted in LIFE
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I think I shall call it the Brain of Whew …
I have mentioned Norman Doidge’s The Brain’s Way of Healing in the Word of the Day [or Week, or Eon, but my intentions are good] and would like to give it a little more attention. This book, while in a way full … Continue reading
Posted in LIFE, MY UN-NERVING
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No time for tyrants, no love for leaders …
Here’s what I thought the other day. We, as in humankind, have accepted rule by tyrants for a very long time. In the knowable ancient past, going back about six thousand years or maybe more (my date memory got left … Continue reading
Posted in LIFE
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Well, call me a broken record (but don’t call me Shirley)
A topic close to my heart, that human cooperation is key to survival, crops up again through the inestimable Russ Roberts, within the context of our use of narrative, our ancient history (including the use of cooperation to destroy other species, … Continue reading
Posted in ECONOMICS, LIFE
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Back to Russ Roberts, and an almost argument breaks out!
I nearly always enjoy these podcasts and when Russ is throwing his net wide and doesn’t hesitate to interview people with whom he has a fundamental disagreement it is extra interesting. Add in nostalgia for the early days of computers … Continue reading
Posted in ECONOMICS, LIFE
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Maybe this is too personal, but an honour for mum brought a tear to my eye …
What a great mum! I feel I have kind of dropped the ball … but have a salutary Saturday and remember that the best time to plant an oak tree may have been twenty years ago, but the second best … Continue reading
Posted in LIFE
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Maybe it’s just me, but I find this post-conspiracist most entertaining ..
I have touted this podcast before, and cannot resist re-touting it. Still time to go back to the beginning, and it only comes out once a month (sadly) so no big time commitment, but if you ever feel you narrowly … Continue reading
Posted in ECONOMICS, LIFE, RANDOM
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