Jeremy Mahony
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It was a sultry, oppressive evening. For the boys, it was a time for open-neck, short-sleeve shirts. For the girls, it was a case of the skimpier the better, subject to individual concepts of modesty. It could have been a particularly intemperate part of Southern Europe or Greece or anywhere in the world where air-conditioning was de rigueur, rather than a luxury. It was the South coast of England, Brighton, in August.
By Jeremy Mahony5 years ago in Education
Bitcoin.
The television was flickering, as if it were agitated by the events being broadcast. The volume was turned right down but was still audible; it was the only constant noise in the room. An acutely tuned ear could discern crowd noise, not constant but graduating from silence to a murmur and then to a shrill and fervent, only slightly more than momentary crescendo and then, rapidly, returning to virtual silence once more. A voice could be heard above the crowd, in complete synergy with it, at first calm almost monotonous, ascending into urgent and stronger speech until finally erupting, at one with the crowd, into a wildly enthusiastic, brazen scream. Which swiftly tapered off into a deeper tone as his delivery became unhurried; his manner insouciant.
By Jeremy Mahony5 years ago in The Chain
A Fresh Start
A FRESH START. Making a New Year’s resolution these days is like placing a modest bet on the Grand National. It’s great if you win (or succeed); it doesn’t really matter if you lose (or fail); and whatever the result this year, you can get to do the same thing next year. It seems that the contemporary
By Jeremy Mahony5 years ago in Lifehack
