Hey, good to see you again. Sit back, kick your shoes off and enjoy the story.It was one of those grey afternoons November is famous for. The low, heavy sky hadn’t changed for days and I was beginning to wonder if I should get a vitamin D supplement from the pharmacy; I could feel Rickets [...]

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It was hardly 7 pm and it was already pitch dark. I pushed my glasses up a bit on my nose, hoping that would help me see better. Naturally it didn’t, but it made me feel more comfortable, knowing that I would be able to see better, if it just weren’t so [...]

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“Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it? This question, which at first sight might not seem difficult, is really one of the most difficult that can be asked.” 
I stopped, confused, and began again.
“Is there any knowledge in the world which [...]

There was a cold nip in the air that seemed a bit harsh for October, but then, we were up fairly high.
I groped in my pocket to find my gloves and pulled them over my chapped hands. Despite the temperature, it was a lovely morning in the back-ways. The landscape and the wonderful view made [...]

I was hot, tired and sweaty and for the past 10 kilometers or so I had been wondering why on earth I had signed up. It must have been a case of momentary insanity. Sweat trickled down my arm and dripped off my elbow as I ran. I was beyond exhausted, and yet unexplainably, my [...]

It was a lazy Saturday afternoon in late September and I was lounging on the porch drinking a cup of tea and soaking up the last rays of autumn sun. It was a particularly warm afternoon and I had opened most of the windows to let the cool breezes in. The light curtains swayed faintly [...]

It was already getting dark by the time I had finished my last appointment. I left my client’s office building and quietly walked through the dimly light parking lot to my car.
It had been a long afternoon and I was looking forward to having a good dinner and then maybe beating somebody at backgammon (one [...]

I pulled. Nothing. I pulled again. Still nothing.
Drat. These darn stinging nettles have unbelievably long roots. I scowled darkly at the large weed crowding the roses. I hadn’t noticed it before it had already gotten big and vicious, glowering in the rose bed, hoarding all the sun. I suspected that the seeds had blown over from [...]