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Simon Mark Smith’s Autobiography Chapter 38

Simon Mark Smith’s Autobiography Chapter 38

Chapter 38 – Jealousy August 1983 – A level results – Part 1 I was still in bed when Mum brought in a small envelope containing my A-level results. These were going to determine the rest of my life. “Do you want me to open it for you?” Mum asked. I nodded. She shook her…

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Waferkey Smart Locks – Review

Waferkey Smart Locks – Review

When it comes to technology, we don’t tend to notice its incremental expansion into our everyday life, then one day we realise, the world has changed beyond recognition partly because of it. Voice recognition has been around in the mainstream since the 1990’s, although back then it tended to be mainly a disability aid for…

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Smart Locks, are they the Key to Your Future?

Smart Locks, are they the Key to Your Future?

Things to Consider when Choosing a Smart Lock and a Review of the ‘Smartlock Slimline Deluxe’ . . First published at: https://www.smartchoicesecurity.co.uk/smart-locks-have-been-a-staple-in-the-airbnb-community-but-are-they-the-key-to-your-future-too . Keyless entry to cars has been around for over a decade, and to house doors even longer, however, initially it was mainly something of an accessibility feature for people with disabilities, or…

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Simon Mark Smith’s Autobiography Chapter 37

Simon Mark Smith’s Autobiography Chapter 37

Previous Chapter To see other chapters click here Chapter 37 Part 1 * * * Part 1 Introduction “The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.”  These are the famous lines of Horace Walpole, lines I’d try to slip into every one of my English A-level essays. Fortunately,…

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Simon Mark Smith’s Autobiography Chapter 36 Ideologies Part 3

Simon Mark Smith’s Autobiography Chapter 36 Ideologies Part 3

Previous Chapter To see other chapters click here . February 2022 It’s February 2022, and the threat of nuclear Armageddon hasn’t been this tangible since 1962 when the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred. Back then, the Russians placed nuclear missiles on Cuba partly in response to the US’s deployment of atomic weapons in Italy and Turkey….

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Simon Mark Smith’s Autobiography Chapter 35 Ideologies Part 2

Simon Mark Smith’s Autobiography Chapter 35 Ideologies Part 2

Previous Chapter To see other chapters click here Children Are Their Parents’ Teachers 1970 London – Aged 5 – The Battle of Waterloo The green-painted panels, dark red patterned chairs, red leather armrests and wooden framed windows wrapped themselves around me. Through the rattling panes of glass, I watched the blurry grey tunnel walls passing…

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Simon Mark Smith’s Autobiography  – Volume Two

Simon Mark Smith’s Autobiography – Volume Two

Chapter 34 – Ideologies Part 1 Previous Chapter To see other chapters click here A Zen student once asked their master, “What happens after death?” The master replied, “I don’t know.” The student, taken aback, exclaimed, “But you’re a Zen master, you must know.” The Zen master smiled, and answered, “Yes, but I’m not a…

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Simon Mark Smith’s Autobiography Chapter 33

Simon Mark Smith’s Autobiography Chapter 33

To see other chapters click here Chapter 33 A Story of Love – Ideologies of Love Moshe Shruster and Battiya Shruster (Rachailovich) Image used by kind permission of Eduard Shruster * * * This chapter will change your life. Even if it’s just because you’ll never get the time back again you spent reading it….

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Autobiography Chapter 32

Autobiography Chapter 32

Ideologies Chapter 32 – Divergence – 1981 to 1982 WARNING – CONTAINS EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT     Chapter List Poem to Jules – 2020 You pull back your curtains Birds blur the clouds The scent of wet grass fills the air Time and space Separates Our unhurt laughter 1982 – Jules For a few months…

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US Travel Diary 2003 Slideshow (Rebuilt 2021)

US Travel Diary 2003 Slideshow (Rebuilt 2021)

. . . In 2003 I co-drove 2 cats across the US from New York to Phoenix, mainly because at that time of year animals couldn’t travel in the cargo hold on planes due to the heat. I decided to write a travel diary of the journey, which became one of 8 that I wrote…

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