Because I don't like to follow the herd all the way...

Next you'll ask where I got a stamp that does four colour...
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One man's struggle against impermanence
John Wilkins is an eternal student, who thinks philosophy of biology is at least as interesting as politics or sport and twice as important. He has a PhD from the University of Melbourne and a position as a Sessional Lecturer at the University of Queensland, in Australia. After a varied career, involving factories, gardening, civil service, publishing, graphics, public relations but not, unfortunately for the CV, driving a truck, John finally completed his thesis on species concepts in 2004, which he has worked into two books.
This blog is designed evolved to host any random thoughts that happen to be passing through my forebrain at a given moment. So there will be errors...
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Posted on: September 1, 2006 9:11 AM, by John S. Wilkins
Because I don't like to follow the herd all the way...

Next you'll ask where I got a stamp that does four colour...
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Comments
So this is how you see yourself? The Great Ape-theist?
The author of a weighty philosophical tome written in the style of Gibbon - in other words, the langur the better?
From which you'll earn so much money you will be as rich as Crhesus?
Seriously though, that face reminds me of someone - a Hollywood actor, I think - but I can't put a name to it. Does it ring any bells with anyone else?
Posted by: Ian H Spedding FCD | September 1, 2006 9:43 AM
"Scribble, scribble, scribble, Mr Gibbon"...
Posted by: John Wilkins | September 1, 2006 7:33 PM
Sean Connery?
Posted by: Miguel | September 2, 2006 1:04 PM
Charlton Heston?
Posted by: David Marjanović | September 4, 2006 6:46 PM
No, I'm fairly sure Heston never met Gibbons...
Oh, you mean the actor that looks like my avatar. I dunno, Karl Malden?
Posted by: John Wilkins | September 4, 2006 7:00 PM