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Topic:Growing old  Nigel  February 6th,2012One guy I heard say this was 17 and in the first year of his A-level course at school. He wasn’t the brightest,but had enough to get a good grade. Trouble was he liked the night life. When I chatted with him about his progress and suggested he needed to take the work a [...]       Topic:wet super computer Nigel July 6th,2011A week ago I visited a place called Spacious Places in Leeds (UK) to chat with Graham Fell who is one of the leaders. They take people who genuinely want to break some form of addiction that is destroying them,typically a drug (often Heroin,Cocaine,or Alcohol) but sometimes less obvious addictions such as [...] Topic:monochrome and blue Nigel July 4th,2011I’ve just been reviewing the last post,and the most important thing is missing. It sounds like everything is going smoothly and we’re brimming with confidence,but that just isn’t true. Every day I wonder what the hell we think we’re up to. We aren’t up to this. We don’t have the knowledge,the skills,[...] Topic:wet super computer Nigel March 30th,2011'George and Lennie'programme photo Many years ago one of our sons was a talented artist who loved drawing,but steadfastly refused to pick Art as one of his A-level (Senior High) subjects. Why? Tell you what he said later. More recently I was involved in directing and producing the play Of Mice And [...] Topic:photos Nigel March 29th,2011Every season is special,but Spring has the edge. It heals the failed memories of Winter. Over recent weeks I’ve had the camera with me on walks,and some results are fun. I love each season,but I love Spring. Between winter and spring lies a season of confusion and hope And then yesterday [...] Topic:wet super computer Nigel March 28th,2011Sometimes when I’m out I play a game which seems to be rare. I am of course a sad geek. There are two versions. One is when driving in stationary traffic (is that an oxymoron?). I look at the drivers of vehicles coming towards me. Don’t do this at home,or even worse in a [...] Topic:wet super computer Nigel January 24th,2011In my country he’s called Ed Milliband and leads the Labour Party,but most countries allow a formal opposition the the ruling government. And where none is allowed it almost certainly exists. I’m not sending this to Ed. Some skilled assistant would no doubt intercept it,and anyway he’s not the only guy in the [...] Topic:wet super computer Nigel January 19th,2011Are we sometimes too limited in our thinking about who we’ll chat with? Where we take our work breaks,do we always sit with the same group exchanging the same views? Do members of the Taliban ever engage in meaningful and open conversation with anyone who disagrees with them? If they did,wouldn’t it strengthen [...] Topic:wet super computer Nigel January 17th,2011Do we rush from new to newer so fast we never understand or truly appreciate anything? [...] Topic:wet super computer Nigel November 15th,2010What’s wrong with how FIFA and England Football seem to be allowing themselves to think? [...] Topic:monochrome and blue Nigel September 24th,2010Topic:monochrome and blue Nigel September 22nd,2010Our bodies function better if we get a modest amount of physical exercise each day,enough to speed up our breathing a bit but not get out of breath. [...] Topic:wet super computer Nigel September 14th,2010Writers are uncannily like normal human beings in one way. Most of us are unsure of ourselves,and if we’re not careful can lose the confidence to write. It’s called writers’block meaning that we writers block ourselves from writing. Just like everyone else at some time blocks themselves from doing something they’re perfectly capable [...] Topic:wet super computer Nigel September 10th,2010Some thoughts on brainstorming effectively,and how the novel ‘Ted’is benefiting. [...] Topic:monochrome and blue Nigel September 4th,2010Some people live in the past:“If only I’d taken that job”,“Why didn’t I work harder at school”,“Maybe if I hadn’t lost my temper that day”. Some people live in the future:“Once I leave home”,“When I get promoted”,“In retirement I’ll have the time”. Actually this universe is rigged so we [...] | |||||
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