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Anonymous?
No, thanks. I’m real, and right here. I have a name and a history going right back to my birth. There are hundreds of photos showing my childhood, youth, and manhood. Also reams of paper proving that I own property, pay bills, and do things. The last thing I want to be – or could…
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Is There A Festival For Philosophers?
I mean a recognised one…as there are days for Christians, Muslims, Jews, and other faiths. A day when all the philosophers dress up in good clothes and eat a big dinner together? Exchange presents? Get drunk and fight? I shall have to research this, and if there is one I shall add it to the…
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Going To Do Vs Going To See
Or not going at all – the question of the recreational trip rears its ugly head. Whether ’tis nobler to make a fool of yourself, watch others do the same thing, or hide behind the sofa until the temptation passes. If you are in receipt of a fat pay cheque, the question is merely where…
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Maintaining Your Status
Is it a good idea? Depends a lot on what it is. If you’re a mover and shaker, top-of-the-pecking order sort of person…and you know it…and other people know it…you have a fiend that pursues your every step. Your reputation, status, and social position demand that you never dip in public estimation. You will have…
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The Bio-Hazard
When next you are in the public library, take a look at the biography shelves. Memorise their location and then sidle away. Remember to avoid them in future…because they are nothing but lies. The biographies are lies told by skilled professionals and the auto-biographies are lies told by amateurs. The first-named can be either praise…
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The Last Time I Saw Paris
It was in plaster. Let me be clear – I have never been to Paris; I do not suppose I will ever go. It is not distaste for the French capitol, just a lack of impetus. I don’t need to be there and the French don’t need to see me. We are content in our…
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What Do I Have To Do? – Part Four – Think Up
Think what you would like to do. Think it now – just one activity. Now think how you can start to do it. And it can be just that simple for many innocent pleasures and simple benefits. If your thought revolved around a toasted cheese cheese sandwich you could head for the stove, get out…
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What Do I have To Do? – Part Three – Wise Up
When you ask yourself what you have to do, make the question silent. If you speak it, everyone around you will think they have a right to tell you the answer – and it will be THEIR answer. You can have all sorts of ideas, plans, regrets, thoughts, fears, and aspirations yourself. They can be…
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My Ancestors Were Better Than Yours
Because I say so. I’ve gotten a publisher to print my family lies before yours could hit paper. Unless you go viral, I win. Of course the undisputed fact that my ancestors were convicts who came out with John Monash and scored more runs than Bradman will make me a lot more important than you.…