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“THINK TANK” – By Des Kelly
"THINK TANK" – By Des Kelly Sometimes, busy as you are, it pays to stop & think....
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“CALLING DR.CASEY” – By Des Kelly
"CALLING DR.CASEY" – By Des Kelly This is not about broken bones, folks. This is all about BREAKING NEWS", in...
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“TO OBSERVE THEIR 92ND ANNIVERSARY” – By Des Kelly
"TO OBSERVE THEIR 92ND ANNIVERSARY" – By Des Kelly Say no more. 1928 saw the beginning of one...
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“HERMAN SAYS” – By Des Kelly
"HERMAN SAYS" – By Des Kelly With all of the trouble & strife that we have been going through...
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“ORION, PERSONIFICATION OF ELVIS” – By Des Kelly
"ORION, PERSONIFICATION OF ELVIS" – By Des Kelly Very recently, a television documentary caught my attention, and held it...
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“SENANAYAKE, THE GOOD SAMARITAN” – By Des Kelly
"SENANAYAKE, THE GOOD SAMARITAN" – By Des Kelly It was indeed a proud political name, in the Ceylon...
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“ANOTHER BRIDGE TO BURN” – By Des Kelly
"ANOTHER BRIDGE TO BURN" – By Des Kelly Look at the magnificent Sydney bridge, or, for that matter, any famous...
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“BREAKING NEWS. HOT, HOT, HOT”.!!! – By Des Kelly & Australian Temperatures – History – 1896 was a particularly bad year
"BREAKING NEWS. HOT, HOT, HOT".!!! – By Des Kelly Just goes to show what our "Social Media" is...
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“THE FURORE OF FAMILIES’-FIASCO” – By Des Kelly
"THE FURORE OF FAMILIES'-FIASCO" – By Des Kelly Royal Families, all around the world are ordinary families such as...
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“FOR ALL ANIMAL LOVERS” – By Des Kelly
"FOR ALL ANIMAL LOVERS" – By Des Kelly She was born on the 13th of October 1934, in Greece,...
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“THE ALMA MATER” – By Des Kelly
"THE ALMA MATER" – By Des Kelly They say "Time passes, the Quality remains", a proud quote that...
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“FOUR-SCORE +ONE YEARS AGO, TODAY” – By Des Kelly
"FOUR-SCORE +ONE YEARS AGO, TODAY" – By Des Kelly In the context of time, this does not...
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“MEMORIES WERE MADE OF THIS”- By Des Kelly
"MEMORIES WERE MADE OF THIS"- By Des Kelly As the song (above) says, particular eras in our lives...
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“HAVING YOUR CAKE & EATING IT” – by Des Kelly
"HAVING YOUR CAKE & EATING IT" – by Des Kelly For a while there, Prince Harry Windsor...
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“ANAGRAM-MAGIC” – By Des Kelly
"ANAGRAM-MAGIC" – By Des Kelly There is a song titled "The second time around" which will also be...
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“FELINE FURORE” – By Des Kelly
"FELINE FURORE" – By Des Kelly This is a bit early, in the brand new decade, and I...
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“STARTING WITH A SONG” – By Des Kelly
"STARTING WITH A SONG" – By Des Kelly The year that has just passed us by, (thankfully),...
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“A TRUE STORY” – By Des Kelly
"A TRUE STORY" – By Des Kelly Now Christmas 2019 has elapsed, I have decided, for & on behalf...
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“FUTURE KING GEORGE VII” – By Des Kelly
"FUTURE KING GEORGE VII" – By Des Kelly It is quite likely that, the Prince of Wales, Charles will...
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“CUT THE TALK, & GET THE CHALK” – BY Des Kelly
"CUT THE TALK, & GET THE CHALK" – BY Des Kelly They call him the "Chalk-Guy", I'll let...
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“IT’S BEEN A WONDERFUL YEAR” – By Des Kelly
"IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL YEAR" – By Des Kelly ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, ARE OF THE...
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“A HAPPY ANNIVERSARY” – By Des Kelly
"A HAPPY ANNIVERSARY" – By Des Kelly Quite an interesting little "piece" especially focusing on the year. Sixty nine...
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“TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY” – By Des Kelly
"TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY" – By Des Kelly The years speed along. A favourite quote of mine, which...
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Carl Muller – In memory of our father – “THE JAM-FRUIT TREE IS NO MORE” – By Des Kelly
"THE JAM-FRUIT TREE IS NO MORE" – By Des Kelly Carl Muller, born 22nd Oct.,1935,...
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“THE JAM-FRUIT TREE IS NO MORE” – By Des Kelly
"THE JAM-FRUIT TREE IS NO MORE" - By Des Kelly Carl Muller, born 22nd Oct.,1935, died 2nd...
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“OUR PARENTS” – By Des Kelly
"OUR PARENTS" – By Des Kelly It's almost Christmas, again. Many will spend this joyous season at...
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“THE DRINK” – By Des Kelly
"THE DRINK" – By Des Kelly Vadakaha Sudhiya" was a drink that was so famous in "Olde Ceylon",...
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“FROM THE ISLAND OF SLAVES” – By Des Kelly
"FROM THE ISLAND OF SLAVES" – By Des Kelly I remember Slave Island very well. While it was...
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“VERILY VERALU” – By Des Kelly
"VERILY VERALU" – By Des Kelly What an absolutely amazing World this is. Immediately brings to mind, the old...
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“SARONG-SATIRE” – By Des Kelly
"SARONG-SATIRE" – By Des Kelly So, whats new ?. From a totally personal experience, due to ankylosin-spondylitis (a...
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“DEVIL-DANCING” – By Des Kelly + Conjuring the gods in a musical frenzy – By Kerrie O’Brien + Meeting Points Series: Of Deities and Demons featuring Sumudi Suraweera and Baliphonics -Presented as part of Mapping Melbourne 2019
"DEVIL-DANCING" – By Des Kelly This was what it was called in the Ceylon I remember. If...
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“ADVERSITY-PROSPERITY” – By Des Kelly & How a young girl forced to flee Sri Lanka with her family and just $200, became Australia’s highest paid CEO + The highest-paid CEO in Australia is a woman for the first time ever
"ADVERSITY-PROSPERITY" – By Des Kelly Very often, miles apart, to reach even a semblance of prosperity from dire...
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“AUSSIE INVENTIONS” – By Des Kelly
"AUSSIE INVENTIONS" – By Des Kelly For a country that is still a baby, history-wise, it is amazing...
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“NEVER TOO OLD TO ROCK N ROLL” – By Des Kelly
"NEVER TOO OLD TO ROCK N ROLL" – By Des Kelly Now, that the elections in Sri Lanka...
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“MARRIED WITH MUSIC” – by Des Kelly
"MARRIED WITH MUSIC" - by Des Kelly The Burghers of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), were famous for it....
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“WHITHER GOES’T THOU”? – By Des Kelly
"WHITHER GOES'T THOU"? – By Des Kelly Answering the above question, William Shakespeare, of a latter era...
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“PEACE, AT ALL COSTS” – By Des Kelly
"PEACE, AT ALL COSTS" – By Des Kelly An encouraging Media Release, to say the least. With...
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“UNUSUAL ANIMALS” – By Des Kelly
"UNUSUAL ANIMALS" – By Des Kelly As an animal-lover (of all animals, big and small), I was fascinated...
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“S.O.S” – By Des Kelly
"S.O.S" – By Des Kelly A simple distress signal, "SAVE OH SAVE" used generally as a Naval exercise, when...
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“VALE’ HILARY” – By Des Kelly
"VALE' HILARY" – By Des Kelly He was a genuine Navy mate of mine, and this tribute to him...
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