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The Vigilance Of The Swans!

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These Swans are certainly maintaining a respectful distance from and heightened vigilance towards the interloper who dares to video them, as they traverse through space and time to locate themselves at some further point along the Canal. Please take a look at this short video and extract from it what experience you are open to receive.

JUST A THOUGHT - ON HOW 'FAILING COUNTRIES' IN THE AMERICAS CANNOT RESOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS BY RETURNING TO THE 'OLD WAYS.' PART 1.

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'It is the nature of industries that they remain vibrant and health, while the demand for their products remains constant and/or expands.  And that they contract and even cease their operations, when the demand for their products reduces and/or ceases.  And so it is with the economic, social and political affairs of nations, as is reflected on a national scale.  An industry or business cannot remain alive or solve its challenges, by recreating the conditions which gave rise to it in the past.  As it does not have the ability to recreate all the necessary conditions, and to make them work a second time.  Neither does the government of a nation. One does not equip oneself and country, for a better future, by looking back to the past for solutions.' So, what is the foundation on which most, if not all the countries in the Americas, including, for that matter, those in the West Indies, were founded upon? Were they built with the free labour and peaceful cooper

MEXICAN GRAND PRIX - BIG WIN FOR VERSTAPPEN AND RED BULL! THE END...

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Both when fate has been good to them and when it has been ill, in their professional competition. By seeking out Hamilton to congratulate him, Vettel is showing that their is more to life and living than 'winning and losing.'  There is our common humanity which should always trump both. Especially if we remember that we are always winning, when we all apply the principle that, 'we win and lose together', not only in sports or our professions! Oh, yes, Lewis Hamilton and Team Mercedes did win the 2018 Formula 1 Drivers World Championship title, during this Grand Prix.  And, although it is Hamilton's Fist title, it did nothing to dissipate the feeling, atmosphere of being an anticlamactic win. although it seemed such an anti-climax win!  With Team Mercedes and their drivers, Lewis and Bottas, partly due to the rapid and relentless degradation of their tyres, not missing out on Podium.  As they were only able to finish at P.4 and P.5. It is

JUST CONTEMPLATING - ON SIGNS OF GROWING OLD. PART 5.

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It requires the self-perceived invincibility of the human spirit, which is a greater attribute of the younger generations, than it is of the psyche of the old. We see signs of growing old when we see the younger generation passionately trying to fight the 'old battles' which we, and others before us, have 'already fought.'  And when we see them using the same kinds of information, tactics, techniques and strategies we, and others before us have used.  And, we think to ourselves, 'I thought we had moved on and made more progress? This seems backward, we should be consolidating what we have already achieved'? We see signs of growing, of being old, of growing old, when we become dismissive of and annoyed with how the younger generations.   Apparently believing that they have 'discovered' a cause or issue which they presume to have been 'neglected', ignored by us, the old, previous generations, must now be address

AN ENIGMATIC AND POIGNANT JOURNEY AROUND MY MOTHER! PART 2.

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Parallel, if not even above this reason children to honour their mother and father, is the fact that it denotes children's submission to the authority of their parents.  Arguably, it is our duty to honour them, apparently unconditionally.  Honouring our parents, you might argue, is the pillar on which all other kinds of authority is predicated in human societies. Including the authority of the leader who protects his people.  The monarch who protects his people. The nation which protects its citizens, and, of course the prophet, the Christ, and the deity who protects and/or save their followers. And what is it that our parents expects of us, their children, for them having carried out their responsibility to care for and protect us?  The monarch, the leader, the nation, the revere prophet, the Christ and the deity expects the people to repay them with their loyalty, their taxes, and their obedience.  All of which is pretty much what our parents e

MEXICAN GRAND PRIX - BIG WIN FOR VERSTAPPEN AND RED BULL! PART 1.

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Fate is, at times, very fickle, in how it falls, as the unfortunate fate of Daniel Ricciardo has so poignantly demonstrate.   As, having secured Pole during Qualifying on Saturday, he was suddenly forced to retire from the race.  When his car, which would seems to have at least 9 lives, gives up another one.  Commiserations, Daniel. Do not give up, because I seem to recall your team mate, Max, having suffered similarly. And, look at him now! But Fate was not entirely punitive towards Red Bull, as the Intrepid Max Verstappen, having had Pole cheekily, but fearlessly snatched from his grasp on Saturday.   Executed an excellent performance to win the Mexican Grand Prix, with none of Red Bull's competitors being able to take him to the wire.  A Very Big Congratulation to you and Team Red Bull, Max Verstappen!! And what of Sebastian Vettel, who, as has tended to be his approach, fight as hard as he could to keep himself in contention to win this race

THE MEXICAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING - ITS TEAM RED BULL, RICCIARDO AND VERSTAPPEN AT P.1 AND P.2! THE END...

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Ricciardo making it to Pole, was a very welcome, and, for him, tremendously satisfying experience. So, to  Team Red Bull Racing and Ricciardo and Verstappen, a Very Big Congratulation to you,  for placing your cars on P.1 and 2, during Qualifying.  A Very Big Congratulation, also, to Team Mercedes and Hamilton , for taking P.3. And now, we have probably nearly all the ingredients for what could probably transpire to be the most explosive and breath-taking or adrenalinised Grand Prix of the 2018 Formula 1 season.  With Ricciardo and Verstappen at P.1 and P.2, their operating strategy towards those behind them, is likely to be that of, they shall not pass us.  At least, not without proving themselves the victors in a no quarters given contest.  This, then, is likely to be the challenge which Hamilton and Vettel, must overcome, safely, if they Vettel is to win the Grand Prix, or Hamilton is to win his 5th Grand Prix Championship on today, Sunday.  With Vettel ha