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Lectures

I listened to the radio in bed this morning for an hour - as when i looked out of my window it was misty and cold looking - so being under the duvet was the better option. It was as there was a fascinating Reith Lecture on BBC Radio 4. Details below.

"Colour
The Reith Lectures, Kwame Anthony Appiah: Mistaken Identities

The philosopher and cultural theorist Kwame Anthony Appiah argues for a world free of racial fixations.

He tells the story of Anton Wilhelm Amo Afer. He was five years old when he was brought from the Gold Coast to Germany in 1707, educated at a royal court and became an eminent philosopher. He argues that this elaborate Enlightenment experiment illuminates a series of mistaken ideas , including that there is a "racial essence" which all members of that race carry. Modern science long ago disproved this, as almost all of the world's genetic variation is found within every so-called racial group. Instead, "race is something we make; not something that makes us."

The lecture is recorded in front of an audience at the British Council in Accra, Ghana. The series is presented and chaired by Sue Lawley"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b080t63w

Just Wondering

Do yoi own a hat , and if so,how many?

How many remote controls do you have?

What are you reading right now?

So Today ...

I took it easy.

This afternoon , after the free lunch ,i popped over to the island to do a couple of shops. One was a pharmacists, similar to Boots, and the other was a supermarket audit and shop.

The free lunch at the Quats was a chicken curry dish with chick pea dal and some other dish - i forget what it was called.

The day remained moist misty and cold,and was a complete contrast to the very warm Monday we had.

Anyway,i am aiming to get a haircut tomorrow before i go with Phil to the Brighton lunch club meet up on Thursday.

Weather is meant to be better as well.

Good Night

Well , it is the 'tween time of night when the veil is at its thinnest.