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When I Grow Old: Historical Landmarks

July 12th, 2025 Comments Off on When I Grow Old: Historical Landmarks

I grow old… I grow old… I shall wear the bottom of my trousers rolled ~ T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Hmmm, will those historical events have a lasting and positive legacy or prove to be only flash fires? When I grow older (I am already old) and wear the bottom […]

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Echoes of the Past: Heirlooms of Our Legacy

September 29th, 2012 Comments Off on Echoes of the Past: Heirlooms of Our Legacy

Our past experiences are the DNA of who we become and, utlimately, of what we bequeath.

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The Last Day: Our Living Legacy

April 11th, 2010 Comments Off on The Last Day: Our Living Legacy

How I would live my last day if I was granted the privilege to plan it. From the extravagant flight of swallows to the majestic bald eagle. My living legacy.

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RANDOM ACT OF METAPHOR: Vapour Trails

October 27th, 2009 Comments Off on RANDOM ACT OF METAPHOR: Vapour Trails

Jet planes leave vapour trails in the sky that can last for hours, interfere with astronomical observations and leave chemical trails. In the same way, each of us leaves a trail behind as we carve our path through life. Footprints in the sand that can endure long after we are gone.

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