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“Kings are killed, Mr Garrison” ~ The Kennedy Craze Fifty Years On

The moment of silence has just been called for in Dealey Plaza.  The bells are ringing.  It’s been fifty years to the minute since John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot to death. I was born eighteen years after the Kennedy Assassination.  … Continue reading

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The Inner Game of Tennis (1974) by W. Timothy Gallwey

The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallwey My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m not a great one for reading non-fiction that doesn’t have to do with work: … Continue reading

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Late Night Thoughts – Part I – “Second Wife Syndrome”

(NB – For some reason, I get ideas at odd times of the night.  I sleep with a notepad on my dresser.  Sometimes, though, I can’t get to bed before writing things down… and this is one of those results.) … Continue reading

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Celluloid Men – Part I: The Canadian Edition

Believe me when I say, this will not be a one-time theme for this blog.  Men and the movies is my default subject when men and warfare have exhausted me.  Considering I’m knee-deep in the index for Ulster’s Men, movies … Continue reading

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