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Jonah Lomu – R.I.P.

Jonah Lomu has died at the age of 40. Blessed with an amazing physique, great hands, balance and speed, he was a one-off a man who changed the parameters of the game of rugby union. A rare kidney illness, which had been diagnosed before his entry on the world stage in 1995, and reduced hisContinue reading “Jonah Lomu – R.I.P.”

The Monday Morning Quote #342 – November 2015 – Steve Jobs #2

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it keep looking. Don’t settle.”

How To Win The Rugby World Cup.

Worth re-visiting Graham Henry’s article from The Guardian on how to change from losers to winners. Lessons here for anybody involved in selecting, guiding and leading teams. It’s all about the preparation. “Graham Henry looks down at the grass of Eden Park. So many matches, so many memories. One wells up above the others. 23Continue reading “How To Win The Rugby World Cup.”

Dentistry, Dermatology, what’s next?

I was the first born and studied Dentistry, my brother born 4 years later became a Dermatologist. I have wondered if there had been any more children they would have had to take up Endocrinology and ENT to keep the alphabetical order. So I have had more than a passing interest in “Skins” and haveContinue reading “Dentistry, Dermatology, what’s next?”

Black is the colour x2 – Rhiannon and Christy

I have been listening to Rhiannon Giddens’ solo album for months and couldn’t work out why this song was so familiar. Then I remembered.

The Who – Spero ante decessero senescunt.

THE WHO today confirmed that they are postponing all remaining dates on their “THE WHO HITS 50!” North American tour. They had initially postponed FOUR shows on doctors orders after Roger Daltrey contracted a mystery virus. Initially it was hoped that the rest of the tour might proceed, but after extensive tests the seriousness ofContinue reading “The Who – Spero ante decessero senescunt.”

Could you live a life like this?

The Monday Morning Quote #335

“Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid.” Col David Hackworth

Oliver Sacks – R.I.P.

The neurologist Oliver Sacks has died in New York. There is a full obituary in The Guardian here. I read the piece (below) in the New York Times earlier this year after listening to a review of his autobiography. Like most of us I would like to think that I could be so eloquent aboutContinue reading “Oliver Sacks – R.I.P.”

The Monday Morning Quote #333 – Poems in August #5

If If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, OrContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #333 – Poems in August #5”