Onedin Line Timeless Themes

by Susan Ternyey, Oct 2025 Self-Determination—Part 2 Society/culture Just as not all the limits the Law puts on people’s freedoms are bad, so sometimes one’s society and culture may exert limits that are beneficial to an individual, a family, and a society or culture. Such limits are sometimes positive, sometimes negative.S1 E4-6 When Elizabeth realizesContinue reading “Onedin Line Timeless Themes”

Plucky Little Duck

by ST, 10 Mar 2024 There once was a ducky named Pluck,Hitched a ride in a red farmer truck;When the farmer truck stoppedOut ducky pluckily hopped–Unluckily poor Plucky got plucked. Was ducky dinner or down?We may ask with a frown,But whichever he wereUnlucky ’tis sureHe hitched his last ride into town.

Half a Glass

by ST, 1996 There ae several ways we could respond when given half a glass of something:Shock: “Oh my gosh, I’ve only got half a glass!”Curiosity: “I wonder how come I only got a half a glass?”Outrage: “Hey, my glass is half empty!”Low self-image: “I guess I don’t have what it takes to get aContinue reading “Half a Glass”