I bought a new dictaphone and Sony wanted me to register it. So I went on line and put in my email address.. But it was ages since I had used the site and had forgotten my password. No problem thoseContinue reading “Why do people get frustrated? Ask Sony..”
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The Monday Morning Quote #459
“The challenge is staying alive, dying is easy.” Joe Walsh (who celebrated his 70th birthday on Nov 20th)
Post-Ophelia. Pre-Brian.
It has been quite a week at Rees Acres. We are used to wind and rain here on our hillside but I have not enjoyed/endured a storm like Ophelia before anywhere. One of the joys of living here is the weather, in towns or cities you tend to be concerned with, “am I going toContinue reading “Post-Ophelia. Pre-Brian.”
Should you lie in the sun?
I periodically share information gleaned from a well know dermatologist. This time there’s also a video where, to celebrate an auspicious birthday, my little brother shows the results of his experiments in cloning. It is well worth a watch, or two.
The Monday Morning Quote #449
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. Edmund Burke
Sometimes you have to be grateful….
I was contacted by a prospective client yesterday who asked for testimonials from clients with whom I currently work or have worked in the past. I want to thank the several individuals who responded to my emails within minutes with, “of course”, “pleased to help”, “send them my way” and variations on that theme. GratitudeContinue reading “Sometimes you have to be grateful….”
Walter Becker RIP
I somehow managed to miss out on tickets for the forthcoming Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers gigs, they were on my musical bucket list and will have to remain there. It was with great sadness that I read of the death of Walter Becker. The tributes will flow from those who are far more entitled to commentContinue reading “Walter Becker RIP”
The Monday Morning Quote #427
“Face the dawn. Embrace the dawn. Don’t waste the dawn.” Damen Dempsey – Simple Faith
The Monday Morning Quote #423
On this day in 1964 Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment, during the Rivonia Trial Mr Mandela chose, instead of testifying, to make a speech from the dock and proceeded to hold the court spellbound for more than four hours. His speech, which was made at the beginning of the defence case, ended with theContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #423”
The Monday Morning Quote #422
As The British & Irish Lions start their tour of New Zealand….. “Rugby has always been a game for all shapes and sizes. You have the superstars and the fast guys who score the tries, but you also need the workhorses and the people who play all the other roles. Unless they all work togetherContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #422”
The Incisal Edge 