Ragged Clown

recent posts

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  On Santa Monica Boulevard

  All I wanna do, is have some fun…

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  The day I joined the Navy

  I signed on the dotted line…

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  A Life in Code

  Is it over?

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  Philosophy at the Open University

  What is it like to study philosophy with the OU?

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  Have you seen the River Man?

  Betty said she prayed today, for the sky to blow away

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  ADHD and School

  School is different when you have ADHD. There’s always trouble!

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  What’s the best argument for God?

  Which argument for God seems most persuasive to you?

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  Where do words come from?

  I get two kinds of seizures.

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  On Brooklyn Bridge

  Where babies are born (almost).

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  Arguments about Race

  Is it possible to argue freely about race?

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  Newlyweds

  Was it yesterday that we got married? Or the day before?

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  The Longest Sentence

  Nozick’s experience machine. Would you plug in?

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  First Love

  Can first love last forever?

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  The City of London

  My first job writing software was in London.

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  Time — A Very Short Introduction

  It’s not about clocks and calendars. It’s about life, the universe and everything.

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  My life in 100 words or less

  Past. Work. Now. Study. Future. Tranquillity.

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  Who knows where the time goes?

  We had so many adventures in America but it is good to be home.

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  To Portland and Back

  Portland is a long way from home.

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  Where can we go that’s warm?

  Lots of snow in New York. Let’s go to California.

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  Coming to America

  I got invited to an interview for a job in America. Mrs Clown said “Just go see what they have to say”.

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  A Good Death

  Imagine you were in terrible pain and you were dying. How would you choose to die?

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  My health story so far

  I’ll start with some symptoms from the old days.

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  What I have learned at the Open University

  I’m four years into my degree. What have I learned so far?

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  The Naughtiest Boy in School

  Chapter three of my memoirs. Schooldays.