The World

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calendar_today November 14, 2016 schedule 1 min read

The World

American Hero

This is not the way the movie was meant to end. Where is the dark swoop of Batman? The fluttering glory of red cape? The...

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calendar_today July 6, 2016 schedule 1 min read

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I wish!

Merkel,May, Sturgeon, Clinton.. women to the rescue amid political turmoil? The child stands wondering, clutching his teddy tight, Tender feet cold on the gritty...

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calendar_today June 25, 2016 schedule 1 min read

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Let the right one in

When he knocked on the door I opened it without hesitation. Why should I hesitate? He was polite, well spoken, well dressed. English. 'I wonder...

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calendar_today June 19, 2016 schedule 2 min read

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Huzza! Huzza! Huzza!

Tramp tramp tramp tramp Trump trump trump trump Tramp tramp tramp tramp Trump trump trump trump Fascists On the March. Boots shine...

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calendar_today June 1, 2016 schedule 3 min read

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Lost in the Wood.

Once upon a time There was a crinkly little bulldog pup Lost in a wood. The wood was deep, dark and scary. ...

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calendar_today May 30, 2016 schedule 1 min read

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Darwin

This is a poem for a venture that Elgiva suggested: seeing if Down House,where Darwin and his devout wife lived while he wrote The Origin...

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calendar_today March 24, 2016 schedule 2 min read

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The Internet of Things

After a great conversation in the pub with two Mr Scotts. Partly about the Internet of Things. This is for Laurence. Although I have given...

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calendar_today February 22, 2016 schedule 1 min read

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The Four Horsemen

Let the apocalypse begin... this one's for you,Val! Well.. we already have Putin; Assad is poised to take back Syria; and now Trump is in...

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calendar_today February 11, 2016 schedule 1 min read

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Assad

The Kingdom of Ozymandias was destroyed, In time, By Time. When Assad takes back his country And stands on a heap of twisted rubble and...

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calendar_today February 3, 2016 schedule 2 min read

Life and Work

I love riding on the train..

Still spending too much time on trains.. I love riding on the train Never knowing If we're going .. Love the drama Love...

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