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Something I've been noticing lately: there isn't a lot of middle ground left in political arguments these days. It's a particularly prominent problem in the US, it appears, but it's also spreading ( Read more... )

I've just arrived home after completing my favourite little bit of ritual, and something I've been missing very much for the last eight years. It's very simple. I just go down to the beach, stand near the water's edge, watch the waves, and feel the wind blowing on me. If I'm feeling rotten, I give my cares and troubles to the ocean, and she ( Read more... )

Another one which might not be of interest to all the folksen out there.

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