Men have fought throughout history for a myriad of reasons. It has been motivated by greed, desire for power, religious beliefs, or just plain stupidity and pride. For some men they have been thrust into battle to defend an unwanted attack on their lands, loved ones or way of life. There was a time we…
DetailsIt’s 4AM and all is still. The neighbourhood is sound asleep – not a soul to see. You approach a familiar intersection with traffic lights. They are red, no camera. As you approach you can see clearly in all other converging roads to the crossroad – not a car in sight. The roads are empty…
DetailsThirty 8 year old pirates running around and calling out, “Arrr” and, “Shiver me timbers!” Under the flag of the Jolly Roger, the unfortunate walking the plank and swashbuckling sword fights defend or repel on the mock Pirate Ship, built specially for the day and proudly standing in the backyard. My dad had been busy…
DetailsWhen the star of golf, Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods, fell beneath the deceptive weight of adultery, it shocked the world. The pedestal that he precariously stood upon was rocked and he fell from grace. People who loved all that he stood for were rightly angry for the deception. His wife, Elin, all the more. His…
DetailsWhenever I share this story I have to use all my might to stop bursting into tears. After I saw the film, “Saving Private Ryan“, I was weeping for a few days. The film was good… but through it I had made a profound discovery. It was this discovery that still brings tears to my…
DetailsThe world is groaning under the global economic crisis as governments scramble to prop up failing bastions of greed. The little man in the street takes the full brunt from the excesses of the few who escape into the fantasy of living a life of extravagance. The world systems operate on Buying, Selling or Trading.…
DetailsBeing in the era of microwaves, fast food, quick service, express lanes, etc., consumerism has created the demand for everything to be done quicker, faster, now! Quality is sometimes sacrificed to meet the demand to deliver quicker. Businesses rise and fall based on their ability to deliver now days… once it was based upon the…
DetailsThe increasing intensity of earthquakes literally shake our world. The recent Chilean 8.8 Quake and the 9.1 Sumatran Quake in 2004 that generated an Indian Ocean tsunami have both impacted the Earth’s rotation and shifted it’s axis. These small shifts in the axis may seem insignificant in themselves but the implications to the world’s weather…
DetailsFriday night was the end of the week. My mum always prepared and cooked great meals. But this was Friday night! Take-away was the highlight each fortnight. Take-away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza shops, McDonald’s , KFC, Subway or Nandos. Just good old, plain fish and chips. And our shop was…
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