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The Joy of Raki: 09/01/2013 - 10/01/2013
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The Joy of Raki. An erratic journal veering between a myriad of topics. Monday, September 16, 2013. The nights are getting longer, the air is getting colder, and one's thoughts finally turn to blogging once more. Actually, I've not been entirely with my Blog Mojo, having been busy with Other Stuff, such as idly loafing round. So, as is my wont, I thought it's time to blow the dust off the digital page and make you suffer more of my scribblings. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 101 uses for a head of state.
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The Joy of Raki: 04/01/2014 - 05/01/2014
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The Joy of Raki. An erratic journal veering between a myriad of topics. Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Seven things I noticed. A post a little bit after the event, but later is better than never. My girlfriend, Sue, and I spent five days in the Big Stan during the Easter holidays, and had a great time. It's been four and a bit years since I was last there, but the changes have been really noticeable. Just thought I'd share what was most memorable:. And a collage of the five hundred or so pics I took. 5) The un...
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The Joy of Raki: 08/01/2014 - 09/01/2014
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The Joy of Raki. An erratic journal veering between a myriad of topics. Saturday, August 30, 2014. Things have been hotting up north of the border. It appears that speakers from both sides of the independence debate are getting shouted down at public meetings and in some cases having things thrown at them. With only days to go before the referendum, this is unnecessary and really does not help either side, succeeding only in entrenching and dividing people. So, who should be our representatives? Why shou...
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The Joy of Raki: Freedom?
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The Joy of Raki. An erratic journal veering between a myriad of topics. Friday, September 19, 2014. So, did 'no' win? Did timidity win over temerity? Is it a case of Business as Usual? I really, really hope not. If that happens, we will only have ourselves to blame, should it be the case that what we really want is a change to the way power and money are shared across the country, but we do nothing to effect that change. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 101 uses for a head of state. A Guide to Reading.
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The Joy of Raki: What's the beef with Turkey?
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The Joy of Raki. An erratic journal veering between a myriad of topics. Friday, October 10, 2014. What's the beef with Turkey? You'd think that a country that has a war literally on its doorstep might be doing something about it, but Turkey's seeming inaction over ISIS, Syria and Iraq is ominous. Why has one of the world's largest standing armies not done anything so far except move its tanks to the border? There are several explanations, some less charitable than others. And who, ultimately, is to blame?
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The Joy of Raki: 06/01/2013 - 07/01/2013
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The Joy of Raki. An erratic journal veering between a myriad of topics. Monday, June 17, 2013. Big State or Big Discussion? The Fight for Turkey's Soul. I thought there was something to be hopeful about before the past weekend, but now I'm not so sure. It seemed that finally Recep Tayyip Erdogan had deigned to listen to some voice other than the one that echoes around the inside of his skull, and that a rapprochement was possible. Then he went completely Fruit Loop. All for the sake of a tree? For myself...
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The Joy of Raki: 09/01/2014 - 10/01/2014
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The Joy of Raki. An erratic journal veering between a myriad of topics. Friday, September 19, 2014. So, did 'no' win? Did timidity win over temerity? Is it a case of Business as Usual? I really, really hope not. If that happens, we will only have ourselves to blame, should it be the case that what we really want is a change to the way power and money are shared across the country, but we do nothing to effect that change. Monday, September 15, 2014. How do you stop such barbarity? Do you, as Bishop Almari...
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The Joy of Raki: 12/01/2013 - 01/01/2014
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The Joy of Raki. An erratic journal veering between a myriad of topics. Tuesday, December 31, 2013. The end of the year once more, and time once again for a bit of indulging in solipsism - or is it just me? It's tempting to ape all those end-of-year reviews you get on TV, radio etc, to ask oneself 'what have I done? I wonder whether this blog is in fact not part of the latter, hence why I'm considering knocking it on the head. Until I decide, have a Happy New Year. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Scientists:...
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The Joy of Raki: Enemy mine.
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The Joy of Raki. An erratic journal veering between a myriad of topics. Wednesday, October 01, 2014. The Saudis may be ultra-conservative Sunni muslims who'd chop off a hand at the drop of a head, but at least they're OUR ultra-conservative hand-chopping Sunni muslims. Who is the enemy? Ask an Israeli soldier: He'll say Hamas, or Iran, or possibly everyone outside Israel's immediate borders. Ask President Erdogan of Turkey: He'll point the finger of blame at the whole world. Where does the enemy begin?
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The Joy of Raki: Credo! Credo! Get your Credo while it's hot!
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The Joy of Raki. An erratic journal veering between a myriad of topics. Thursday, September 11, 2014. Get your Credo while it's hot! Belief is a weird thing. It doesn't matter if the truth is in front of you, stark, bare and ugly, if someone wishes to believe that what is in front of them is not true, then lo and behold, it is not true. Belief shouldn't really work, yet it does. Faith really does move mountains. Sometimes, these mountains might be heaped piles of heads, yet faith moves them. You might th...