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Archive for April 1st, 2008

The Placeseekers

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Winston Churchill as a colonial secretary tried to appoint a friend of his to a colonial post. The colonial Service lay on the personal prerogative of the Secretary of State who was advised by one of his private secretaries.
Major(later Sir) Ralph Frost looked at the man and decided that he was unsuitable and told Churchill [...]

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On Art

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ART AND NATURE ©
One evening Xeno called out Aesop who was walking along the jagged rocks, which the sea had over the years sharpened to a keen edge. Aesop stopped on his tracks. Xeno approached him. He had his lyre with him. He apologized about his behavior in the House of Glaucus. “I was drunk, [...]

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