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fred703
@fred703 Aug 16, 2019, 11:48 AM UTC

what would have happened if...

In my article yesterday I mentioned the great writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn. In my mind comes the nagging thought; "if he was not caught when a letter sent to a friend criticizing the lack of prepare…

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fred703
@fred703 Aug 15, 2019, 2:41 PM UTC

hello once again

Hi Folks Just a brief message to see if there is any life out there? I have not been here for a long, long time. In our modern world there are so many ways for your disposable time to be absorbed. Fo…

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fred703
@fred703 Mar 18, 2019, 8:00 AM UTC

do you want to know how to lose weight?

(the finish at Sterkfontein) Its simple. As much as I enjoy squash and water aerobics, the ultimate exercise is running. Of course this relates to me. I have been getting stronger and stronger from f…

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fred703
@fred703 Mar 9, 2019, 9:52 AM UTC

the mote and the beam

It has been a long while since I have written. Laziness is similar to chaos, everything reverts to its natural state. Pretty much like most African politics, especially in good old South Africa... An…

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fred703
@fred703 Jan 17, 2019, 1:18 PM UTC

just continuing the same old way...

I may have said this before but a good definition of insanity is just continuing the same old way and hoping for a different radically different outcome. The reason why I am thinking about this relat…

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fred703
@fred703 Jan 14, 2019, 1:09 PM UTC

BACK to work

Yes, it has happened. The annual shutdown over Christmas is over. A glorious full month; 14 December 2018 to 14 January 2019. When I was employed as a more senior accountant in previous management po…

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fred703
@fred703 Dec 31, 2018, 6:31 PM UTC

rain, wonderful rain, please come some more

The most terrible heat wave that I have experienced has finally been broken. May the rain continue to fall softly. There have been a few bits of rain previously but after the "rain", I would go outsi…

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fred703
@fred703 Dec 12, 2018, 2:19 PM UTC

at last! a smidgen

the quest for getting fit and getting my weight to more manageable levels continues unabated. After falling off the bus about a year ago as regards Banting, my weight went up from about 77 kgs to 84…

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fred703
@fred703 Dec 7, 2018, 10:58 AM UTC

Society's foundation - observing law

As a keen observer of global events, current events show a disturbing acceleration towards anarchy. People seem to feel that if they do not elect a leader that they do not like, then they have no obl…

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fred703
@fred703 Dec 4, 2018, 12:03 PM UTC

Medical Drama - flashback to part 5

(an article I posted in Weku) I never use LinkedIn anymore. I used to use it to communicate with my eldest sister who was living in Canada at the time. She has since moved back to South Africa. For s…

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