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 A tentative blog to test the temperature. |
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Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end. So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.     |
| Strange Animals We are strange creatures. Not content with having water to drink, we adulterate it with something to make it taste like something, or anything, else. Still unsatisfied, we infuse it with bubbles of carbon dioxide to further alter it, as though intent on transforming water into wine. Plants go to enormous trouble inventing seedpods protected by substances intended to repel us with tastes that burn our mouths. What do we do? Decide we like the sensation and flavour foods with the very thing meant as a repellant. Like all animals, we enjoy rest. But it’s not enough for us. To keep us interested while resting, we invent entertainment that shows us other people exerting themselves. Only the old do the sensible thing and fall asleep in front of the television. We are strange animals. Word count: 134 |
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