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Words Part – The Last

6th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Words are the currency of communication; endlessly combined they express every emotions, pass on knowledge, contribute to an ordered society and fulfil many, many more functions. The Bee Gees had it right: ‘Words, words are [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part The Last

29th March 2026 Going Postal 0

Nice comments by Brian and DJM regarding the standard of articles and serials published. They serve to amuse, entertain and educate us. Top notch indeed and I too am certain no other blog can match [more…]

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Words Part Thirteen

22nd March 2026 Going Postal 0

Spring is sprung. The grass is gris, I wonder where the birdies is, The bird is on the wing, but that’s absurd. The wing is on the bird! Anon Beginning to feel like the season [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Fifty-Three

15th March 2026 Going Postal 0

I see that ‘The Adults in the Room’ are ploughing depths of idiocy unparalleled in the history of these Fair Isles. Someone, somehow, please make it stop! The number joining Restore is soaring week by [more…]

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Words Part Twelve

8th March 2026 Going Postal 0

I am not sure where my love of poetry came from – in my grammar school we were introduced to so many great poets; Milton, Wordsworth, Taylor-Colleridge, Kipling, Dylan Thomas and others. I have followed [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Fifty-Two

1st March 2026 Going Postal 0

Browsing through my mobile today I came across several notifications – some from Google, the rest from local mosques. Information about dates and timings of Ramadan=a=ding dong – I was actually shocked. WTF???  A Christian [more…]

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Words Part Eleven

22nd February 2026 Going Postal 0

These are some of my favourite short poems by William Butler Yeats The Lake Isle of Innisfree I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay [more…]

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An Old Man’s Musings Part Fifty-One

15th February 2026 Going Postal 0

I am not a doggie person but I must congratulate TiredofEUlies on her recent show awards. I know how proud my daughter and now my grand-daughter are when they return from riding events with their [more…]

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Words Part Ten

8th February 2026 Going Postal 0

I want to introduce a lot of modern poetry but am constrained by the copyright rules and, due to lack of time, I am not able to do much at present. I expect to be [more…]

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