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Same sex relationships – some thoughts

same sex For some reason this has attracted my interest. We speak of heterosexual and  homosexual relationships.  What does this mean?  Does it mean that if I'm attracted to another man I am a homosexual? Does the...

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Two copper cups – a role of social media

THE POSSIBLE BENEFIT OF COPPER Witness the wonderful copper cups that we have bought,  The healing powers of copper have been used since time immemorial and I know they claim copper bangles reduce symptoms of...

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I Write an Excoriatory Missive

This word represents a particularly severe type of criticism. A context is for example  "his latest report to received excoriating reviews". The word comes from the Latin  excoriatus, which means to flay, strip off the...

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The art of listening – by Ernest Hemingway

I very seldom copy and paste something which I believe but Earnest Hemingway has got it so spot on it says everything I want to say and more. This comprises part of my theme for 2025 of which I will write about more in...

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A quiet Christmas – like many people’s?

Conclusion - not much 'happened'  but what events did in fact transpire ruled  the day. ( Trans pire this word had an early sense of "emit as vapor through the surface"—from trans-, "through," and spirare, "breathe."...

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