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Monthly Archives: January 2014
The Preacher
I preach to the fishes Nothing changes And I preach to the birds Nothing changes And I preach in the churches Nothing changes And I preach to my mirror Everything changes (Chris)
Be a Great Teacher
Shakespeare wrote ‘All the worlds a stage’* a thought that every teacher should embrace because: All teaching is acting. The teacher is also script writer, director, choreographer, stage- manager, producer, in- house psychologist/social worker and educator. Being a teacher is … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, School
Tagged cheerfulness, compulsory education, Disraeli, flattery, positive attitudes, teaching techniques
1 Comment
Time Struggle
The clock face hands, Windmill vanes Desert camel strapped in harness… To walk around the well. Each their journey Circular – at the appointed time With purpose Only known to man. The monotonous tick-tock Almost parodies the camel’s plod As … Continue reading
Harold Hill history.
True stories to my granddaughter Kay. Hi Kay, as with most things, the most tenuous threads of fate pull together in forming both a personal as well as an interactive history of me with others and others with me. So … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography, History, Politics, tenants rights
Tagged 1980s, activists, Harold Hill, housing rights, local politics, right-to- buy
2 Comments
Biography of Private Nobody
Born painlessly Lived harmoniously Died pointlessly.
Posted in History, Poetry, War
Tagged 1918, futility of war, proud young soldier, World War One
1 Comment
A Love Story
Posted in Autobiography, Humour
Tagged 1968, autobiography, Grosvenor Square, Vietnam protest
1 Comment
The Onslow Arms
Posted in Autobiography, Poetry
Tagged family, flooding, Onslow Arms, pleasure, pub history
1 Comment
The Guilty German Generals of 1914
Imperial Germany was born in 1871. Germany was created by strutting militarism. Unlike most countries where wars are caused by failed diplomacy, poor calculation or vaulting ambition Germany caused the First World War because its government feared their generals. The … Continue reading
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