Time for Batteries “For many years the bugbear of clock-makers has been the main-spring. Spring tension and driving power are greater when the spring is tight than when it is partly run down; regulation to insure running at a uniform rate is the most difficult part of clock-making. A new clock, now on the marketContinue reading “100 years ago…and an electric watch…”
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The Monday Morning Quote #703
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all of the miseries of life.“ William Somerset Maugham a writer I have started to read recently… Hardly a day goes by that I do not reflect on how grateful I am that I was brought up in a houseContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #703”
The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed
The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed My rating: 4 of 5 stars Set in the city where I grew up and in a time not too long before I was born, this novel describes the events around the unlawful killing of two people. Both are immigrants who live in the area around Cardiff Docks thatContinue reading “The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed”
Video Killed The Radio Star…oh no it didn’t.
In spite of Messrs Downes and Horne’s prophecy it didn’t. In much the same way that the death of dentistry has been prophesied many times in the 40 odd years of my involvement it hasn’t died, yet. Evolved, grown, changed in many ways certainly but rumours of its death have been greatly exaggerated. I rememberContinue reading “Video Killed The Radio Star…oh no it didn’t.”
Happiness (via Gethyn Davies)
Thanks to Tony Barton from Red Kite for sharing. Tony was one of my teachers during my Coach Training.
ReesAcres from a cloudless sky
Taken a couple of weeks ago from the Space Station, a picture of Ireland from a cloudless sky. For those who wonder where ReesAcres is, it’s in the County of Cork, the Townland of Fahouragh, and the parish of Castlehaven, comfortably close to the sea about 3 miles or so from Skibbereen. Right down theContinue reading “ReesAcres from a cloudless sky”
A Supper Party. A Poem by John O’Donnell
This tickled me this morning. A poem by John O’Donnell Heard on the ever interesting Sunday Miscellany. LINK
Our house, with two cats in the yard…
I first heard this song nearly 50 years ago, I was hitch hiking from Cardiff to London at the start of a trip that eventually took me to the Greek Islands via Yugoslavia (as it was then). I got a lift in a mini and the driver played Crosby,Continue reading “Our house, with two cats in the yard…”
40 Years On….
Today, April 1st, I have been classed as self-employed for 40 years. That means that I have taken responsibility for ensuring that I keep a roof over my (and my family’s) head, that I acknowledge when times are good and acknowledge that times will not be so good. I have had ups, downs, made mistakes,Continue reading “40 Years On….”
The Monday Morning Quote #651
“Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest. If you’re going to while away the years, it’s far better to live them with clear goals and fully alive then in a fog, and I believe running helps you to do that. Exerting yourselfContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #651”
The Incisal Edge 