Monthly Archives: July 2008

Raindrops – a short story in 4 episodes. Sorry, 3 episodes

by Mike K-H About this story Several years ago, when I was trying to learn to write, I produced this light-hearted short story with a near future sci-fi theme. Some aspects of it are now commonplace, but the main premise … Continue reading

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Musicovery – a walk through the world of music

by Mike K-H Another shift in the world of copyright I can thank StumbleUpon! for finding me this. I understand that US citizens have access to a similar concept at Pandora.com, but this isn’t currently available outside the US (probably … Continue reading

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Quebec ahoy! – Belém docks today

by Mike K-H The end of a 33 day voyage At 16:00hrs on 1 July 2008, Belem passed the first light marking the channel up the St Lawrence Seaway to Quebec. The morning of 2 July dawned clear, bright and … Continue reading

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The Rich Get Richer – and the poor get poorer

by Mike K-H Every Sunday morning, I buy a local French paper and the UK Saturday Telegraph – except for the days when the shop doesn’t receive it, which have become more frequent this year. After I’ve checked to see … Continue reading

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