The last Saturday in June 1969 was the 28th of the month, it was the day after I had finished my O-level exams. Ahead of me was a long summer, some holidays in West Cork where the seeds of my current residence were sowed, 4 weeks clerical work at SWEB and a return to “theContinue reading “50 years ago today – Bath Blues – Teenage Dreams So Hard to Beat”
Monthly Archives: June 2019
The Monday Morning Quote #539
“The successful person is one who finds an opportunity in every problem. Unsuccessful people find a problem in every opportunity.” Lou Holtz Thanks to RRW
The Monday Morning Quote #538
“A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right.” Thomas Paine in “Common Sense“
Superstitious…moi?
Two journeys (so far) today. Seat numbers allocated at random, should I be concerned? Remind me of the date….
The Monday Morning Quote #537
“Make your mistakes, take your chances, look silly, but keep on going. Don’t freeze up.” Tom Wolfe
The Monday Morning Quote #536
“Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.” Franklin Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the USA, I wish the current incumbent would learn. Welcome to Europe Mr Trump, safe home.
The Weekend Read – Stand out of our light by James Williams
Full Title: “Stand out of our light : Freedom and resistance in the attention economy.” This relatively short, but very important, book takes a good, hard look at “The Attention Economy” and the insidious effect it is having on our lives. The author, winner of the intriguingly named Nine Dots Prize, worked at Google as aContinue reading “The Weekend Read – Stand out of our light by James Williams”
