Charles Geschke, co-founder of Adobe Systems, Inc., said, Our only cleverness was in the perception of what was happening, and in being quick enough to take advantage of it. Seriously into 2012, have you thought of giving your leadership a mental tuneup? What am I talking about? Give your whole year so far a going [...]
Ever had a dream that woke you up frustrated and angry? I did the other night. In my dream I was standing inside my favourite bookshop back in Hamilton, the city I lived in for forty two years in New Zealand. I could clearly see the whole interior. The shop in question was long and [...]
In this day and age the vast majority of the Western world uses the internet on a daily basis. We all do it. We keep in touch with one another electronically. There was a time when we used to physically visit each other, sit down face to face over a cup of tea or coffee, [...]
The summers of 1975-77 will be remembered by myself and older fans of the willow (cricket) as the days when a bespectacled 34 year old Northamptonshire batsman stood tall against what was probably the best bowling attacks in the world of cricket since the days of Wes Hall, Charlie Griffiths, Ray Lindwall & Kieth Miller. [...]
A few days ago, I was chatting to a dear friend of mine who lives on the opposite side of the world from myself. During our discussion he mentioned that he was looking for another job. When I asked why, he said his current employer was not paying him enough. I wished him luck in [...]
The old arts funding model in Canada must change because it only benefits those who are connected. The government should not fund the author, musician, or filmmaker. The the rules are rewritten, the government can actually save money and stimulate an industry, or the economy itself. How? In the past Oprah, or Simon, would [...]
Unless you have been living in a remote cave somewhere on your own, divorced from the world of the internet and therefore unaware of the phenomena of online friends, the whole concept probably baffles you as much as it does me. Many of the social media sites, particularly Facebook, actively encourage you to collect friends [...]
In the bye-gone era, when footballers were local players and the £1 million tag was never heard of. Yes, you read that right. Here is a short story to demonstrate how pampered today’s players are in comparison. Back in those days, players travelled in the team coach, a few lucky ones had private cars. There [...]
When Vera Menchik dominated women’s chess in the late 1920s and through the ‘30s, she was thought to be almost a type of chess anomaly that could never be repeated. So strong a player she was that she was invited to and participated in a number of Grandmaster men’s tournaments, scoring respectably. Her dominance of [...]
What is it with this latest crop of politicians? What part of the fact that a growing section of society simply cannot cope financially any more, don’t they seem to get? Do they even care? In this so-called United Kingdom of ours, more and more people are now classified as living in ‘fuel poverty’. We’re [...]
