I was inspired when I read Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in the mid-70s and have had involvement with groups including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and some at a more local level. I have tolerated comments like “Saving the whale Al?”, “Isn’t it time you gave up that hippy stuff?” and “How can youContinue reading ““Three Seconds””
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The Monday Morning Quote #667
I was moved by an article in the FT Weekend Magazine about the terror attack in Utoya, Norway 10 years ago. In it some survivors who had been wounded reflect on what they have learned. “Do not lose faith in yourself. You are good enough. Skilled enough. Strong enough. Dare to be vulnerable and sadContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #667”
The Monday Morning Quote #666
“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.“ Theodore Roosevelt
The People’s Covid Inquiry – opening quote
Michael Mansfield QC doesn’t pull his punches…. The government ignored the pandemic to begin with, ignored the recommendations from Exercise Cygnus, repeatedly ignored the science, had decimated public services, then ignored the cries of those working in the NHS, in social care, and in other crucial services, and as we have heard, ignored the offersContinue reading “The People’s Covid Inquiry – opening quote”
The Monday Morning Quote #665
“In the middle of the journey of our life, I found myself in a dark wood with no clear way out.” Dante Alighieri The opening of Dante’s Inferno.
Low Morale in the Dental Profession – Nothing new there.
I came across the book “Medicine and Society” recently. Its author, Henry Miller, was Dean of Medicine and later Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and this book was published in 1973, the year I started as an Undergraduate. Writing in the preface Miller concisely states that “This book is concerned with the impact ofContinue reading “Low Morale in the Dental Profession – Nothing new there.”
The Monday Morning Quote #664
“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” Lily Tomlin
After Teeth and Skin, what’s next? Hair?
I read this article in the Guardian today and wondered if there are any dentists involved in the hair game. It strikes me that if someone has a need but they’re not sure who to trust the why not their local GDP? The same old horror stories are mentioned and Tom who was quoted inContinue reading “After Teeth and Skin, what’s next? Hair?”
The Monday Morning Quote #660
As I start continue some changes in my life this poem reflects how I believe many of us have felt at times over the past 15 months. In my case it has been the usual Festina lente (make haste slowly) as opposed to “Big Bang”. At the mid-point of the path through life, I foundContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #660”
The Monday Morning Quote #659
“The pursuit of money for its own sake is a pathological condition. The proper aim of money is to provide leisure.” John Maynard Keynes
The Incisal Edge 