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The Wheels Came Off
I came across this just a few days ago. I was checking for (any) precedent for an expression I learnt at school (as you will see at the end of this blog). “The Wheels Come Off” means “things go disastrously … Continue reading
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Sticky People
This last week I have removed (deleted) more than 5,000 Emails dating back to 2011. At last I found the courage to clean-up my mailbox and hopefully keep it that way. No longer can I, nor want to, dwell on … Continue reading
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Keeping The Conch
Well, Yes, You Know…Umm…Err… And it is getting worse! The radio/TV interview where the microphone is dominated by someone who, at the time, has no idea what to say. Not so long back, there was a slight pause (maybe one … Continue reading
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More Than Just Numbers
Under the stairs in the school house at Shelsley was a large cupboard full of interesting memorabilia, notably what my dad had from his army years. At the end of WW II he had become a major and soon I … Continue reading
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More Incomplete
A couple of times I have mentioned the psychologist who uttered those immortal words “have the courage to be incomplete”. Now take a look at me aged around five trying to please everyone, as I always did for all those … Continue reading
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Milking Cows
No, I have never milked a cow. But read on… A quick check in Wikipedia taught me the basics about milking cows: To maintain lactation, a dairy cow must be bred and produce calves. Depending on market conditions, the cow … Continue reading
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My Dad And His Dad
My Dad’s name was Archibald Ronald and his Dad (my grandfather) was Archibald Jeremiah. My good fortune was not also be called Archie. Somewhere in my cellar there is a box of old photographs and one day I will have … Continue reading
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40 Years
Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister on 4 May 1979, the day I left the UK to start my new job at Shell Research in Amsterdam. I had packed what I needed for a month into my car and took the … Continue reading
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The Next Antibiotics
If you go back to my blog of 4 August 2013, I wrote about how medicinal scientists are chasing natural molecules in the oddest of places. The need to find new and effective antibiotics is urgent and good old-fashioned synthetic … Continue reading
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Mr. Guus Lewin Wife LLM
Last week Guus received his Masters diploma (here it is called a “bul”) at a short ceremony which left (for us all) a lasting memory. The young man I wrote about a few blogs ago now starts a new life … Continue reading
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