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- A welcome home night
- The clock in my head
- “Old fashioned”
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- Some rambling reminiscences with a small point at the end
- WPR revisited
Brief background
My full name is Dr. John Joseph RAY. I am a former university teacher aged 66 at the time of writing in 2010. I was born of Australian pioneer stock in 1943 at Innisfail in the State of Queensland in Australia. After an early education at Innisfail State Rural School and Cairns State High School, I taught myself for matriculation. I took my B.A. in Psychology from the University of Queensland in Brisbane. I then moved to Sydney (in New South Wales, Australia) and took my M.A. in psychology from the University of Sydney in 1969 and my Ph.D. from the School of Behavioural Sciences at Macquarie University in 1974. I first tutored in psychology at Macquarie University and then taught sociology at the University of NSW. I am Australian born of working class origins and British ancestry. My doctorate is in psychology but I taught mainly sociology in my 14 years as a university teacher. In High Schools I taught economics. I have taught in both traditional and "progressive" (low discipline) High Schools. Fuller biographical notes hereMy other sites
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
WPR revisited
I think it must have been in 1969 that I rented a terrace house in Wentworth Pk. Rd., Glebe, in Sydney. It had 3 bedrooms so I asked among friends to find people who might move in and share the … Continue reading
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Joe is now 23
Joe was too busy at university to celebrate his birthday on the actual day so instead invited friends and family to join him at "Sizzlers" on Saturday night. Being Saturday night, the queue to place our orders was pretty tedious … Continue reading
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Another birthday down!
I am now definitely 67! Anne came over on Thursday and cooked me one of my favourite dinners: Roast pork. It went down well. I even ate all my potatoes, which I often do not! We had a bottle of … Continue reading
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My birthday week begins
I usually have several kind people help me celebrate my birthday — on the day, before the day and after the day. This year Jill got in first — giving me an excellent lunch of pasta and seafood followed by … Continue reading
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A dinner with kids
On Tuesday evenings I generally go over to Anne’s place for dinner. Last Tuesday was a little different, however. Her son Byron and family joined us. It was good to see the kids: Koen aged nearly 5 and Ethan aged … Continue reading
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