Saturday, 31 October 2020

I was the non-speaking, unseen third tree in our village play

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I was the third tree, a nonspeaking part, in the village play. As a child, you’re trying to find your place in the greater scheme of things ...
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Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Malta - reconstruction, recollections and reflections

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  St Julian’s in Malta is a picturesque spot.  Walking to the love statue along the coast from Sliema is a therapy for mind and body.  The s...
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Thursday, 1 October 2020

The Trip of a lifetime by hot air balloon - London to Constantinople via Malta

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It seems an excellent offer, a wonderful adventure which would start at Charing Cross in London and then you would travel by air balloon to ...
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Saturday, 26 September 2020

Lise Meitner, a physicist who never lost her humanity

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  In 1963, at the age of nearly 85, Lise Meitner gave a talk in Vienna entitled “Memories of Fifty Years in Physics”. She looked back on her...
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Monday, 21 September 2020

Transmutation, reactors and reactions - amazing stuff

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  In 1956 Paul Kazuo, in a published academic paper, proposed that it was possible for the Earth itself to create a natural nuclear reactor ...
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Tuesday, 8 September 2020

I fear I may become the dog that bites

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Shall I tell it as it is?  Shall I hold it close and be silent?  Shall I brood and hug misery in the dark hours? Hypocrisy to pretend...
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Friday, 28 August 2020

Keep your dirty feet out off my mind!

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It began with a metallic watch strap. I noticed mine had begun to look tarnished. Even mottled in places. I had worn it every day, everywhe...
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