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Category: The History Of Ruth
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Here Comes the Rain Again…
Here Comes the Rain Again Eurythmics Here comes the rain againFalling on my head like a memoryFalling on my head like a new emotionI want to walk in the open windI want to talk like lovers doWant to dive into your oceanIs it raining with you? So, baby, talk to meLike lovers doWalk with…
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Phenomenology of Ruth Memory (also webpage in The History of Ruth story)
“Is that really you, Ruth.” I was really feeling her hand on the side of my face, and my finger held in her other hand, as her alive body snugged against my bum, lying on the bed. A dream. A dream very deep in the prefrontal cortex, and after a night of heavy drinking…
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Extraordinary Times and the Wisdom of Ages
“…it’s one of these moments where you feel like an era has come to an end and the world is a little emptier,” so spoke the wisdom of Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, on the occasion of the passing of Olivia Newton-John. In a matter of only a few days, two Australian icons in…
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The Night of Present Moment
The breeze is blowing. What will come With the wind? Passing memories Of you, love. The crest of The day. Light has gone. And thoughts turn to you. I sigh. What is there to be, I said Conversations have Past, and now The silence of the Night. Empty and…
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The Passing of Uncle Arthur
Stocker-Lohmann-French-Buch Eulogy for Uncle Arthur Arthur Edmund Sedgwick Ruckert 5 November 1930 – 25 July 2022 My role today is to pay tribute to a man known as ‘Uncle Arthur’, in regards to the four families which extended out on the family tree from the Ruckerts. Arthur Edmund Sedgwick Ruckert was a family man…
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Destiny and Life
All that is left In my life is to Fulfil Destiny. What is Destiny, However, Compared to Life itself, With all misery and loss, As well as the joy and gain? Life is what it is about, And Destiny will be what it will be. I will, though, work hard To make it happen. Published…
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The Memories – Road Trip Day 2: Neville Still Alive, Ruth as History, the Great Journey we Wanted
Rated ‘M’, for mature audiences. Wednesday, 16 March 2022 What is it all about? INTRODUCTION From Armidale to Newcastle Start Odometer: 15557 Finish Odometer: 15945 Distance: 408 km Still half tank (much downhill breaking – makes more use of the electric engine). Fill tank at Newcastle. Hours on road: 8.5 (0830 AEDT-1500 AEDT) Music…
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The Beginning – Road Trip Day 1: Neville Still Alive, Ruth as History, the Great Journey we Wanted
Rated ‘M’, for mature audiences. Tuesday, 15 March 2022 What is it all about? INTRODUCTION From Brisbane to Armidale Start Odometer: 15094 Finish Odometer: 15557 Distance: 543 km From full tank to half (more petrol usage on large climbs through the ranges). Hours on road: 7.5 (1230 AEST-2000 AEDT) Music Album Road CD:…
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Poetry of a Lonely in the Compassionate Crowd
Poetry of a Lonely in the Compassionate Crowd On the evening of the 12 November 2021, 8.30. Fish out of water. Showcase of communications, In art and films. Always the question – What am I doing here? I get an email invitation Out of the blue. So, I came. I did not conquer. I looked.…
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Dreams, Nightmares, Reality
“I was in London. The imagined landscape was nothing familiar and nothing that, I suspect, Londoners would recognise. The sense was that the location was Southwark and out to Bermondsey. I was in a scenario. I knew and believed that much. I had taken the morning off to tour, allowing Ruth and a 3–4-year-old Genevievre…