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On Numbers (More)
It’s said pathogens Have one aim; to reproduce. We no different. ~ n.b. Dress life up as we might, but without children we have no legacy; we die out as a species. All we do has no meaning without the generations that follow. We are otherwise just marking time. The sociability of humanity is how →
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On Numbers (ChAdOx1 nCov-19)
Vaccination known by this code offers us hope don’t forget the cost ~ n.b. Not a number as much as a label for the latest vaccine that is thought to be able to generate antibodies and T cells that will adapt to protect most of us from Covid-19. The numbers are important: the 1 denoting →
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On Numbers (Infinity)
Everything we do today can make tomorrow a day worth having ~ n.b. God, give me strength to do the right thing. ~ CLP →
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On Numbers (pp269)
Enough to take me back to childhood news stories of divided Ireland. ~ n.b. Iain Cobain’s book, Anatomy of a Killing (Life and Death on a Divided Island) is an important book that helps explain why the Good Friday Agreement is important. One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter explained to a large extent, →
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On Numbers (33)
Rank, name, regiment Embossed in memoriam “The Great War” claimed them ~ n.b. It is interesting how “The Great War” is generally thought of having ended in 1918. On this memorial the dates are clearly marked 1914 ~ 1919. The discrepancy may be due to deaths occurring in Russia, where Allied forces were sent to →
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On Numbers (366*)
Where exactly was I Not understanding events? Lyon Part Dieu ~ n.b. *2020 a Leap year, (as if we needed more of this particular one). CLP 17/11/2020 →
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On Numbers 11:57hrs
Welcome break in rain showers so strong they strip paint trees unmoved drip dry ~ 15/11/2020 →
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On Numbers (27,000 kph)
This ISS very fast Dragon Space X on the way Everything counted ~ n.b. Successfully launched and into orbit en route to the International Space Station. https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html →
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On Numbers £15m
There is a rush on To buy country estates here. Cities are passé ~ n.b. I won’t bore you with the details, but it seems that the unnecessarily wealthy are keen to have a bit more garden and staff / servants to help keep everything orderly. It seems living on a super-yacht, or in a →
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On Numbers (20)
No Babel’s tower development allowed here. Sanity prevails. ~ n.b. Good news for the city of Norwich as permission is denied by national government to build a 20 storey office block in a city full of empty shops and offices. Can anyone seriously pretend such a dreadful construction is needed? Why would a councillor be →
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