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Created: 1st November 1999

Still wandering after all these years

(9 - 6) x 7 x (8 / 4) = 42

"Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it." P.J.O'Rourke

"Bring me some brandy - these eggs are rotten." C19th multilingual phrase book

" A dirty mind is a perpetual feast" Ken Whyld

"If you don't like something, re-write it" Liza Minelli

"I have always liked an unsettled life" Katherine Whitehorn

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	Name: Wand'rin star Last posted: 21 Hours Ago

	Researcher Number: 96784

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CONVERSATION	COMMUNITY	LATEST POST	LATEST REPLY

where do you fit on the global rich list?	h2g2	Yesterday	1 Hour Ago
British English - the sequel	h2g2	3 Days Ago	8 Hours Ago
Visiting my brother-in-law	h2g2	21 Hours Ago	19 Hours Ago
Relocating the library	h2g2	4 Days Ago	Yesterday
Children in Need 2009	h2g2	No Posting	2 Days Ago
Malawi musings	h2g2	2 Days Ago	2 Days Ago
Hairy days of yore...	h2g2	Last Week	6 Days Ago
1st,2nd&3rd Persons	h2g2	Aug 25, 2009	Last Week
20 yearsago(again)	h2g2	3 Weeks Ago	3 Weeks Ago
The dog cart is at the door,sir	h2g2	Jul 28, 2009	Jul 28, 2009



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I've been sent over by Sho...		Aug 2, 2007
omg i love your 20 guidelines!!!!!!!!		May 30, 2007
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Malawi musings
4 Days Ago

I was in Malawi for three and a half years up to 1976. My second son was born there in February (at the Seventh Day Adventist place in Blantyre). A good friend stayed off the alcohol for a week in case I needed his blood and brought in a flask of brandy/ginger to help me celebrate afterwards.
I took the children home to see my parents in June and my life fell apart (that's another very long story) As a result I have very few solid mementoes from Malawi apart from a cookery book and the son who is bringing HIS children (aged 3 and 1)to see me at the end of the month. There are a few wooden elephants, African combs and decorated wooden spoons. Much clearing of ground level going on,in preparation for the grandchildren.
A non tangible memory is of taking the salute for a full battalion in their very starched shorts: they were practising for Banda's birthday and I was chairman of the Zomba club that year.
Dear Sho - I'm thinking of writing this for the said grandchildren but the right format eludes me at present. I don't think there's anything more boring than just following the time line from birth.

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Relocating the library
6 Days Ago

I have gradually been bringing books down from the attic and the study (there's posh) to the dining room and lounge. I am sorting as I go and have taken thirty or so to the local library. There are two huge boxes to go to the nearest teacher training institute in a couple of weeks when I will have access to some wheels.
This sort has so far taken six weeks.Why? It's cold up there in the roof and of course I'm rereading nearly everything (of course)

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20 yearsago(again)
3 Weeks Ago

I was teaching on a residential course in northern Poland. We used to tape the BBC news to use it as a post-breakfast listening and discussion practice.When the Berlin Wall came down, I had to get up very early and tape the news while everyone else ate breakfast, frantically writing questions while gulping awful coffee. So much happened between one day and the next.
My younger son was staying with his German penfriend in West Berlin. I had had to sign a permission for him to go to the East if possible. By the time he got there the wall was down, but his penfriend had saved him a very small piece, which is still upstairs in my study.

Discuss this entry - 10 replies - Latest reply: 3 Weeks Ago

The dog cart is at the door,sir
Jul 27, 2009

In 1960 I acted the part of Merriman in the school play ("The Importance of being Earnest"). He has very few lines, mostly about the dog cart coming to take Algy away in disgrace. It has taken 49 years to discover what the mode of transport was - thanks to the Museum of Transport which finished our lovely weekend in Hull.
It was great to meet some old friends and two I've not met before.Others were missed, but thanks to a composite picture provided by Moonhogg, their faces were with us.
Special thanks to Galaxy Babe for the multiple views of the Humber Bridge.

Discuss this entry - 6 replies - Latest reply: Jul 28, 2009

Twenty years ago
Jun 6, 2009

I joined a colleague on a trip from Shanghai to an island called Putoshan. We taught Scottish dancing to her graduating teacher trainees and were joined by some Chinese sailors. On the trip back, we were the only Europeans on the ship and people kept sidling up to us to ask if we'd heard any news from Beijing....

Discuss this entry - 5 replies - Latest reply: Jun 7, 2009

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ID	TITLE	COMMUNITY	STATUS	CREATED

A848621	Great Footballers	h2g2	Edited	Dec 20, 2002
A848603	Surviving the Winter in a Student Household	h2g2	Edited	Dec 6, 2002
A829604	Advice for Suicides	h2g2	-	Sep 16, 2002
A753527	The Origins and Common Usage of British Swear-words	h2g2	Edited	May 20, 2002
A744257	1st, 2nd & 3rd Persons - The first 95 posts.	h2g2	-	May 6, 2002
A688476	The History of "The Short Guide to Short Words"	h2g2	-	Jan 30, 2002
A506350	Old English Money	h2g2	Edited	Jan 15, 2001
A505513	How to Use Herbs and Spices in Cooking	h2g2	Edited	Jan 8, 2001
A443909	How to Teach your Child the Basics	h2g2	Edited	Oct 27, 2000
A421255	20 Guidelines for Raising a Child	h2g2	Edited	Oct 3, 2000
A422687	Tips for Saving Money	h2g2	Edited	Sep 22, 2000
A406720	Secrets of Longevity	h2g2	Edited	Sep 1, 2000
A391321	Barbecue Recipes	h2g2	Edited	Aug 11, 2000
A405091	Cut down the housework	h2g2	-	Jul 30, 2000
A404281	The world's best haircut (probably)	h2g2	-	Jul 29, 2000
A398144	The Hong Kong MTR	h2g2	-	Jul 20, 2000



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