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Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Reflections: Taking our freedoms for granted: 1 of 18
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 simp... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Setting Life Goals Living a happy life: 3 of 49
Living a Happy LifeIt really comes as no small surprise that this title is abstruse and complex as are many of the titles to which we are invited to write. The editors do not seek a compendium on how to ensure that you have enough of enough, or why marriages fail, or any of those direct and ordinary things; to live a happy li... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena Reflections: Paranormal experiences: 1 of 11
The Old Man, the Bath and the StickThe 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 t... More..
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes Why now is a great time to make money buying and selling homes: 1 of 10
Buy a Home now and Make MoneyWe 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 deca... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) How do we know when our prayers are answered: 4 of 32
Not being a follower of any formal religion makes this a very interesting question. The answer is, on the other hand, quite simple. Our prayers (if they are serious ones, that is, and not in the form of winning the lottery or gaining promotion) are always answered, but sometimes in a most unexpected way.Many years ago my gran... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues The importance of "coming out" and the difference it makes: 7 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 ... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Childhood memories: 2 of 12
THE TRAINIt's a cold, blustery morning with a hint of spring in the air; clouds hurry across a pale blue sky causing sudden showers to wet the pavements of the dull coastal town. It is the end of March 1959, a time when travel of any kind is still imbued with romance and excitement. Long distance air-travel is still something... More..
Travel > Africa & Middle East Travel destinations: South Africa: 3 of 17
MISSION VILLAGES OF THE WESTERN CAPEWUPPERTHALIf 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 deep i... More..
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 t... More..
Health & Fitness > HIV / AIDS Embracing life after an HIV-positive diagnosis: 1 of 5
Living with HIV AIDSAIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) was first discovered in Los Angeles in 1981; in the first place it was considered a condition from which only homosexuals suffered, but as the years have gone by, the syndrome (for it is not one singular disease) became more and more widespread until, at the prese... More..