Author Archives: C.G.Ayling

About C.G.Ayling

Musing misuser of words, lover of lyrical literature, author, occasional contrary thoughts. An honorable man’s name, in memoriam.

on Time Spent

From a few days ago as I sat eating dinner alone hundreds of miles from home… A couple with two young children sit at the table next to mine.  Twenty minutes pass before they speak to each other for the … Continue reading

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on Mankind’s Course

We require sleep. But that isn’t what this post is about, so why am I beginning with that statement? Because everything matters.  Everything. That we require sleep isn’t an opinion, it is an established fact. Experiments involving various creatures we … Continue reading

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on Just War

on Just War. I do not enjoy talking about my Active Duty Army days. In this I’m similar to an overwhelmingly vast majority of former military combatants. Indeed, I feel so strongly about this matter that it is one of … Continue reading

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on Our Children

Today is my favorite youngest daughter’s birthday. A few days ago Julia demanded I write a blog post in celebration of this auspicious day.  Actually she didn’t really, one of the many things I like about her is that she … Continue reading

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on Parental Authority

This post is a brief addition and clarification of “on Father-Figures“, so if you haven’t already read it please consider starting there. I don’t believe there has ever been any question of my parental authority with my children. Indeed I … Continue reading

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on Father-Figures

As we age how we treat our children, and how we want them to treat us changes.  A lot. With our first two children, Tamryn and Dannielle, my primary concern was being their father.  With our younger two, Gareth and … Continue reading

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on Little Things

A funny thing happened today. It made me feel very good, so naturally I want to share it with the world. One of the programmers at the company I work for is an oriental lady named Waverly Chang who hails … Continue reading

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on Farewells.

To say farewell to those we love is bittersweet, even when we anticipate seeing them again. We have all experienced such partings, most likely many many times.  Perhaps at a rare family gathering, during which bonds of blood are renewed.  … Continue reading

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on Depression

My firstborn suffered from depression, I suspect she still does. It has taken me many years to realize its most likely origin is not her mother, but me. ~ Depression ~ ~ My eyes I dry, I must not weep, … Continue reading

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on Social Media

Social Media had so much potential… it promised faster, easier, more robust, and vastly more interactive ways to communicate with friends and family. What happened? What happened to destroy its promise? What turned Social Media from social, to selling? When … Continue reading

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on Talent

This post is a well-deserved tribute to my sixteen year old daughter, Julia. The following is entirely her work, edited and formatted to the style I use for this blog. Talent: Natural aptitude, or skill? In art you are often … Continue reading

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on Boxes

Primarily because I believe beauty deserves to be shared, I recently showed a spectacularly beautiful image my sixteen year old daughter Julia drew to a couple of my co-workers.  One person’s response to the picture appalled me.  That feeling has … Continue reading

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on Aged Beauty

Beauty cries out to be shared. It need not be polished, nor shiny, nor bright, nor new. Beauty is everywhere, if only we choose to see it. And yes, I believe the perception of beauty is something that improves with … Continue reading

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on What my writing Isn’t

Someone on Twitter was kind enough to send me a comment via DM about her reasons for deciding not to read my work.   Essentially this post encapsulates her comment and my reply, which she entirely motivated. Beltamar’s War, and … Continue reading

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on Money pt3

This is the third post in my ruminations on denominations.  aka on Money. Money is a disassociator.  Wait a moment!  Disassociator isn’t even a word!  Strange how it takes a word that doesn’t exist to adequately describe money, which shouldn’t … Continue reading

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