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Do the Dead and not yet Born have Near Life Experiences?
A friend recently shared a video of a man claiming to have been dead for 3 hours, and miraculously coming back to life. Fascinating stuff. Near death experiences (NDE) have become increasingly common; however this one is of particular interest… Continue reading
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ANZAC Day 2026: World War 1, Historical Revisionism & the Distortion of the Horrors of War
ANZAC day marks the sacrifices young New Zealand and Australian men made during World War 1. I was born 35 years after the end of WW1 and 8 years after the end of WW2, so both major world conflicts, along… Continue reading
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Artemis ll: Is Science still a Candle in the Dark?
It was mesmerizing. Artemis ll soaring towards earth, some 400 miles above our planet, before it entered the mighty force of gravity, and began its perilous descent towards the Pacific Ocean. The statistics of the mission to orbit around the… Continue reading
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An Easter Reflection
I am an old man. I have spent the greater part of my life working and traveling abroad. My life’s work in international education introduced me to the rich and vast variety of peoples in our world. From the hinterlands… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Published by Amber Books in 2011 this 2500 year old text is offered a new translation by James Trapp. According to Trapp, the text is recommended reading for the United States Marine Corp, and was considered a favorite by General… Continue reading
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Book Review: Mary L Trump; “Too Much and Never Enough”, or I told you so, but you still voted for him!
Mary Trump’s definitive biography on her uncle Donald, gives extraordinary insight to his character, behaviour and how he exercises authority and power in office as the 47th president of the United States of America. Published in 2020 by Simon &… Continue reading
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Birds of Bureaucracy by Martin Howard Samuel
¿Qué pasó el 3 de enero de 2026? Our world leaders bar none (vultures each and every one) are no more than hypocrites if their talks are doves of peace (they say it’s purely politics) why let fly the hawks… Continue reading
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Armistice (Remembrance) Day 11/11/2025
The Parable of the Old Man and the Young by Wilfred Owen So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went,And took the fire with him, and a knife.And as they sojourned both of them together,Isaac the first-born spake and… Continue reading
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Meditations on the Impermanence of Life
Meditation l: Ozymandias by Percy B Shelley I met a traveler from an antique land,Who said—“Two vast and trunk-less legs of stone; Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand; Half sunk, a shattered visage lies,… Continue reading
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The Hollow Men by T.S.Eliot : In Memory of AJC; August 1955-September 2025
I We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning togetherHeadpiece filled with straw. Alas!Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaninglessAs wind in dry grass Or rats’ feet over broken glassIn our dry cellar Shape without form, shade… Continue reading
The LB Chronicles by Lawrence Burke, Ed.D 