Tag Archives: courage

Book Review: Walter Tevis~ The Hustler

Posted on October 17, 2017 by odeboyz

It’s a disappointing thing to have to say in a book review that Tevis is unknown but the film with Paul Newman is a classic. He also wrote ‘The Color of Money’ and he’s unknown for that as well. So! … Continue reading →

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Flogging and Courage: the British Army 1800-81

Posted on January 12, 2017 by odeboyz

Discipline in the British Army was sadistic. There was institutional savagery with floggings and public execution occurring so frequently they were normalised. The army had a subliminal desire to ‘toughen’ up soldiers for the ordeals that lay ahead of them. … Continue reading →

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Not Very Well

Posted on January 1, 2013 by odeboyz

I’ve got bubonic plague riddled with mange, With stabbing cold sinus, it’s ever so strange. If I live past the hour I will be surprised For surely I am just a walking demised. My head has encephalitis- the signs are … Continue reading →

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