Author Archives: Roger Gosden
Serendipity or Chance
The King of Serendip (Sri Lanka) sent his three sons away to a foreign country to experience life in the real world. They got into trouble, as boys will, when a merchant accused them of stealing a camel he had … Continue reading
About Redheads
Sandy was not only his name but his nature too. He was a Saunders, a name that came down from Scotland via Ireland, as it had for one of my grandparents. He was also a blazing redhead, his hair as … Continue reading
Marmite – Love it or Loathe it
Marmite. I love it! But it divides people more than anything else. Yes, even more than congressional politics! You either love it or loathe it; no one stands between the poles of passion. In case you haven’t tried it, or … Continue reading
Cost of Knowledge
I no longer sleep-walk when writing articles for scientific or medical journals, because I was woken to the drumbeats of an academic spring. As young scientists we were taught we must either “publish or perish” but I now hear the … Continue reading
A Death Observed
Virginia died yesterday, a life sown, grown, and ripened in the state that gave her a name. She slipped away gently in the night, her passing unnoticed until she had gone. It’s often like that. Our neighbor was just one … Continue reading
Roger musing about Peace with Nature 