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Category: Common Sense

It’s Two Men, No, One..!
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It’s Two Men, No, One..!

September 2, 2022 Robert Clements 1
Let’s Hate America..!
Common Sense 

Let’s Hate America..!

May 9, 2022 Robert Clements
Monkey Business..!
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Monkey Business..!

April 25, 2022 Robert Clements
Surgical Slicing or Healthy Healing..!
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Surgical Slicing or Healthy Healing..!

October 16, 2021 Robert Clements
Shake Hands or Give Paw..!
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Shake Hands or Give Paw..!

October 12, 2021 Robert Clements
Changing With Change..!
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Changing With Change..!

August 10, 2021 Robert Clements 8

The only thing constant in our lives is change! The winds of change blow through our life, sometimes gently, sometimes like a monsoon storm. We hate being disturbed from our resting places – and having to move to another level of living. But change is inevitable, and desirable. Sometimes, when…

From KnowAll to LearnAll..!
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From KnowAll to LearnAll..!

July 11, 2021 Robert Clements 8

A few decades ago, the family doctor reigned supreme! From a common cold to cancer, families sought his advice. His word was the gospel. His clinics were full. His diagnosis was good, his manner amiable, but alas, there were times, when he lost a patient or two, and his clients…

Worrying Yourself Silly..!
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Worrying Yourself Silly..!

July 4, 2021 Robert Clements 5

My daughter’s dog Noah has been left at my home for a few hours as she and my son-in-law have gone out for lunch. I watch him as he paces all over my home, looks through the window anxiously and watching him, I know his thoughts, “Will they come back…

Broken Branch..!
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Broken Branch..!

May 18, 2021 Robert Clements 9

The cyclone has just passed and as I looked down, I saw the broken branch, “Oh that’s so sad!” I shouted, “It must have happened with winds over 120 kms an hour!” “The winds were terrible!” agreed the broken branch, “and that’s when I made my decision!” “What decision?” I…

Shut Up, When Others Grieve..!
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Shut Up, When Others Grieve..!

May 13, 2021 Robert Clements 7

The other day I called someone who had lost her husband. After a while I held the phone in silence and let her cry. One of the silliest things I have seen at a funeral is someone going across to the bereaved party, holding his or her hand and telling…

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Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.

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