The more I watch the way people behave with mobile devices the more uncomfortable I become. I was secretly pleased a couple of years ago when my son justified his use of a Nokia (non-smart) phone, “Makes and takes calls, sends and receives texts. What else do I need?” I have regular conversations with dentistsContinue reading “Put down your smart phone…”
Author Archives: Alun Rees
The Monday Morning Quote #515
“It’s easy to make it lousy. It’s difficult to make it right.” Ben & Jerry.
The Binge Listen #1 – Don’t Tell Me The Score
I came across the “Don’t Tell Me The Score” podcast a week or so ago and have listened to the eleven episodes whilst wrestling with wood over the past couple of days – one great advantage of the ear protectors that I employ whilst using the chain-saw is that they both isolate me and keepContinue reading “The Binge Listen #1 – Don’t Tell Me The Score”
Jim Lovell’s Perspective
Sometimes we (well me definitely) get up ourselves and think that the world, or even the universe revolves around us. At those times I try to remember the words of astronaut Jim Lovell who 50 years and a 12 days ago was privileged to see our world as it “rose”. The photograph “Earthrise”, taken byContinue reading “Jim Lovell’s Perspective”
What to do when…..a Corporate Opens Nearby – Part 2
What to do when a corporate opens nearby. First Published in Private Dentistry…2 of 2 6 Expand your offering. What is the corporate doing that you could be doing – and be doing better? Now is the time to take those course that you have been postponing. Invest in yourself, your skills and those ofContinue reading “What to do when…..a Corporate Opens Nearby – Part 2”
What to do when…..a Corporate Opens Nearby – Part 1
What to do when a corporate opens nearby. From Private Dentistry… Part 1 of 2 “You’ll never guess what has happened now!” said Dr Jim Misery, one of my less upbeat clients, “GleamDent, has opened a 5 surgery practice round the corner.” “Where Dr Shocker was until he died?” “Yes, that’s the place, they haveContinue reading “What to do when…..a Corporate Opens Nearby – Part 1”
Jan 1st 2019 – the “bracing dip”
9.30am Castlehaven Parkrun at Rineen. After nearly nine months nursing an Achilles Tendinopathy (everybody told me it would be a slow recovery – and they were right) I started running again recently. It’s good to meet up with locals & visitors; runners & walkers to enjoy the woods and the hills that make this runContinue reading “Jan 1st 2019 – the “bracing dip””
The best is yet to come, with edit…
My first posting on this blog was on 14th May 2008. To date there have been 1,558 published entries spread over those 3885 days, that works out at one every 2.5 days or thereabouts, (another 3885 days will take us to 22nd August 2029). To quote Andi McDowell that may be “a fair run”, lessContinue reading “The best is yet to come, with edit…”
Happy New Year – to continued success and happiness.
What does success mean to you? These wise words from Ralph Waldo Emerson defined success thus: “To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best inContinue reading “Happy New Year – to continued success and happiness.”
Too much time wasted on one man.
Having some “free” time this morning before the Wren Boy run at the local GAA ground, I was browsing The Guardian online and completed “The Donald Trump Quiz of the Year”. The object is to answer 10 questions on “The Donald”. Here’s the link. Being a competitive sort of individual I was disappointed that IContinue reading “Too much time wasted on one man.”
The Incisal Edge 