Something very personal today. Twenty two years ago today I woke up alone realising that the focus of my life had changed irrevocably. The day before Susan had given birth, and our son William had arrived in the world (eventually). I came across this on the StoryPeople website some years ago, printed it and stuckContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #312”
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The Monday Morning Quote #309
“…there is an art to flying”, said Ford, “or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” ― Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” ― J.M. Barrie,Continue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #309”
You can’t always run…..
I don’t tend to post much personal stuff here as I presume that my life and its ups and downs is of no great concern to anyone outside my immediate family and close friends. I am suspicious of the motives of those who are having such a wonderful life on Facebook when I know theContinue reading “You can’t always run…..”
The Monday Morning Quote #290
“Muscles without strength, friendship without trust, opinion without risk, change without aesthetics, age without values, food without nourishment, power without fairness, facts without rigor, degrees without erudition, militarism without fortitude, progress without civilization, complication without depth, fluency without content; these are the sins to remember.” Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Douglas Adams was so, so right.
A few weeks ago I posted a Douglas Adams quote on the Monday Morning Quote slot. https://theincisaledge.co.uk/2014/10/13/the-monday-morning-quote-287-twoforone Like most of us I use a computer for several hours every day. I use Skype for calls with my clients and sometimes (with permission) record them using a programme called, simply enough, “Call Recorder”. At midnight IContinue reading “Douglas Adams was so, so right.”
Two more authors of iconic riffs passed on this week.
Firstly, Raphael Ravenscroft who played that saxophone riff on Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street died last Sunday. He received a cheque for £27 which he said was bounced by the bank – he framed it and hung it the wall. Rafferty was reported to be earning £80K a year from the song at the time ofContinue reading “Two more authors of iconic riffs passed on this week.”
Working on a Dream the LAST ezine from Dental Business Partners
Sent to subscribers on September 26th 2014 Hello and welcome to a slightly different ezine. A special welcome to the new subscribers, especially those I met at the presentations that Siobhan Kelleher & I did at the offices of Henry Schein in Dublin and Cork. Congratulations to HS on their 20th anniversary in Ireland, markedContinue reading “Working on a Dream the LAST ezine from Dental Business Partners”
The Weekend Read (and so much more) – Elsie Magazine
As a restart to a season of book reviews I thought I would draw your attention to a briefer read with a lovely look. I love magazines, from Private Eye to the New Yorker via Esquire, Vogue numerous music mags including the late lamented The Word and things like Amateur Photographer from my youth. IContinue reading “The Weekend Read (and so much more) – Elsie Magazine”
The Monday Morning Quote #282
“I learn from going where I have to go” Theodore Roethke 1908 – 1963 from “The Waking”
The Monday Morning Quote #280
It’s the end of the 4th of 5 weekends in the month of August, I am told that this is the first time for 800 years that there have been five Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays in August and that this will not happen again for another 800 years. I’d like to mark the event withContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #280”
The Incisal Edge 