On this and that
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Well, I never
It had become a habit in the Communist 20th century to name cities after a particular dictator. Like Leningrad or Stalingrad. This morning, one of my favourite bloggers, The Happy Hermit, drew my attention to another long…
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In search of peace of mind
These are horrible times for my country, Malta. A widely read blogger who had been exposing corruption and wrongdoings in high places was cruelly assassinated to shut her up forever, and the national trauma caused by this…
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The streets at night
One of my favourite sights from an airplane window is at night while flying low in preparation for touchdown. I see streetscapes with miniature houses, empty of any traffic or maybe with a solitary pair of headlamps…
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Doctor’s orders
At long last, on 18 September I had the operation in my lower back, which hopefully will cure the sciatica and mark the beginning of a new life for me. After the operation, which seems to have…
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Should I go or should I not?
As my fans and followers – all two of us – will have realised by now, my activities the past few months have been overshadowed by a painful and debilitating condition called lumbar disc hernia – sciatica…
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The Antonian Republic: a declaration of independence
The chair in the picture above was designed and built by God. For the past (as I write) two weeks it has been my only solace, providing some relief from a debilitating condition caused by a lumbar…
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The Imps have chosen
In Lilliput, after three years of bitter struggle within their tribe, the Imps have finally chosen their new leader. Gasket, the goblin who looks a bit like a poodle, is the one who the Imps think will lead…
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Lilliput chooses its Great Leader
The goblins in Lilliput have decided who will be their Great Leader for the next five centuries. It was a truly dramatic outcome. Even before the start of counting of votes, the Imps where already out in…
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Elections in Lilliput
The goblins in the land of Lilliput take their politics very seriously. They have two grand tribes, the Elves and the Imps, each of which has a leader goblin and a set of Lesser Important Goblins (Ligs). There…
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