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These are what are left, and I need to workout the correct balance for what is important to me. I have recently excluded two prime…

There are many movies that I didn’t watch because the topic and the protagonist didn’t appeal to me. Often because they were female-oriented. They just…

I’m keen on this one, think Arachnaphobia…. It is a zombie movie x the plague. Little bugs (as an analog for fleas) spread the virus.…

Ordinary person finds themselves in an extraordinary situation – one of the standard story types. In which case, the scenario is key, the full story…

Rough neighbourhood, the sort of place where protection rackets are the norm. Local businesses get together and devise their own in-house protection racket. While it…

I don’t want to see Coptic Egypt, or Ptolemaic Egypt, post-revolution Egypt, or modern Egypt. Just the ancient structures and some museums. I don’t want…

Typically I am envious of anyone who has dual citizenship. It provides more options in life, and perhaps allegiance to multiple countries. Extrapolate that for…

Something the US is missing – non-financial rewards for those who contribute to society. The UK gives various honors, the most well-known of which is…

It is so convenient to write this from one of the least likely lands to ever see a popular uprising – Australia. There are two…

desert island – a remote tropical island, typically an uninhabited one meritocracy: a system, organization, or society in which people are chosen and moved into positions of success, power, and influence…