Thursday, January 12, 2012

The power of stories

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In the past few weeks, I’ve been going through the 500 pages of text and pictures which the blogging of the past 2-3 years has produced – a...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Good writing websites

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Regular readers will have noticed that I have added a cloud element to the Labels (keywords) which identifies the frequency with which I ha...
Monday, January 9, 2012

Taking Stock

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A new year is a   good time for taking stock of one’s life and work   – so I’ve been looking at the 2011 posts on this blog which has become...
Saturday, January 7, 2012

The East-West schism

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Some strange scenes on television yesterday - believers singing and dancing in the river Tundzha, as they celebrate Epiphany day in the town...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

aesthetic pleasures

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This blog is a celebration of good writing and living – and the town of Sofia (nestling in the Balkans) and the village of Sirnea (nestling ...
Monday, January 2, 2012

The loneliness of the long-distance runner

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I have been, almost literally, struck dumb these last few weeks of 2011 as I have contemplated the intellectual and ethical poverty of our...
Monday, December 26, 2011

Reverse technology transfer

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Brits of my generation are proud of the BBC and its reputation. The political and economic hits, however, it has taken from successive recen...

Fossils and patting sticks

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I spent two Xmases working in Baku, Azerbaijan – and very much appreciated the absence of the shopping fever and pressures which characteris...