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• Self-ideation: what is it? Three examples. 2 days ago We have discussed self-ideation several times here but I think a more in-depth analysis of it is needed. So today I’m looking at self-ideation in the context of three conditions that we have also discussed, in order to highlight both how they affect self-ideation and to give us a better...
• Gendarmes, Police and Faulty Speedos 5 days ago Originally posted 2013-07-08 20:55:47.  My friend Antoine the potter had a little incident with the Gendarmes from Bligny not long ago. Now before I begin this tale, I feel I should put to rest a belief that has become, apparently (according to my children,) current in the UK in the last few...
• Hot Cross Buns-Cakes for the Goddess 5 days ago Originally posted 2013-07-08 16:49:11.   Hot cross buns. That’s what this article is about. So why do I have a picture of a Roman sculpture of a bull’s head here instead of a nice snap of some hot cross buns?   Well, hot cross buns actually originated in Assyria as a part of worship of …...
• Film: To Sing in its Praise Today? 5 days ago Originally posted 2013-07-03 02:32:06. So what is there to sing in praise of film? Surely it is a nasty, dirty, smelly procedure best consigned to the bucket of history? Surely digital is cheaper, easier, faster, more modern? And worst of all, film is analogue—well that’s just not right.   Is...
• Women: Adults of feminine gender. 5 days ago I’ve been running a feature on my You Tube Community page called Women: Adults of feminine gender.. Which is of course true but the twist is that all the women I feature have XY chromosomes. I thought I’d feature some of them here since not everyone goes on my YT channel (the link is above …...

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