I worked with a dozen men from different European countries in Libya, teaching conscripts of the Air Defence Forces. My job was to teach them English. German and Swiss men taught them mechanical and electrical skills. There were few women anywhere near us. The camp boss’s wife stayed for a few weeks and left appalled [...]
Archive for April, 2009
More Libya Stuff
Posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Libyan Days
Posted in Culture and Society, Politics, Northern Ireland on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Northern Irish politicians are campaigning for compensation from the Libyan government for their having armed the IRA. I wish them every success. But if they encounter a certain Colonel Juma, I’d love them to ask him if he remembers me. In the early 1980s I taught English to conscripts of the Libyan Air Defence Forces. [...]
If we can have a Bloomsday we can have a Jesus day. Why not?
Posted in Culture and Society, Religion, Uncategorized on April 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of the telling moments, when you seek to be a detached and cynical atheist, is when you open a copy of the New Testament to read the account of the Last Supper and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ – just for research purposes. For you may have disregarded the myth since you left school [...]
Anger is a Losing Throw..
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
His problem is that he resorts to anger, exultantly, with relish, never seems to feel more himself than when he is flaunting his umbrage at people he regards as smaller than himself.
