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August 2017
August 26, 2017

Mindfulness

Apparently ‘mindfulness’ has crept out of the Parish Hall and into the university curriculum! Of all the mind games foisted on us from the East this cousin of Buddhism is the most recent. Initially it seemed to be designed for those who could not manage the lotus position in yoga. It offered similar benefits without […]

August 19, 2017

I am not afraid

The refrain, taken up by the crowd following the carnage created by the terrorist’s truck ploughing its way through Barcelona, had a note of defiance which may have masked the truth. “No tine por” Catalan for “I am not afraid” may have been more of an aspiration as many had taken refuge in the buildings […]

August 12, 2017

Playing the Trump Card

The language this week which Trump aimed at Kim Jong-un reminded me of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1955 comedy thriller “To Catch a Thief”. The plot is simple, if you want to catch a thief you must copy the thief you want to catch! Match his tactics in order to bring him to justice. In Donald Trump […]

August 5, 2017

Neymar

Just when we thought the cost of soccer transfer fees could not go higher Neymar, the mercurial Brazilian, leaves Barcelona and joins PSG for €222,000,000! This figure, which is the price demanded by the release clause, is more than double the previous highest – Paul Pogba (Man. United) last year – and shows an inflationary […]

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