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hear hear
Posted in and so said... on Fri, 5th Nov 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Missing the elephant for the mouse
Posted in and so said..., green on Thu, 6th May 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Due to prejudices, media distraction or recurring thought patterns, we often miss the more important points of what we want to achieve, and spend time and energy on issues which matter less. This short vid talks about building an energy efficient home, illustrating this point.
Contemporary Slavery
Posted in and so said..., globalisation on Wed, 5th May 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A very well presented argument, with a twist at the end.
Cold days
Posted in and so said... on Fri, 12th Mar 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When winter first begins to bite, and stones crack in the frosty night, when pools are black and trees are bare, t’ is evil in the wild to fare. Mario Gauci 2002
Change
Posted in and so said... on Fri, 12th Mar 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Some things never change” What a fool is he who talks such. Justin Vassallo 5th Jan 2002
Despair or Folly
Posted in and so said..., tagged courage on Fri, 12th Mar 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is not despair, for Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. Gandalf The Grey J.R.R.T.
Love
Posted in and so said... on Fri, 12th Mar 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For every heart there is a nest. T’ is but the finding which is a quest. Mario Gauci 24th March 2002
Get your job done
Posted in and so said... on Fri, 12th Mar 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish. Sam’s old Gaffer J.R.R.T.
Wise words
Posted in and so said... on Fri, 12th Mar 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Oft it may chance that old wives keep in memory word of things that were needful for the wise to know. Celeborn J.R.R.T.
the effects of alcohol
Posted in and so said..., fun stuff, tagged alcohol, effect of alcohol on Sun, 7th Feb 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Porter: Drink, sir, is a great provoker of three things. Macduff: What three things does drink especially provoke? Porter: Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep, and urine. Lechery, sir, it provokes, and unprovokes; it provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance. Macbeth: And it’s prose, not verse. William Shakespeare, 1605 http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Macbeth
