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Monthly Archives: July 2018
Who started it?
Cock o’ the North is a tune favoured by troupes of Morris dancers. The tune is not an English one, despite the enthusiasm with which it is played by Border Morris musicians, it was the regimental march of the Gordon Highlanders. … Continue reading
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It’s what you do with it that matters
29th July 2018 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the agency that will be remembered in history for its part in the first steps of the exploration of space and especially for its role in … Continue reading
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A place of safety
The ITV drama series Foyle’s War includes an eposide set in 1940 against the background of Britain’s negotiations with the United States to receive fifty ships to strengthen the Royal Navy in its defence of the beleaguered country. Fears of … Continue reading
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Not playing games
It was Donkey Kong that sealed my fate. Calls at a colleague’s house in the mid-1980s would bring challenges from his children to play electronic games. In retrospect, they were probably like predators looking for the weakest animal in the pack. … Continue reading
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People are still superstitious
“He says he has the third eye.” ”He says what?” ”He has the third eye – whatever the third eye is.” Sharing a house one autumn with two men who went to live in a Hindu monastery, there were vague … Continue reading
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