Category: life etc.
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Hurricane Sandy
She hit the Eastern Seaboard of the United States some 14 hours ago, prior to that her landfall was in Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, and The Bahamas. From the United States she continued on to Canada. Although she has moved on and is reportedly weakening in strength, the aftermath is still harrowing and sobering on so…
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Lance Armstrong, was it worth it?
Lance Armstrong was supposed to be the sporting hero of our generation, one we talked about for many, many, years to come. His was a swan story we should have relished telling. Just like that of Steve Jobs, sporting legend Billie Jean King and that epic match, or the formidable return of Monica Seles…all those…
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A brave girl called Malala.
At age fourteen, I, like many of my peers, was busy figuring out the world of adolescence, making sense of body changes and navigating the tumultuous teenage years where things like boys and make up took centre stage. We were lucky. Or so we thought. Education was a right and we took that for granted.…
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Footballers and their shenanigans
Footballers. We can’t hold them to the highest of moral standards because when it comes to moral fibre some skipped that line in favour of stupidity instead. Google football scandals. The proof is in the pudding. The latest shenanigans is starring one John Terry and his co-star Ashley Cole. You might have heard of two…
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And about that Dolce and Gabbana show…
You know, I get so sick and tired of all these tiring fashion issues because its starting to get ridiculous, if its not some magazine using racist innuendos, its some designer making a mockery of the Holocaust…this is not about political correctness or over sensitivity it just boils down to common sense. Or lack there…
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Summer days at an End…
The first leaves of Autumn, fell across my winding, walking path. The fresh breeze hit me with a pleasant surprise. The Summer fairies have gone to rest. And taken with them what little of her we had. With a sad sigh we say; at last. All fun had in the sun, now but a favourite…
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When Politicians Play God.
Politics is a nasty game, a game in which God is played by men who think they know it all. Men who have assumed it is their right to tell you, who to be, who to love, how and when. As they do with Gay/Lesbian/Transgender rights. How is it possible that a politician can define…
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London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01l4ldk/ click the link to watch the Ceremony on BBC iPlayer It was always going to be a big one, the #savethesurprise tweets from those who’d attended the dress rehearsals spiked the hype that was already building and those of us who couldn’t attend waited with severe anticipation to see what the fuss was about.…