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I’m off to Newcastle …
March 17th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
… to speak at a conference in Gateshead tomorrow. Maybe, while I’m passing through Newcastle, I’ll see a flaming horse, a singing humanoid or fighting machines, all of which can be found at Newcastle’s Maker Faire. Check it out here.
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Has Spring sprung at last?
March 15th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
For the first time this year, it was mild enough for us to have lunch on our terrrace.
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My night with the stars
March 5th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
As a massive movie fan, my dream is to attend a BAFTA or Academy Awards ceremony and mix with famous actors and actresses. It hasn’t happened yet, but last night I suppose a had a little taste of what it might be like. I was a guest of the Post Office at an event which […]
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Some favourite places in London
February 28th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
A favourite cafe – Gaby’s A favourite cake place – Valerie A favourite restaurant – Incanto A favourite pancake place – Kensington Creperie A favourite card shop – Medici A favourite art gallery – Courtauld Gallery A favourite museum – Victoria & Albert A favourite cinema – Curzon Soho A favourite street – Museum Street […]
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Am I a Buddhist?
February 21st, 2009 by Roger Darlington
A reader of my web site has recently e-mailed me to ask whether I am a Buddhist. Apparently he thought from my writings that I might be. In fact, I am not. I am a humanist. But what do Buddhists believe? They don’t believe in God or an after life – which is fine by […]
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Have you read them all?
February 15th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
In my home, I have approaching 2,000 books – probably not that unusual for someone who is both middle-class and middle-aged. But some visitors to our house – especially some rather cheeky young relatives – sometimes ask me: “Have you read them all?” Of course, I haven’t – not least because a proportion of them […]
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Happy Valentine’s Day
February 14th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
I hope that you’re spending it with your loved one. My Valentine of the past 27 years – my wife Vee – bought me a card and a little present – the soundtrack CD to the film “Slumdog Millionaire” [see my review of the movie here]. This evening, I’ll be taking Vee for dinner at […]
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Ten years without my mother
February 8th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Ten years ago today, my mother died. She was aged 78 – but she had a serious stroke a decade before and her deterioration over the next ten years was terribly sad to behold. Today, I’m travelling up to Leicester to join my younger sister Silvia and my younger brother Ralph and together we will […]
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Where to next?
February 7th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
I love travelling – the chance to experience different cultures and meet different nationalities and to see the world in a more informed and enlightened way. I’ve been very fortunate and so far managed to visit 52 countries all around the world. You can read about some of my travels here. But I always have […]
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Do you know where your ancestors came from?
February 4th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
I’ve always thought that racism was not just morally repugnant but logically absurd since, if you go back a few generations in most people’s families, you find yourself in a different race or ethnicity or nationality. Ultimately, of course, we can all trace our ancestry back to tribes in Africa. In the case of the […]
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