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Toe in the Water

by Beholden

Rated: 13+ · Book · Experience · #2223922

A tentative blog to test the temperature.

Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end.

So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.

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Beholden

a day ago
In response to "What's in a Name?"

Excellent idea!

Ned

a day ago
In response to "What's in a Name?"

It's hard to imagine a "Tiffany" in an old age home with her teeth in a glass on the bedside table. I think we should go back to the practice of calling everyone by his or her surname with a polite title in front of it.

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AmyJo-Spring's finally here!

a day ago
In response to "What's in a Name?"

Some names are just that...Names. Some have infamy attached, such as "Adolph" or "Brutus". The name game has been crazy since Hollywood put their 2-cents in. LOL.

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Dave Ryan

Apr 25, 2025 at 11:01am
In response to "What's in a Name?"

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Amethyst Angel 💐

Apr 25, 2025 at 10:28am
In response to "What's in a Name?"

I'm partial to the names Daniel and Ryan because of my favorite guys in music, and I believe Daniel was one of the best Bible characters... Right now I'm in the process of developing a fascinating Dan over at "Reflections"

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Kåre เลียม Enga

Apr 25, 2025 at 10:20am
In response to "What's in a Name?"

"A Boy Named Sue" comes to mind.

Clarence was my mother's father but they called him Whitey due to his pale blond hair. My father's mother was Bertha, a name killed by WW2.

My best friend was given the name Alex. His grandmother called him Kevin so we did too. I can't dislike a Kevin when I meet one. Mark is another fond name.

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Ned

Apr 24, 2025 at 10:39am
In response to "Spectrum"

Scientists have just discovered a new color they are calling "olo". Only seven people have seen it.
If I cannot see it, I might suspect that very thing.

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tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

Apr 23, 2025 at 12:45pm
In response to "On Being First"

If this theory holds true, then I must actually be the firstborn, meaning all my older siblings were adopted.

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Cubby

Apr 23, 2025 at 12:05pm
In response to "On Being First"

Being the first-born myself...

...and the first born grandchild on both sides...

...I later became the Black Sheep of the family, even disowned at one point (this was in the mid-70s, so that might shed some light on things!) because I was no longer "perfect" in my father's eyes. That did not last long, however, and I turned out just fine! (although I never lived up to my potential)

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Beholden

Apr 23, 2025 at 10:32am
In response to "On Being First"

I guess we all have different experiences. And I make crackpot theories around mine.

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August 11, 2024 at 9:02am

#1075048

That History Thing Again

That History Thing Again

I have said before that, if it’s happened within my memory, it’s not history. So, for instance, the second world war is history, but the death of Buddy Holly isn’t. And it’s a working definition for me, at least.

But today I have realised that there’s more to it than that. There is a sense in which I become the history in my lifetime. My memory is the storehouse of all that I experience and, as such, it’s an historical document (note the use of “an” before a word beginning with H - even that’s a matter of history). It is so because it is a source for written history. If I write about my experiences, including stuff I just hear or read about in news reports, I am writing history. Once I’ve done that, historians can include it with memoirs from other people living in the same period and so construct what becomes the official history.

But it remains true that historians should beware creating histories while survivors remain to refute the attempt at rationalisation. It’s hard to deny the fellow who stands up and says, “That just ain’t so - I know because I was there!”

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