It all seemed so peaceful one afternoon, when the birds twittered merrily in the trees and the

windows were open, allowing cool air to stir the humid contents of

the room. Inevitably the silence was broken, shattered like a mirror into a

thousand shards, but this time it was serious. The screaming started it, profanities bounced from one

pugilist to the next, children howling in fear as the boiling pot

of potential…

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In the warm restaurant at a table close to mine sits a peroxide blond woman, a great beauty in her forties, and a sweaty man ten years her elder who has dyed jet black hair and brown eyes, around which anxiety plays and this tension transmits to the menu which quivers his hands.

The man brusquely gives their order to the waiter who bows slightly in the Putin way, leery smile and right arm…

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Recently, in a discussion, the question came up "Are we (America) still the best country to live in?" I tried to post a reply, but 6s would not accept my verbosity, so I said that I'd post it on my site.

Face it, there will always be a super power to lead the world. If not the yanks, then who? Is there a better choice? Read this. You may be

surprised,…

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Out the door too fast, only just caught BBC World Service by the edge.

Presenter Catherine Campbell-Collins (her accent so crisp and clipped it hurt),

briskly dispatched the days first headlines.

“Twister leaves twelve dead in Oklahoma, more to follow.”

My somewhat inattentive and dyslexic self thought she said “Twitter.”

On the train I sadly shook my head and though, “Too bad for sure, a terrible thing.

But only a matter of time really, before that social networking… Continue