Aghh - isn't technology wonderful - everything came
out fine in the last mail except the links to the "Read more" and "Comment on
this article" - without which the mail didnt make much sense...
So, apologies and hopefully better luck this
time
Newsletter Issue 1 -
Contents
Looks like Betjeman wasn't the
only one.
Sir John Betjeman late in life, said his one regret was that he
had not had enough sex. A
UK poll published in October 2006 suggests that he was not alone. 70% of
pensioners included "more sex" as one their top ten wishes if they could have
their time over again. Read more ... Comment on this article
The Serenity Prayer
- God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot
change,
- courage to change the things I can,
- and the wisdom to know the difference.
... far from offering
trite advice it contains the seeds of great practical wisdom. Why do I say this?
Let’s look at each of the three parts of the Prayer in
turn.
J.S. Mill
John Stuart Mill was arguably the most important British
philosopher of the 19th century. With an estimated IQ of 192, he was way ahead
of his time in his advocacy of women's rights and his principle that we should
be free to do what we like as long as it harms no-one else is still often quoted
in many a modern debate. ... He has 3 important ideas.