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Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience
Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience Eight hundred years ago, a radical new religious movement began in the Umbrian town of Assisi. Its founder was a charismatic and unconventional preacher, visionary and mystic, who attracted men and women from across Italy...
Whisky in Glasgow
Whisky in Glasgow A place to buy whisky must after all be in Glasgow. If for knowledge and appreciation then this must be a great place to buy whisky. There could be a chance to buy some Macallan whisky and it is lovely to learn just a little of its history...
overpayment
Many of us have enjoyed the classic board game Monopoly, and we’ve most likely received the “Bank error in your favour, collect £200” card. In real life though, it doesn’t quite work like that. Overpayments can and do happen, but the recipient isn’t legally...
Sunday morning
Sunday Morning Glasgow is alive with Sunshine and Happiness all around
Saturday
A day for joy I was hoping to be happy by seventeen. School was a sharp check mark in the roll book, An obnoxious tuba playing at noon because our team Was going to win at night. The teachers were Too close to dying to understand. The hallways Stank of...
Friday up a castle
Friday Such a lovely day A great day to climb up the castle Have a coffee from the thermos Look over the horizon of the buildings far away eat the sandwich and admire the autumn hues of the trees below Such a lovely day
Poetry
Mass by Seamus Heaney When all the others were away at MassI was all hers as we peeled potatoes.They broke the silence, let fall one by oneLike solder weeping off the soldering iron:Cold comforts set between us, things to shareGleaming in a bucket of...
Words
Words in language may have two meanings, one is literal and the other figurative. The word revolution in French has thus two meanings. 1 - literally = Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; not figurative or metaphorical....
Huxley
What Huxley teaches is that in the age of advanced technology, spiritual devastation is more likely to come from an enemy with a smiling face than from one whose countenance exudes suspicion and hate. In the Huxleyan prophecy, Big Brother does not watch...
Ecosystems thrive in Finland
The ecosystems that once existed in Britain have been eradicated. Although there are still people there that care (such as those protecting butterflies, RSPB etc.) the Brits have long lost their connection to the natural environment. Predators and megafauna...