Plog: Paulie’s Blog
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How I compute – Part 1: Exorcise the demons in your PC
If the term ‘security’ is new to you, I’d wager you have never been online before and this is, randomly, the first article you’ve ever read. You don’t have to go very far to meet some reference to the concept, and for very good reason. Whether you’re aware of it or not, you are being…
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Death in Balance
What is death, why does it affect us so strongly and what can we do to better handle it? I have recently been faced with a death of a loved one and these, among others, questions are on my mind.
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Is there a gap between you and your response?
Your response-gap is the space within which you evaluate events/stimuli in your life and respond as you see appropriate. If you don’t have, or are not conscious of, this space in your mind, you are living an robotic existence.
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Campaign Report Part 3 – future plans and photos
The third of a 3-part series of reports on my PCs for Migrant Children campaign. It turned out to be far more successful than I imagined and it kept me very, very busy in Maesot right up until the morning I left. Thank you to all who contributed either financially or with getting the word…
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How to become a popular writer and improve your sex life
How can we improve our writing? How can we become popular writers? Well there’s a couple of simple approaches you can take, the first one being the absolutely most obvious. And then there’s the question of whether being a writer improves your sex life…
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Campaign Report Part 2 – achievements and lessons learned
The second of a 3-part series of reports on my PCs for Migrant Children campaign. It turned out to be far more successful than I imagined and it kept me very, very busy in Maesot right up until the morning I left. Thank you to all who contributed either financially or with getting the word…
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Campaign Report Part 1 – why and how much?
The first of a 3-part series of reports on my PCs for Migrant Children campaign. It turned out to be far more successful than I imagined and it kept me very, very busy in Maesot right up until the morning I left. Thank you to all who contributed either financially or with getting the word…
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To volunteer, or to work?
Originally I set out to travel and incorporate volunteering as a substantial part of the journey. However, my recent experience in Maesot has taught me that I don’t have to do it independently and I don’t have to do it with my own money – I can get paid to do it too. Here are…
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Does volunteering change you?
Does volunteering change you? Yes, there’s no doubt. But it isn’t necessarily the fantastical, amazing change it’s often made out to be.
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PCs for Migrant Children: an update
It’s been a while since I started my ‘PCs for Migrant Children’ campaign, but the process of delivering computers into the schools is underway and I’m seeing success, as well as frustrations. Here is an update.
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