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Six months ago, on Thursday 17 February 2022 to be precise, my mother passed away with her final wish being granted: to die in her own bed while still in control of her faculties. Having reached the grand old age…
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I am going to give you quick instructions on how to make real diamonds to own, love, and cherish for the rest of your life. Forget about the synthetic stuff made under laboratory conditions; I am talking about the real…
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At around 7:00 pm on 1st July last year, Claire drove me to John Radcliff Hospital in Oxford with high fever and acute pain in my lower back and legs. As she drove, with mounting concern by both of us,…
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As a result of my serious illness last year, where my prognosis was in serious doubt, I consider myself to be very lucky indeed to experience another Christmas with my family and friends. There was a time when I took…
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This blog is partly to dispel a myth that has developed over the last four months and partly to recognise and give credit to an army of people who played parts in helping get through the first two battles with…
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I have twenty-one filters that I deploy in pretty much all interactions with people socially, and professionally. I will only list them without elaborating on any because I think they are self-evident however, if you need me to explain one…
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At the age of sixteen, I had a crush on an older girl who was easily 19 years of age and therefore, had zero interest in juveniles like me. Nevertheless, I was determined to meet her. She appeared twice a…
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A beautiful but sad song by the late Jim Diamond goes like this: And I should have known better To lie to one as beautiful as you Yeah, I should have known better To take a chance on ever losing…
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Young couple pushing an airport trolley laden with luggage ask a security officer at Beirut Airport for information: Man: where is the check in desk for flights to Cyprus? Officer: are you on honeymoon? Man and Woman: yes, we are…
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