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In days of yore
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 09/04/2012
» What characterised ancient Rome's conquests was that they had to keep conquering the same lands, which kept rebelling. As overlords they were arrogant and brutal, venal and intolerant. Ruling with an iron hand inside an iron fist, the captive populace rose while realising that the struggle was hopeless.
Be wary of friends
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 04/06/2012
» I don't know how typical I am as I made _ and lost _ quite a number of friends through the years. Neighbourhood friends, school friends, army friends, social work friends, backpacking friends, foreign friends, family friends, male and female. Some best friends.
The real thing
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 09/07/2012
» It is one of this author's peeves that contemporary authors writing about a variety of subjects throw in Islamic terrorists in the hope that it makes stories more exciting. This ploy doesn't work. To be sure Islamic terrorism is the flavour of the 21st century, heinous and vile, but ought to be written about in context.
A home run
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 25/02/2013
» Critically and popularly acknowledged as the top contemporary novelist in the world, Yank author John Grisham specialises in courtroom dramas. Which is not to say that he isn't interested in other genres, too. American sports for one, which he occasionally pens stories about regarding his childhood, as well.
Red tape
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 20/05/2013
» Few people who have pulled up stakes in Country A and put them down in Country B know what they have let themselves in for. They may expect different customs, mores, traditions and have a basic knowledge of the language. But the red tape involved in integrating will try his (or her) patience to the extreme.
A religious relic
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 03/06/2013
» If the founding fathers of old are to be believed, it was God who told them to bring into being their respective religions. In return, they were to obey his commands without demur. To demonstrate how serious and powerful He is, He left incontrovertible, magical evidence of His existence.
Endless struggle
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 19/08/2013
» Of all the conflicts of human history, that between the haves and have-nots is the most enduring. The owners determined to keep the profit, the workers demanding a better wage. Both feel in the right. When negotiations are fruitless, each resort to force. Strikes. Strike-breakers. Broken heads. Broken bodies.
Thanks, Nessie
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 03/02/2014
» Atlantis is but only one of the objectives of archaeological searches. There are also Alexander the Great's final resting place, the Hebrew Ark of the Covenant, Camelot, Captain Kidd's buried treasure, the treasure of the Templars, the missing link, the Abominable Snowman and Big Foot. Not least, the Loch Ness Monster.
Iran’s nuclear bomb threat
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 07/04/2014
» Ever since 1945, when the US used up its arsenal of two nuclear bombs to end the Pacific War, the rest of the world has been trying to get their own. The Soviet Union came next by stealing the secret, followed by other lands, claiming its necessity solely for self-defence. Iran means for theirs to wipe Israel off the map.
Last of a trilogy
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 15/08/2016
» First a kingdom ruled by kings, then a republic ruled by senators, there was a growing feeling that Rome should be a kingdom again -- well, not exactly a kingdom, but an empire as befits an expanding state.