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Born: Belfast, Ireland.

Having emigrated in 1965, we now also call Sydney Australia home.

Ignoring the advice of teachers who told me to pursue journalism, I have enjoyed the risks and freedoms of emigrating literally halfway around the globe, engaging in numerous

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Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Who should take a stand against abusive child labor being used in Congo to dig out coltan?: 2 of 39
If any dark place on the face of this earth needs illuminating, surely it lies in the minds of those people, who are unware of, or worse still, don't care about the issue of child labor being used to dig Coltan (from columbite and tantalite. How benign does it sound? "The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)". The reality is ve... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Pros and cons of child labor: 5 of 17
Pros and cons of child labor? Pros?... Pros?... Really?I presume we are discussing the obscene exploitation of infants and children in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo' (now there's Orwellian newspeak at its best!). There are of course many other countries and situations where children are literally being worked t... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Living in the city: 20 of 28

The driver of the sports Mercedes may or may not have seen me at all, or if he did, it would have been for a flickering fraction of time,like a frame in an old movie, as he cruised past at the speed limit.I was walking my German Shepherd dog on the other side of the road from the Mercedes. Despite my aching hip, we maintained... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Growing old: 15 of 21

It's just great growing old and you'd better get used to it. For a while anyway, because one day sooner than you think, you will actually stop growing old.That last part of the above statement may not be as good as it sounds, because on that day, you will stop doing anything at all, including breathing.In the meantime, you wi... More..
Sports & Recreation > Summer Olympics Visiting the 2008 Olympic games, China: 2 of 2
If you had told me six months ago that I would be leaving for China the day after tomorrow, I would not have believed you. If you had told me also that my son would run with the Olympic Torch in Lijiang City, I would have been worried about your sanity! Life, however, holds many twists and turns, leading to places unexpected,... More..