All posts by Keith

I’m a controversialist and catalyst, quietly enabling others to develop by providing different ideas and views of the world. Born in London in the early 1950s and initially trained as a research chemist I retired as a senior project manager after 35 years in the IT industry. Retirement is about community give-back and finding some equilibrium. Founder and Honorary Secretary of the Anthony Powell Society. Chairman of my GP's patient group.
personal, photography, pleasures

Advent Calendar 18

#0000ff; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Images by Japanese Cult Street Photographer
Nobuyoshi Araki

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Note: These images are all hosted elsewhere on the internet;
you should follow the link to each for further information

personal, photography, pleasures

Advent Calendar 17

#0000ff; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Images by Japanese Cult Street Photographer
Nobuyoshi Araki

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Note: These images are all hosted elsewhere on the internet;
you should follow the link to each for further information

personal, photography, pleasures

Advent Calendar 16

#0000ff; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Images by Japanese Cult Street Photographer
Nobuyoshi Araki

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Note: These images are all hosted elsewhere on the internet;
you should follow the link to each for further information

personal, photography, pleasures

Advent Calendar 15

#0000ff; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Images by Japanese Cult Street Photographer
Nobuyoshi Araki

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Note: These images are all hosted elsewhere on the internet;
you should follow the link to each for further information

personal, photography, pleasures

Advent Calendar 14

#0000ff; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Images by Japanese Cult Street Photographer
Nobuyoshi Araki

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Note: These images are all hosted elsewhere on the internet;
you should follow the link to each for further information

personal, photography, pleasures

Advent Calendar 13

#0000ff; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Images by Japanese Cult Street Photographer
Nobuyoshi Araki

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Note: These images are all hosted elsewhere on the internet;
you should follow the link to each for further information

personal, photography, pleasures

Advent Calendar 12

#0000ff; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Images by Japanese Cult Street Photographer
Nobuyoshi Araki

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Note: These images are all hosted elsewhere on the internet;
you should follow the link to each for further information

personal, photography, pleasures

Advent Calendar 11

#0000ff; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Images by Japanese Cult Street Photographer
Nobuyoshi Araki

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Note: These images are all hosted elsewhere on the internet;
you should follow the link to each for further information

amusements, memes

Ten Things: December

This year our Ten Things series – which surprisingly appears on the tenth of each month – continues concentrating on the amusing, both real and fictional. So this month we have …

Ten Odd Names from My Family History
(direct relationship where known)

  1. John Crotehole (my 12th great-grandfather)
  2. Thomas Cuckow
  3. Brothers Absalom, Israel & Jabez Hicks, and their grandfather Farclay Hicks (Jabez Hicks was my great-great-grandfather, and Farclay my 4th great-grandfather)
  4. Spicer Marshall
  5. Turner Marshall
  6. Emma Mouser
  7. Langman Murfet (my 6th great-grandfather)
  8. Willson Gates Nowers (my 3rd great-uncle; right)
  9. Marrianna Odeyarne (my 9th great-grandmother)
  10. Philip Wildboar