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Bryan Adams or Meat Loaf?
I was watching a Top of the Pops 1991 television programme* recently and they played Bryan Adams’s ballad Everything I do, I do it for you. The song spent 16 consecutive weeks at Number 1 in the UK chart, still the longest ever run. It’s a song I loved when it was released in 1991…
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rusty society
If you own a car you will know that one of the greatest enemies of the automotive conveyance is iron oxide… aka rust. It slowly, imperceptibly, gently corrodes the bodywork and chassis of a car and, if left untreated, eventually renders it unusable and fit only for the scrap heap. And there is an emotion…
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x = 10 10 10
Rene Descartes is thought to have nailed it when he said, “Je pense, donc je suis.” Or, in Latin: “Cogito ergo sum.” In English we translate it as: “I think, therefore I am.” It’s really clever. I can prove I exist because I have consciousness and because I have consciousness I am able to prove…
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last minute decision
Today I have had an epiphany. It’s difficult isn’t it. When one section of society celebrates it can unintentionally alienate another. So English people might celebrate a win at rugby or football or cricket and non-England supporters can feel left out. Sport-lovers celebrated the Olympics and Paralympics last year and those who don’t like sport…
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Love is… like a Bugatti Veyron!
Do you remember the ‘Love is…’ cartoons? They used to be in the paper and would have some sweet statement that related to the way a man and woman love each other. The example here has the caption: ‘Love is… not asking how much her new dress cost.’ You get the idea. (If you want…
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