Ieuan Dolby, from Scotland is an Engineering Officer in the Merchant Navy. He has been travelling the world for 15yrs on an endless tour of cultural diversification. Currently based in Singapore he writes various articles for magazines and newspapers and is working on a marine glossary. ieuandolby@lycos.com
Insurance And The Engineer The world is no longer right when the two words, Engineer and Insurance are used together, side by side in a conversation. Individually they are words that justify their use, with their own explanati...... Similar Editorial : Encompix Engineer by Thomas R. Cutler. | Source : Savings Account
The Merchant Navy And The Internet A web site dedicated to the writings of the sea, ships and all those that sail on them? It sounds strange as who knows what the Merchant Navy is or what those at sea actually do all day, those who wo...... Similar Editorial : Navy Vs by vgevge. | Source : Internet Security Guide
Water On The Brain I was in the supermarket this morning (nothing unusual in that) and pushing my trolley to the checkout. Well, my wife was pushing and I was away in airy-fairy land when it suddenly dawned on me that ...... Similar Editorial : Feeding The Brain by News Canada. | Source : Food Lovers Guide
Tea At Sea Marylyn Monroe famed amongst other things for her love of Tea once said that, “World Peace would be with us if politicians drank tea at meetings” – or something to that effect. And she was very true ...... Source : Food Lovers Guide
The Art Of Worrying I am worried. I have been biting my nails for weeks and now there is not much left (skin doesn’t taste very good) on my hands and feet to chew on. I have been bent over the sink retching, I am consta...... Similar Editorial : Worrying About Health Costs by Steve Kroening. | Source : Health Care Guide
Operation Closet When the wife comes to you one fine day and says, “dear, I think we need a new closet for the bedroom”, the heart surges in joy. Immediate thoughts of grabbing the coat and rushing off on a mission t...... Similar Editorial : Operation G by Dina Giolitto. | Source : Home Maintenance Tips
Stocking Up Your Boat There, you have just got a boat. A nice new hobby for the weekend and it is time to stock it out. It is time to get all that equipment and gear that you have read about in all the magazines and that ...... Similar Editorial : Considering Buying A Boat by News Canada. | Source : Sports Recreation
The Rate Of Change There have been many discussions and grumblings in the Western world about the ever increasing pace of change and the ability of the brain to accept it. The Internet (something uninteresting that the...... Similar Editorial : Change or Die by David S. Levine. | Source : Self Motivation
Silent Macau A failed or neglected city springs to mind when walking around Macau during the day time. Around the outskirts of the Islands the doors of modern buildings never seem to open. Hotel restaurants tend ...... Similar Editorial : The Silent Killer by Repeller. | Source : Travel Tourism
The Writing Club Typically when falling asleep in bed at night great thoughts enter the mind, long stringed and meaningful sentences trip over each other to receive attention at the front of the brain alongside all t...... Similar Editorial : The Writing Club by Ieuan Dolby. | Source : Ideas for Writing
The Writing Club Typically when falling asleep in bed at night great thoughts enter the mind, long stringed and meaningful sentences trip over each other to receive attention at the front of the brain alongside all t...... Similar Editorial : Club Fit by Brad Myers. | Source : Writing an Article
The Big White Golf Ball I remember well the first ship that I joined that had a Satellite Phone on it. I joined as Chief Engineer on this tiny little Research Vessel on a tiny little river in Papua New Guinea and I never saw the ship when I arrived at the wharf, all I could see was this massive white Golf Ball perched high on the top deck. Looked as if it was pushing what little there was of the ship down into the water....... Similar Editorial : Golf Ball by Abhishek Agarwal. | Source : Future Of Technology
The Handbag Anyway, just for information sake Some of the items pulled from my pockets and now residing in this basket included a pen, a wallet, a watch strap with no watch, a sticking plaster, a bent and twist...... Similar Editorial : Golf Ball by Abhishek Agarwal. | Source : stereotypes about women
