Hospital Story: Part Two
In my teens and early twenties, I experienced much mental anguish trying to make sense of the world and discover the meaning of life.
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A Stitch in Time
"A stitch in time saves nine" is an old English proverb that advises one to take remedial action sooner rather than later.
Go Forth and Multiply
"And God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish in the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.'"
Broken Promise
When I asked her to come live with me and be my love, she said she would, once we were married.
Hospital Story Part One
I was in the hospital twice just recently. On both occasions, it was for a one-night stay following unrelated surgical procedures.
The Queen of England
To mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth, here are two pieces I wrote some time ago. The first was on the occasion of her 60th year on the throne, and the other was posted soon after her husband died.
The War on Nature
It must be more than ten years since I last saw, or even heard, a barn owl in Pearly Beach.
Sand
Sand is formed when rocks are eroded by wind and water over millions of years.
Talking Sewage
Why aren't new home owners allowed to install old fashioned septic tanks like mine, which seldom need to be emptied?
Pop-splat
A prominent businessman is murdered in an apparent hijacking. For Matt Dreyer the death of his father seems like murder most foul.
Trees Must Fall
This 35-year-old tree had been leaning over at an increasingly alarming angle and finally snapped at the base.
Memory Project: Gwelo Swimming Pool
The Municipal Swimming Baths in Gwelo were the first to be built in Rhodesia. I don't know when exactly that was, but in the late 1950s they seemed both new and modern.