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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Facing the past: 2 of 93
Dark and dusty walk of dread,this corridor in old house stealsits way towards a dusty end.All doors on either side concealthe ghosts of bygone agonieswith moldy secrets to reveal.A clammy-cold skeletal handis all that lies between us now,so let us enter wonderlandto gorge on stinking memoriesof raven hair and lovers lost,a fo... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Subcultures The music of the young: Why older generations turn it off: 2 of 45
Roger Daltrey once famously said, "Hope I die before I get old." Actually, he sang it and with some feeling. I'm sure for Roger in 1965 the idea of getting old was as appealing as death itself. He was young and vibrant and youth was something to be lived as wildly and as intensely as possible. When that youth ran out then it ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: A fallen world: 10 of 178
'Well to do' and eloquent, our faded flower,with time to think of cold black moodsatop a fading staircase of despair,had longed for youth and companywhile vodka fumes distorted truthand light-bulb luster relegatedstarlet dreams to sideshow booth.Echo of a golden youth made silver nowby honest truth, this daffodilhad wilted as... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK What will be Tony Blair's legacy: 1 of 17
Perhaps the premiership of Tony Blair was the straw that broke the camel's back; the camel being the delusion that politics is an honorable profession. Of course, the more cynical among us have always been convinced that politics is one of the darker corners of daily life. The sharpened knife was as much a necessity in the Ro... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Is life worth living?: 7 of 111
Is life worth living? That is the perennial question and the answer to it, of course, must be yes. Life is always worth living.The ability to question and doubt is a uniquely human one. Animals do not question their existence, in fact animals do not question anything at all, not really. Perhaps the price we pay for the gift o... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Surviving as an introvert in an extrovert's world: 3 of 45
Spotlights are everywhere these days and it seems that most of us are desperate to throw ourselves in front of them. Attention seekers have never been more in demand both in the media or in the workplace. The mantra of the age seems to be 'they who shout loudest get the floor', which means that for those of us who choose not ... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Exercises for great posture: 1 of 15
As many of us spend our days sitting, it's not surprising that bad posture has become a common habit. An upright posture is vital if we are to minimize strain on our muscles and joints. Admittedly, for many people the idea of good posture might seem like a throwback to the days when children were always being told to sit up s... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Underachieving: The expectations of society: 2 of 28
I prefer to call it a dream, though it may well be a nightmare: Admiral Nelson is on the deck of HMS Victory on the eve of the Battle of Trafalgar and I am beside him. He says, "England expects that every man will do his duty." I then turn, only to see two beautiful, bikini-clad girls beckoning me towards a doorway, above whi... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Great rock bands from the 1960s to the 1980s: 1 of 13
It would be pointless to list the obvious bands that spring to mind when we consider the three decades in question, if only because they have been listed so many times before. As much as we all love The Beatles, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Kiss and AC/DC etc (author 'pleads the fifth' on at least one), they hav... More..
Health & Fitness > Depression When you stop enjoying life: 1 of 13
My old grandfather would often ask, "Who ever said life was about enjoying yourself?" He had a point, of sorts.Life ISN'T really about enjoyment. It's about living, about reacting to events and keeping ourselves alive in body and soul. We all fail of course, at least with the body part, but something undefinable drives most o... More..