Monthly Archives: September 2015

Nihilism

Posted on September 22, 2015 by odeboyz

I decide to get out of bed and clean my teeth. It seems like a good idea but I know they won’t be really clean. I decide to go back to bed to think, or maybe not. It seems like … Continue reading →

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Mathematics meets Religion

Posted on September 22, 2015 by odeboyz

God can’t make 2 + 2 = 5 (Chris)

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Goodbye to PETRA

Posted on September 18, 2015 by odeboyz

After seventeen years of developing and nurturing PETRA – our Tenant Management Organisation I set up all those years ago with Jan (my wife) and four others who jumped ship about seven years ago, I feel it is now time … Continue reading →

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In a Dream

Posted on September 15, 2015 by odeboyz

I remember the large building exploring furnished rooms, one by one. In the basement the door opened into a huge empty room At the far end an old cloth was draped over another hidden doorway. The cloth fell apart as … Continue reading →

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Capital Punishment: British Style

Posted on September 15, 2015 by odeboyz

              “And the executioner’s face is always well hidden.” (Bob Dylan A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall) (Chris)

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Should Assisted Suicide be offered to Criminals serving ‘Whole-Life’ Tariffs?

Posted on September 11, 2015 by odeboyz

British judges can sentence heinous criminals to ‘whole-life’ tariffs. These sentences are used sparingly with only about 60 people serving such sentences currently*. Whole-life tariffs are a prolonged death sentence. Life expectancy is unaffected by prison life and so a … Continue reading →

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Scholarly Warfare

Posted on September 8, 2015 by odeboyz

“I can be very sympathetic with the author; until 2 years ago I was thinking along similar lines”. George Stigler (Chris)

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Narcissus: a wordless poem

Posted on September 8, 2015 by odeboyz

(Chris)

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Mornington Crescent

Posted on September 4, 2015 by odeboyz

“I’m sorry – I’ll read that again, or I’m sorry I haven’t a clue” the popular radio programme chaired for years, by Humphry Lyttleton, had been running for decades. I never did find out the rules to the panellists starting … Continue reading →

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The Magnificent John Updike

Posted on September 1, 2015 by odeboyz

True Love “Her tongue sneaks forward in thought, and rests on her lower lip. He loves her when she tries to think.” John Updike Rabbit is Rich  An American Heart  “What’s wrong with his heart, exactly?” Janice asked. “The usual … Continue reading →

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