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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The importance of "coming out" and the difference it makes: 2 of 53

Is there really any benefit in 'coming out'? Do we really need to wear our hearts on our sleeves? There are many people who want to force their sexual proclivities on their peers, their parents, and their siblings - but to what advantage? Being 'gay' is no more unusual or peculiar than being 'straight' and there is no reason...
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Love, money, or fame: Finding what's important: 1 of 21

As those of us who have waded through the many articles written on this subject will readily attest: each one of us has different goals; thus to some, money is the be-all and end-all, to others fame cannot be lived without; to most people, I believe that love is the winner. I read with pity an article written on this subject...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Taking our freedoms for granted: 1 of 17

Where Was I on June 16th 1976? The End of Innocence. On that fateful day in 1976 I was living in the Northern suburbs of Johannesburg and working as a medical rep in the Jeppe St area, calling on all the specialists up and down the street. I had been living in Johannesburg since 1968, when I arrived on holiday from UK and si...
Travel > Africa & Middle East Destinations Travel destinations: South Africa: 1 of 15

MISSION VILLAGES OF THE WESTERN CAPE WUPPERTHAL If you have a yearning to really escape from the hurly-burly of the 21st century and disappear into the fascinating wilderness which makes up a great deal of the Western Cape, then there can be few places better, with more scenic situations, than Wupperthal, hidden as it is dee...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Reflections: Paranormal experiences: 1 of 15

The Old Man, the Bath and the Stick The problems started soon after we moved in to an old Edwardian house in Claremont in 1979. I would go to bed at the end of the evening, read for a while, and then turn out the light. Then the noises would begin; the start was always the sound of the bath water running away, whether or not...
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes Why now is a great time to make money buying and selling homes: 1 of 8

Buy a Home now and Make Money We are living through one of the greatest economic problem periods of modern times, and one, which, unfortunately has been brought about mostly by banks, financial institutions, and government policies. The lead-up to this was the frenzy of borrowing which occurred during the mid years of this d...
Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Road trip tales: 15 of 89

To hell and gone exploring Die Hel I have always been one of those people with strange ideas: many years ago I was a steepleholic if there was a church steeple with a good view I would be the first to climb to the top. Then there would be disused railway lines and tunnels, or canals from the Industrial Revolution. Since we h...
Home & Garden > Architecture How to date your older home: 1 of 5

People, especially real estate agents, seem to have great difficulty in dating the homes they are dealing with, or in which they are living, an yet, it's actually very simple. There is no need to have a degree in architecture, or to be an acute architectural historian; it's only necessary to be interested in the subject and ...
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Are homosexual acts natural or sinful?: 10 of 48

This absolutely kills me. The Oxford Dictionary defines sin as 'a transgression against divine law or principles of morality', in which case, if you happen to be a Christian, then I suppose that homosexuality must be considered a sin, since the Bible is totally against the idea. However, divine law and morality are defined b...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: The development of modern language: 2 of 8

Humour: the Development of Modern Language When I was at school several lifetimes ago, it seems correct English was the language spoken over the air by BBC announcers; it was the language to which we all aspired and which we were taught to speak and to use on a daily basis. It was known as Standard English' in those days, an...