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It is said that when you are old the days pass slowly but the years go by quickly. I am gradually becoming more convinced by this paradoxical logic. Anyway, I will occasionally write more and more under this category because more and more of my life is being defined by my old age. I confess that I am not comfortable with this label but, facts are facts and we have to face them either grudgingly or with a positive attitude. I am not there yet but, I am working on the positive attitude thing. Wish me luck and happy reading.
‘One Thousand and One Nights’ is a classic Middle Eastern literary work of short stories and poems supposedly narrated by a young wife Scheherazade to misogynist king Shahriar who, upon discovering the infidelity of his first wife, had her executed…
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When I was about 10 years old, my father said, “one of these days, your sharp tongue will get you into trouble”. I wanted to find out more about what he meant, or perhaps I saw an opportunity to lock…
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Exactly four years ago on 31 August 2018, I was wheeled to the medical operating theatre at the American Hospital in Nicosia, Cyprus. It was a Friday and, based on the best medical advice available, the decision to go ahead…
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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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What do you think would happen if you left a child in a room with an age-appropriate new toy? CORRECT! They would just pick it up and try to work out how to play with it. Observing my own grandchildren…
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As I approach a new mathematical milestone in a few weeks, I have been reviewing the life that I have lived so far; the ups and downs, gains and losses, triumphs and failures, happiness and sadness. As expected of an…
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There are many things that used to irritate me I cannot even begin to list them. As I get older, I set most of them aside under the category of ‘Who Cares?’. I say most of them because there are…
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