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I am 36 years old and have only a few years left in my present job until I retire to Crete with my wife. This is where I will be able to continue my passion for writing, 24 hours a day if I want to.

I love creative writing and the way that a story can take

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Creative Writing > Songs Songs: What I know: 23 of 55
V1: What I know is you got a job to do Wherever you are in the world I watch and wait for you to pop up On my TV screen Chorus: 'Cos you are my unsung hero The angel in the dark You bring light into the places Light would never reach V2: The anger that is forced upon you From all the sides is false If only they could realise... More..
Home & Garden > Electrical Repairs Why circuit breakers trip: 6 of 14
Circuit breakers are very simple but essential safety features that protect you and your electrical equipment from harm. There are three main reasons why a circuit breaker will trip but all require a little further investigation to get to the root cause of the problem. As with all things that involve electricity there is one... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms What is the most famous name in the world?: 10 of 23
How do you decide the most famous name in the world? I thought I would do a search on the internet and so many names were given precedence by different sites I stumbled across that to choose one would be almost impossible. So I thought I would approach this conundrum slightly more laterally and did a search for "famous Engli... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Solitude: 23 of 51
Another day alone at the beach, all hope has left me now. My only companions are the crabs and the occasional seagull and I suppose I should feel happy to have them around, without them I would just roll over and die. The gentle waves caress the shore with a sound that reminds me of a babys chuckle, the storms of three weeks... More..
Computers & Technology > Business & Office Software Software reviews: Norton AntiVirus 2008: 5 of 10
Slows down performance dramatically Once again a very complete antivirus system from Norton who are undoubtedly one of the most popular antivirus companies around. I believe this is down to the fact it comes packaged with many home PC's and not down to choice from the customer. In all computers that I have used Norton with I... More..
Computers & Technology > Phone Accessories A guide to Bluetooth: 4 of 8
Bluetooth technology was developed in 1994 by the Swedish telecommunications firm Ericsson and since then almost 2000 other communications companies have signed up as member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group to expand the Bluetooth technology further. The name was given to the new wireless technology by the design engi... More..
Food & Drink > Drinks (Other) What is 'raki'?: 1 of 2
There are two countries that produce Raki and both are found bordering the Mediterranean and have a huge amount of history between them. The two countries are Greece and Turkey and the Raki they each produce is entirely different from each others. Turkish Raki is a very flavoured drink of the aniseed variety, it is very sima... More..
Sciences > Astronomy Ganymede, third moon of Jupiter: 1 of 2
Ganymede, the third natural satellite of Jupiter, is so large that if it were in orbit solely around the sun instead of around the gas giant, then it would be classed as a planet in its own right. At 3270 miles (5260 Km) in diameter it is larger than the planet Mercury and is in fact the largest moon in the whole of the sola... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Inspired by the song Live Like You Were Dying, by Tim Mcgraw: 1 of 1
My Uncle was 44 when he was asked to return to the doctors office to discuss an anomly that had appeared on his last checkup. At first he refused to believe just what the doctor was saying to him, that he had an incurable form of cancer, but after a while when he came to terms with it he became a person I can only admire. I ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International News Enriched uranium seized in Slovakia could have made a dirty bomb: 1 of 1
Nearly half a kilogramme of enriched uranium has been recovered by Slovakian police near the Hungarian border. The 482 grammes of uranium was found to have contained 98.6 per-cent of weapons grade uranium-235 which could have been used by terrorists to make a dirty bomb for a major and catastrophic attack anywhere in the wor... More..