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    Studying?

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    February 14, 2023

    I forgot my beautiful pink backpack today. What could I do but mooch about in the SU building at Queen’s, catch up with a former colleague and… The focaccia was delicious and very filling.

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    Wherefore art thou?

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    February 14, 2023

    Me and my better half are off to Strangford to stay at the Cuan. It’s a bit of a trek getting there, two buses and a short ferry crossing but it will give me a chance to do some reading. I hope to get some decent photos of Strangford Lough…

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    Dialogues

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    February 13, 2023

    Plato’s admiration for Socrates has him appear in many, if not all, his dialogues. I am studying Laches, an Athenian general who is discussing with Socrates the nature of virtue. Socrates guides the discussion by challenging Laches to come up with a definition of courage that can be applied generally.…

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    Making an effort

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    February 10, 2023

    I have been make ng an effort recently to catch up with my Psychology studies. Having fallen 4 or 5 weeks behind, there seems to be a mountain to climb. The difficulty for me is that there are a variety of academic tasks variously categorized as collaborative activity, online tasks,…

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    Un giorno che non va

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    February 9, 2023

    La Bottega has become my home from home. The staff are friendly and the music to my taste. So why the title ‘a day that doesn’t work ‘? There were events last night that caused some consternation chez nous. At 4am sleep was over and a review of events ensued.…

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    An artist? Moi?

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    February 7, 2023

    I found a new place to study today. Clements is a chain of café s in Belfast that serves a decent espresso and a passable scrambled eggs on wheaten bread. Still playing catch up with my Psychology studies, I got a bit more done on controls in hypothetical studies with…

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    It’s a dog’s life

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    February 5, 2023

    Cora and Fern are Labrador playmates. Both dogs are still puppies and get on really well. Here’s a video of them messing about… We enjoy their playfulness and the coffee at the cafe at the end of our stroll.

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    Superbowl LVII

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    February 4, 2023

    It’s that time of year again. I missed most of the American Football season, so I watched a few highlights of the Playoffs. Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is a genius and a worthy successor to Tom Brady as one of the greats in that position. The Eagles’ quarterback,…

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    Zoom

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    February 2, 2023

    One of my favourite possessions is my DSLR camera. I am still learning how to get the most out of it, particularly the manual settings. Living in Belfast we are flanked by mountains on the West and hills to the East. Our view of the mountains is superb. The changing…

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    Psychological Research Methods

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    February 1, 2023

    Playing catch up, but getting there. There is an interesting discussion in my cluster group forum that suggests research topics, and then asks how you would carry out the research. The thread I have been following was How do babies react to loud noises? Obviously, experiments with babies are fraught…

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