Category Archives: Writing

Thursday Thoughts – Who Will Speak For US?

Posted on 07/01/2021 by aj vosse

This question has been eating at me for months… as regular visitors may have realised. I began in October with a series of Thursday Thoughts posts… asking questions. I keep urging readers to question everything, a-la Socrates style. I mean, … Continue reading →

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Monday – a Whole Lot of Firsts

Posted on 04/01/2021 by aj vosse

New yes, new month and the first Monday of the year. I’m sure there are some who will be heading back to work today – either commuting or virtually, depending on the levels of restrictions you have imposed on your … Continue reading →

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Seaside Saturday – Hazy Memories…

Posted on 21/11/2020 by aj vosse

Yes… Saturday again. Time to reflect on the summer past? Why not? After-all, it wasn’t much of a summer but at least it was somewhat better and brighter than what is fast becoming the winter of discontent! You got the … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thought – I Smell a RAT!

Posted on 19/11/2020 by aj vosse

Let’s get the formalities out of the way, if I may, please? I was going to have a bit of fun with today’s post… because I saw a rat… and took a few snaps of said rat. You can see … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thought – Surfing Upstream – Freely

Posted on 12/11/2020 by aj vosse

A bit of fun today… like the fish swimming upstream… this skew horizon photo made me think that the surfer is going uphill. So, as this is going out there on the outerweb… it must surely be a fundamental truth … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts – What If – Jesus Was A Philosopher?

Posted on 29/10/2020 by aj vosse

Two weeks ago I did a post about friend Socrates, listing a few quotes attributed to him. I’ll expand just briefly on my thoughts about philosophers. I have long held that they are mere humans – often clinging to just … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts – What IF – Vaccines Become Mandatory?

Posted on 22/10/2020 by aj vosse

I write this as we go into another six week lockdown period. Yes, those in this country who make these decisions have deemed it necessary to place us under enforced house arrest – again! When this virus thing first hit, … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thought – What IF… Socrates Was RIGHT??

Posted on 15/10/2020 by aj vosse

Right so… I won’t bother to place the disclaimer this week. If you should need to familiarise yourself with it, please scroll down to last Thursday’s post… OK – let me get onto my line of thinking for this week’s … Continue reading →