Fred Ogden, often nicknamed ‘The Professor’, is a former International Educator, some-time Preacher, and above all … an All-time Thinker. A graduate of Manchester University in England, and Life member of The Royal Society of Biology, Fred traveled and worked all over the world before he settled in Australia ……

STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR NEW & OLD READERS — This golden map, first mentioned in an introductory article that I titled: “Found! Golden Version of World Map” was the stimulus for a new monthly re-presentation of some of my true stories from around the world. Today’s True World Story (for June 2023), is about ‘THE GILBERT ISLANDS’ What, and where are ‘The Gilbert Islands’?: The Gilbert…

IT GAVE ME AN IDEA TO SHARE WITH OLD & NEW READERS: — This original of this rare 1698 edition world map is held in Washington DC in The Library of Congress. Yesterday, whilst attending a garage sale event in the village hall where I live here in Australia, I found a framed copy of this ancient map that had a golden overlay on…

THE KING CHARLES III CORONATION REMINDED ME — On Saturday May 6th 2023, King Charles III was crowned in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London that involved an updated model of the coronation chair shown above. Hundreds of thousands lined the streets of London to watch the coronation processions to and from the Abbey … the occasion…

* * * * * EVERY IDEA NEEDS A ‘MEDIUM’ … YOURS TOO * * * * * — Ever had ‘A LIGHT-BULB MOMENT’? If you’ve ever had one of those moments … when a great idea suddenly hit you … when you felt that you wanted to ‘tell the world’, did you know what to do with it? or did it just fade away? … gone; forgotten; there, but sleeping. Every idea needs…

THIS IS PINNED NEAR-TOP OF MY HOME PAGE TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION TO ALL FOLLOWERS + TIPS FOR OTHER WRITERS — YOU have helped me … now it’s MY turn to help YOU: If you are reading this article now, you have probably checked out one of my stories; liked it, and then clicked on my Follow-button (found a-top each of my story pages) so, ‘Thank You So Much’, my special follower. 👉 👉 👉 👉 If you are not yet a follower…

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR ALL (ATHEISTS; BELIEVERS … EVEN YOU!) — BE THE CHANGE * * BE THE CHANGE * * BE THE CHANGE I don’t know who it was that spayed the above message on this street, but whoever it was does seem to want action; seems to be motivated to do something … but what? Was the author of…

My friend John got it all wrong, but mum created an Easter gem —

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