Category: Background
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Guess Who?
I was looking through some old photographs the other day, and came across a couple of class group photos, from, I think, the first and third year of secondary school, and then, even earlier from the sunny days of the infants school that I attended. The secondary school photos were both dour and grey (with…
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Inspiration from a Stray Thought?
There was a stray thought of mine That wanted it’s own voice on line But as it was small No words could it call So it left me with this awful rhyme! Inspiration. Inspiration. Inspiration. You’d think in a world full of everything, something would stand out and shout, “Use me as your topic! Let…
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A message from Reg
Oops. I received a phone call today whilst on my break at work, from Reg the Vampire. It’s as though he can read my mind, or something, as how did he know to call at that specific time? Not while I was trying to figure something out, or when I was getting back to trying…
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The First of the ‘Bers
The final third of the year has begun today. The First of the ‘Ber’ months as I call them. I know that winter is just around the corner now. The days are starting to get lighter later, and don’t stay light as long in the evening. The days are still warm at present, with forecasts…
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The Meteorite of 1642
An earth-shattering event – well, not exactly earth-shattering in the true sense of the word – occurred on 4th August 1642. The town of Aldeburgh in Suffolk, England, or Alborow as it was spelled back then, played host to this astronomical escapade. A 4lb meteorite fell from the sky at 5 O’clock – five of…
The Mansionic Perspective 