Author Archives: odeboyz

The Preacher

Posted on January 28, 2014 by odeboyz

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)

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Be a Great Teacher

Posted on January 24, 2014 by odeboyz

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 →

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Time Struggle

Posted on January 20, 2014 by odeboyz

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 →

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Harold Hill history.

Posted on January 17, 2014 by odeboyz

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 →

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Biography of Private Nobody

Posted on January 14, 2014 by odeboyz

Born painlessly Lived harmoniously Died pointlessly.

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A Love Story

Posted on January 9, 2014 by odeboyz
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The Onslow Arms

Posted on January 7, 2014 by odeboyz
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The Guilty German Generals of 1914

Posted on January 3, 2014 by odeboyz

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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Tales from William Tyndale Junior School in the 1950s

Posted on December 20, 2013 by odeboyz

Although all three of us boys started off our school days at Thornhill Road School, (Islington)  for some reason Mum moved me to what was then called Sebbon Street School but later the name was changed to William Tyndale School. … Continue reading →

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Odeboyz Goes Shopping

Posted on December 17, 2013 by odeboyz

13:21 13:21 13:21 It’s 13 minutes and 21 seconds: It’s the Odeboyz weekly shop PB* It’s climbing Everest without oxygen It’s rowing the Atlantic single- handedly It’s stunning. It’s beyond belief. It’s 100% Kosher. It’s a no tweaking, no fine- … Continue reading →

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