Tag: History
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New Year’s Day
Many, many years ago today, I appeared on this world in this current form. The real me, Tom, the secret identity of Aquatom1968. Over the time, I have been witness to some rather unusual things. A lot of unusual things. The Seventies, for one thing. I seem to remember power cuts, national strikes, and a…
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Better with age…
0: I emerged into the great big world, without a stitch on and not bothered in the slightest. I couldn’t speak the language; I didn’t know the people; the colours looked funny; the buildings were very big; everything was noisy; and I could scream. 1: Still needy. I was understanding things better, but still learning.…
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February 16th – a historical re-write
A quiz question appeared on TV today asking which famous person was born in the year that Galileo died. Isaac Newton was the answer, and the year was 1642. I’ve waffled on many a time about the year 1642, and every now and then something comes along that reminds me of the year. Or completely…
The Mansionic Perspective 