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Continue reading →: Belfast drama – Now on Prose Drafts page
Young girls were almost wearing enough clothes to cover their essentials. Their pilgrimage to the Boucher Road was to worship at the feet of Kneecap and Fontaines D.C. Kneecap had courted controversy by openly opposing the Israeli genocide in Gaza. That had boosted their reputation among some of the locals.…
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Continue reading →: Italian hospitality
Yesterday I contrived to spend about five hours in my favourite Italian restaurant, La Bottega. Starting with my usual double espresso with a glass of water with ice I read a bit of philosophy about understanding and truth seeking. After about half an hour I was delighted to see Sean…
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Continue reading →: Why not make blaand from whey?
If I was making my own cheese, I probably would be interested in using the leftovers or whey. My good friend William, a famous cheese maker, made whey butter and ricotta, but not blaand. It would be interesting to discover if there is any commercially available blaand.
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Continue reading →: Protection or nanny state?
I was watching an interview on the BBC news with a man who was opposed to UK legislation that brought in greater protection for children online. His argument was that the default position for access to websites should not assume that all the users are children. I take his point…
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Continue reading →: What is philosophy’s goal?
In preparation for my postgraduate distance learning course I have been reading an article in Routledge’s dictionary of philosophy ‘Understanding Philosophy’. There are some interesting ideas discussed, some optimistic and some pessimistic about philosophy’s aims or goals. A thought experiment by Dietrich put forward the idea of Aristotle travelling through…
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Continue reading →: Old age
If you were expecting a boring post about the ravages of time on human frailty, you will be disappointed. I prefer to celebrate those who ignore the labels such as senior citizen and live their lives to the full. Who do I count among the many ‘oldies’ who epitomise living…
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Continue reading →: Garden DIY or time to call in the experts?
Before…after? We have been away from our house for six months while builders have been busy renovating. In that time the weeds have grown very tall and the brambles have started to invade our neighbours’ gardens. I do not enjoy the hard work involved in weeding or even mowing the…
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Continue reading →: Famine…what famine?
The United Nation’s chief, Antonio Gutteres, has confirmed the man-made famine in Gaza city. The IPC says that more than half a million people across Gaza are facing “catastrophic” conditions characterised by “starvation, destitution and death”. The report was labelled an “outright lie” by Israel, which has denied there is…
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Continue reading →: Freedom of expression
When does a flag or a T-shirt become illegal? In the UK parliament has the authority to proscribe organisations such as Hezbollah and Palestine Action. By doing so, anyone showing support for those organisations is committing a criminal act. Does that seem reasonable when the Israeli government has been accused…
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