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Teasing the Kids

“Daddy,” asked little girl of six, “what is the difference between teasing and lying?” Hmm. I had to think about that (like Susan Boyle did). After thinking about it, I came up with a good reply. I said, “I’m not … Continue reading

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One-way reconcilliation

I heard on the radio yesterday something I’ve heard before — that many black folks in South Africa believe that reconcilliation is a one-way street — that blacks have forgiven whites for the evils of the past, but white people … Continue reading

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Bum bum cream

When I was growing up, “bum” was a bad word, for which you could get your mouse, um, mouth washed out with soap. Now they put it on little bottles of barrier cream for babies. Oh dear. A bad word … Continue reading

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When is pain not a pain?

A little girl was screaming outside. By the sound if it, it could be quite serious. I went out to find out what it was about. Hmm, maybe not – the little thing was curled up in a lump on … Continue reading

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St Francis Dam Failure

My wife is reading about the dam busters bombers, which set me to reading about dam failures. I found an incredible* presentation about the St Francis Dam failure. It is entitled a “Reassessment of the St Francis Dam failure” This … Continue reading

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Stuff

Time for a blog. Mainly to test security stuff and kick wordpress around in the hope that it will break. Anyhow, I’m thinking of putting stuff here, like all about the books (both paperware and vapourware), rants about traffic, deep … Continue reading

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