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Continue reading →: Weekend break in Glasgow
I am over in Glasgow for a wee break, staying in my son’s shared flat around the corner from Partick Thistle football club. The trip over was a pleasant surprise. I found a spot in a very smart bar at the bow of the Stena Line Ferry and sat down…
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Continue reading →: Pagan festivals
Halloween has been and gone with a mushy pumpkin head to prove it. These quasi religious festivals have changed over time, and Halloween is no exception. The Christian religious calendar has been adapted to some pagan holidays, but the similarity does not invalidate the occasion for rejoicing or marking a…
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Continue reading →: Parenting
Research carried out by Professor Karen McComb and Dr Graeme Shannon at the University of Sussex has discovered that orphaned elephants, the result of culling, become hyper aggressive, and their inability to differentiate between the calls of friend and foe lead to random responses. There are young male humans on…
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Continue reading →: Ethical trading
Some parts of the world manage the separation of government and religion better than others. In multi faith and no faith societies all citizens hold equal rights not to be bound by laws based exclusively on a particular religious or non-religious viewpoint. Ethical choices can be made without reference to…
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Continue reading →: untitled post 2134
Originally posted on Drifters Bar Grill + Detox Center: http://youtu.be/wqi3CSGJnds
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Continue reading →: gypsies, tramps and thieves
Hergé was a bit of a fascist. Outsiders who choose an alternative way of life are often the victims of prejudice, and make great scapegoats when times are tough.
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Continue reading →: Night cycling in Belfast – not for the timid
Another near miss, and yet I was wearing a highly visible vest and my bike was lit front and back. The taxi driver had his window down as he veered towards me from where he was parked. I asked him to look more carefully in future – alright, I shouted…
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