Thank God there’s still some humour left in the world. 1) It’s official – the rumors are true: Zen Habits for sale to the highest bidder http://tinyurl.com/2ht3po 2) One of Gordon Brown’s better ideas http://www.ofmo.co.uk/ 3) More New Rugby Laws http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/irb-confirm-new-law-experiments-for-next-season 4) The Guardian blazes a trail up http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/apr/01/guardian-twitter-media-technology 5) This should be but isn’tContinue reading “April 1st”
Category Archives: Personal
Thank You For The Music
I am a music “fan” and have been seriously for over 40 years. I had a Saturday job in the year when I sat my O-levels in John Menzies in Queen Street, Cardiff. If you’re not familiar with this long gone (from South of Hadrian’s Wall) retail chain they were similar to WH Smith although theContinue reading “Thank You For The Music”
NHS Care Records Scheme
I think that the use of technology has improved the quality of health care throughout the world. However I am not an advocate of the widespread dissemination of patient “information”. The government’s NHS spine IT system is misguided and open to the sort of accidental abuse that is bound to happen with busy people usingContinue reading “NHS Care Records Scheme”
Indulge Me….2
The Who were just another band until I saw Monterey Pop at a midnight screening at the the Globe Cinema in Albany Road, Cardiff in 1969. Then I saw this and became a complete and unreconstructed fan and remain so.
Indulge Me…..4
So for everything in rugby that makes me Welsh. Here’s something from my mother’s side that makes me Irish. I knew about Michael Collins from the pram I swear, I was told that my grandmother knew him. I know that my grandfather fought the English at the same time as him. Neil Jordan’s film wasContinue reading “Indulge Me…..4”
Indulge Me…3
The sidestep, according to Gerald Davies, is “The Small Man’s Revenge”. Here are some of the greatest sidesteps & swerves – everything that makes me proud to be a Welshman when rugby is played.
Indulge Me…1
It’s my birthday so during the day some favourites from my past. First up a poem by Roger McGough Let me die a young man’s death not a clean and inbetween the sheets holywater death not a famous-last-words peaceful out of breath death When I’m 73 and in constant good tumour may I be mownContinue reading “Indulge Me…1”
The Today Programme – BBC Radio 4
I have been listening to the “Today” programme since the Brian Redhead / John Timpson days. They are running a viral marketing campaign with a “behind the scenes” mini-doc. I’m pleased to join in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVeSPyAp8aU
TED @ 400
Today I withdrew from this year’s London Marathon, my knee will not get better without rest it seems. I am sorry not to be running primarily because I will not be raising money for The Alzheimer’s Society but also because I enjoy the challenge of competing against myself and the sense of achievement of completionContinue reading “TED @ 400”
Perfecting The Art Of Losing Ugly
Good article from spiked by John Dennen about English rugby some great coaching analogies and lessons here. He manages to say all the things that I have felt over the past couple of years but have always put down to my celtic bias. In summary I think that English rugby has spent too long believingContinue reading “Perfecting The Art Of Losing Ugly”
The Incisal Edge 