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The Mad Old Man Problem

“Arse giblets. Bandit noises. Car-park attendants dressed as guppy-farmers. Here, I know the tune to that one.” The old man paused his verbiage...
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Second Square puzzle
You have a horizontal row of squares numbered 1 to 10. You have a chess pawn that is placed on square number 1 (That must be its starting position)...
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Understanding the Game of Golf

I don't understand golf. The entire point of golf is to play as little golf as possible. To make as few shots as possible. The more shots you take...
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Right And Wrong
A Rant For National Poetry Day Fixated on words of careless madness stirring up frenzy vague and unhealthy, emotionless, headstrong voices leading,...
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Do-it-[all]-yourself?

Self-reliance (juche?) – man* is the master of his own destiny – is he? a master of his own ascent, or expert at mistakes, stupidity, unplanned...
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Don't Blame Me (Song)
1. Its not my fault if your smile is a sunbeam. Its not my fault you're an angel from some dream. Its not my fault that you fill me with rapture. Its...
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Beware of Modern fads

Beware of modern Fads P K Routray From infancy to the age of five while nurturing the child for good health to live inculcate in him a sense of...
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Flying Ops

I don't write much about my former life in uniform, assuming (probably quite correctly) that people aren't interested. Anyway,this is an old one I've fiddled about with a little. It used to be on another site, but isn't now. Image is Wikipedia Commons and I have flown many hours on that aircraft.
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Phoenix Night

Fake-news pioneer Paul Horner, whose hoaxes drew international attention on the Internet and during the 2016 presidential election, died in Phoenix on Sept. 18, officials confirmed. He was 38. Image photographer: Alan Stark used in accordance with Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic
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This is the Day

Well it is. Happy National Poetry Day. Image is from http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/pictures/160000/velka/inkwell-feathe...
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What Lurks In Luther Woods - Chapter 1 - Part 3
Part 3 “Coyotes got him. I’m so sorry Sam.” Jim says. “Yea.” Sam lies though bursts of labored breathing and tears. He chooses a spot around the...
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What Lurks In Luther Woods - Chapter 1 - Part 2
Part 2 The next thing he knows, it’s like a hammer dropped on his brain and his mom’s arms are around them both, he and Ralph. He’s trembling and can...
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What Lurks In Luther Woods - Chapter 1 - Part 1
What Lurks In Luther Woods 1. Sam was sitting quietly at his desk beneath the hum of flickering florescent lights. In one tightly flexed hand was a...
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The Territory Wars - Part 1
The first major event in recorded history, brought about by the rapid expansion of the humans, the stubbornness of the Dwarves and the regrettable...
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A Tea-Time Tale
Once, in the land of tablecloth, there lived King Pepper and his wife Queen Salt and they lived by the laws of the great cookbook and ruled their...
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Elephant in the room
Something's got to give
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Swimming In The Rain

That summer. How can I describe that summer? The word “Perfect” seems appropriate. I was thirteen and on holiday with my parents in a beat up old...
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Birthday Balloon (Song)
1. In a Birthday balloon we flew up to the moon where a big, birthday party was planned. There were ragdolls and bears and all kinds of toys there;...
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Listen

It is raining today. Picture is from Max Pixel.com and is used in accordance with Creative Commons 0, and requires no attribution.
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