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TA-DA and Your Life in Runes

AwenMan | May 14, 2010

   Runes are the very ancient mystic alphabet of the mighty sea-roving Vikings (and of others for the historic purists among you) but I just came across proof that the thinking of these ancients is as up to date as the best of modern motivational thinkers and writers. The Runes were not only used for [...]

Crap on the BBC Masquerading as Science

AwenMan | April 24, 2010

   Last year I wrote a bog mentioning the British BBC “Brain Test Britain” effort by the BBC science programme Bang Goes the Theory that set out to see if brain training programs worked. There are many such programs on the market including Nintendo’s ubiquitous Brain Age. I said at the time that if they [...]

I Am Sitting On The Corner

AwenMan | January 9, 2009

     I am sitting on the corner watching the world go by. This corner is in glorious Rome, the center of the world that all roads lead to, so all the world is actually going by. I am watching camels with drivers from the northern African protectorates, Iberian emissaries seeking boons and slave prisoners from [...]

Super Hero of Mississauga

AwenMan | January 9, 2009

      It was a dark and stormy night. I was on patrol and knew I would be given the dirty jobs because I had the reputation for getting them done. The work of any cop is hard but I have had enough successes in my career to be called the Super Hero of Mississauga. I’m [...]

Strange Fate

AwenMan | January 9, 2009

     I thought I was safe, just another missing person who couldn’t be found. Why do I want to hide? Because unlike the popular notion, it’s tough to be Prince Charming! Good looks and one day inheriting a kingdom is not all its cracked up to be. Some people might think it’s paradise to be [...]

Open At Your Own Risk

AwenMan | January 9, 2009

             “Open at your own risk” the words on the box shouted out at me. I had been looking for this box for so long that that I just couldn’t believe I had found it. It wasn’t big, about the size of bread box, but its sides are solid platinum and so encrusted with precious [...]