Monthly Archives: December 2016

prescription – a basic element of oppression


One of the basic elements of the relationship between oppressor and oppressed is prescription. – Paolo Freire These days we rarely use the term except in the medical sense, to set out or pre determine beforehand [in writing], but it … Continue reading

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we do not perceive the world as we see it…


Same goes for hearing. Just because you have not yet learned to hear some of the many voices that there are to hear in this universe does not mean others have not – or  that you cannot. We are more … Continue reading

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The way I am – Ingrid Michaelson


And you take me the way I am.         “The Way I Am” If you were falling, then I would catch you. You need a light, I’d find a match. Cause I love the way you say … Continue reading

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What’s it like round here?


Seth Godin often pops something into my inbox that shows me a way to say something I’m struggling to find a way to say and to share… Community standards “What’s it like around here?” It’s a fair question to ask … Continue reading

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Confabulation TO – Wed 7th Dec 2016


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long black veil – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds


Nobody knows Nobody sees Nobody knows – but me   Ten years ago on a cool dark night There was someone killed ‘neath the town hall light There were few at the scene and they all did agree That the … Continue reading

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Mickey Mouse and The Goodbye Man – Grinderman


I woke up this morning And I thought what am I doing here? Yeah what am I doing here?     I woke up this morning And I thought what am I doing here? Yeah what am I doing here? … Continue reading

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