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steve mitchell; words from swaziland: July 2015
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Steve mitchell; words from swaziland. A journal of odd thoughts about ordinary things, and ordinary thoughts about odd things, and about struggling to keep up with the vicissitudes of life. Thursday, 9 July 2015. I am alone in a square, surrounded by people. I am crouched over a rucksack connecting an ignition device to an explosive cell that could have an undetermined lethal effect on detonation. A dark red turreted pile of a building that. Be decorated with snow a foot thick". Walls of the Kremlin.
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steve mitchell; words from swaziland: November 2013
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Steve mitchell; words from swaziland. A journal of odd thoughts about ordinary things, and ordinary thoughts about odd things, and about struggling to keep up with the vicissitudes of life. Thursday, 28 November 2013. By The Way . . . I once berated a young employee as follows:-. Warming to my theme, as if I needed to, I pressed home the point, “I can think of no occasion or context, in this office, when this word could conceivably be appropriate. Not one.”. Well actually no, she didn’t. I can guarantee ...
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steve mitchell; words from swaziland: November 2014
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Steve mitchell; words from swaziland. A journal of odd thoughts about ordinary things, and ordinary thoughts about odd things, and about struggling to keep up with the vicissitudes of life. Monday, 3 November 2014. Elbrus - Skidoos look like fun. Photo courtesy of Moegammad Hendricks. Late evening sun struggles through the gathering stormy night clouds and slides haltingly over my smudged snow goggles. . . . . Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Elbrus - Skidoos look like fun. A venue of eclectic proportions.
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steve mitchell; words from swaziland: April 2015
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Steve mitchell; words from swaziland. A journal of odd thoughts about ordinary things, and ordinary thoughts about odd things, and about struggling to keep up with the vicissitudes of life. Wednesday, 8 April 2015. When Imagination Can Take You Everywhere. All this and not an exclamation mark in sight; not so much as a hint of tongue in cheek! I almost hesitate to unpack this rubbish and by doing so fall into the trap of the. The road. A simple path really. And yet it’s come to mean so much more. Perhaps...
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steve mitchell; words from swaziland: Elbrus - Tolstoy
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Steve mitchell; words from swaziland. A journal of odd thoughts about ordinary things, and ordinary thoughts about odd things, and about struggling to keep up with the vicissitudes of life. Sunday, 26 October 2014. 8221;, “ Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Oblast. 8221;, and then “ Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. If you would like to comment - and I would welcome that - please do identify yourself as someone other than anonymous! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Elbrus - Snow Baskets.
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steve mitchell; words from swaziland: Elbrus - Roast the Potatoes for a Rural
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Steve mitchell; words from swaziland. A journal of odd thoughts about ordinary things, and ordinary thoughts about odd things, and about struggling to keep up with the vicissitudes of life. Wednesday, 22 October 2014. Elbrus - Roast the Potatoes for a Rural. We are sitting outside a restaurant/cafe/bar on the edge of the village square of Cheget. That evening we ask Vladimir what he thinks the true translation of this dish may be. What, we ask, would be his. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Is an amaz...
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steve mitchell; words from swaziland: SUPER-CAR!
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Steve mitchell; words from swaziland. A journal of odd thoughts about ordinary things, and ordinary thoughts about odd things, and about struggling to keep up with the vicissitudes of life. Wednesday, 8 April 2015. When Imagination Can Take You Everywhere. All this and not an exclamation mark in sight; not so much as a hint of tongue in cheek! I almost hesitate to unpack this rubbish and by doing so fall into the trap of the. The road. A simple path really. And yet it’s come to mean so much more. Perhaps...
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steve mitchell; words from swaziland: Elbrus - Skidoos look like fun
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Steve mitchell; words from swaziland. A journal of odd thoughts about ordinary things, and ordinary thoughts about odd things, and about struggling to keep up with the vicissitudes of life. Monday, 3 November 2014. Elbrus - Skidoos look like fun. Photo courtesy of Moegammad Hendricks. Late evening sun struggles through the gathering stormy night clouds and slides haltingly over my smudged snow goggles. . . . . Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Elbrus - Skidoos look like fun. Is a remarkable music and p...
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steve mitchell; words from swaziland: Mitchell's Law
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Steve mitchell; words from swaziland. A journal of odd thoughts about ordinary things, and ordinary thoughts about odd things, and about struggling to keep up with the vicissitudes of life. Friday, 5 July 2013. Following my exposure to the aphorism –. 8220;People with impoverished vocabularies live emotionally impoverished lives. People with rich vocabularies have a multi-hued palette of colors with which to paint their life's experience, not only for others, but for themselves as well. Or, to put it ano...
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steve mitchell; words from swaziland: September 2014
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Steve mitchell; words from swaziland. A journal of odd thoughts about ordinary things, and ordinary thoughts about odd things, and about struggling to keep up with the vicissitudes of life. Monday, 29 September 2014. Elbrus 4 - Descending. 8221; I wonder why he asks this question and then notice a pair of mittens gracefully sliding and then whimsically gambolling down the slope towards the saddle. Yet another vital piece of personal equipment gone and a temporary glove keeper left mortified. And as I now...
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