Tag Archives: Barack Obama

From Wanking to Effigy Burning: A New St. Andrews Uni

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

<img src="http://www.barack-obama-bio.com/images/political/barack-obama-7.jpg&quot; alt="From Wanking to Effigy Burning: A New St. Andrews Uni” width=”170″ align=”left” /> Image: barack-obama-bio.com What on earth is going on up at the University of St. Andrews? The prestigious university, with senior royals among its alumni, has … Continue reading →

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Making Reading A Priority

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: EduChoices.org I’ve been asked why one of my goals is to “Read 42 books”. I originally thought I would set my goal to read 50 books, i.e., around 1 per week with a bit of slippage, but with my … Continue reading →

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Obama’s First Mistake

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Rossina Bossio Why does the United States continue to welcome terrorists into its fold when they keep telling us they have a zero tolerance policy towards this kind of thing? Newly elected President Obama has shown massive disrespect to … Continue reading →

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A New Beginning For Our Cousins

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Art es Anna Day job work is starting to pile up around me. My colleague is on holiday in New Zealand for the best part of three weeks, leaving me to shoulder the responsibility for almost everything day-to-day as … Continue reading →

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Welcome Obama

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Bobster1985 Woke up this morning to the sound of a woman screaming abuse at her husband. Such is Leith. Thankfully, it wasn’t me who had stepped over the line, but by the sound the woman was making, and the … Continue reading →

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Day 1 At The Edinburgh Book Festival

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Warning: Long post alert! At long last the book festival is back. It never seems like a year since the last one, yet it always does, and the feelings that go with arriving for the first day never seem to … Continue reading →

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