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Without Valentine’s Day, February would be… well, January. Such an insight could only come from a comedian like Jim Gaffigan and yet, he might well
Grateful 47
Airports are a wonderful laboratory in which to study the human mind and make-up. I am convinced that some people pack their frustrations alongside their
Chapter One
Some of my questions are never answered because they are never asked. Some of my questions have never been born. Then some questions pop up
Grateful 48
I spent many, many, years, too many to bear thinking about, wandering the cologne-scented, suited hallways of the corporate world. My contact was limited to
Shades of grey
Blessed is [s]he who expects nothing, for [s]he shall never be disappointed. I grew up with this refrain and in the years that have passed
The shadow of life
The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail
Grateful 49
How true the old adage is – you never really appreciate anything until it’s gone. So much is taken for granted and it’s only when
The power of words
‘Knowledge, it has been said, is power. And rhetoric is what gives words power. So a knowledge of rhetoric equips [me], as a citizen, both
Mulling it over
I sat down to lunch the other day, at home, in my flat, on my own. And I automatically reached for a book. It seems
Grateful 50
High up there on my list of New Year’s resolutions is to stop being so preoccupied with age … and in particular, my age. For
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