Heroes
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009This week saw two men who I greatly admired leave this life. Firstly Bill Frindall, the doyen of cricket scorers, died at the age of 69 from Legionnaire’s Disease. Tributes are seen here, here and here. I can’t imagine there being a greater contrast between the meticulous, organised “Bearded Wonder” (as he was first called by [...]
The Monday Morning Quote
Monday, January 26th, 2009To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. William James
The Monday Morning Quote / Read – W. H. Davies
Monday, December 29th, 2008Hopefully most people are still in reflective / holiday mode enjoying the tail end of Christmas whilst contemplating the coming year, this poem should be compulsive reading. W.H. Davies was a native of Newport in South Wales and was a popular poet of his time who never quite fitted into a style or genre. His [...]
The Monday Morning Quote
Sunday, December 21st, 2008“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin
The Weekend Read – Aubrey & Maturin by Patrick O’Brian
Sunday, December 21st, 2008I have spent the best part of the last 48 hours in bed, suffering from the chest & throat virus that seems to have afflicted so many people. I attribute the reduction in my resistance to working 4 clinical days in a week for the first time in 3 years several Christmas & other celebrations [...]
James Watson’s “Tips for Success”
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008Jim Watson is most famous for winning the Nobel prize with Francis Crick for their work in discovering the structure of DNA. Watson went on to do many other things and has retired only recently. Never a stranger to controversy here are his “Tips for Success” Always make necessary decisions before you have to. Be the [...]
The Monday Morning Quote
Monday, December 8th, 2008“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill
The Monday Morning Quote
Monday, December 1st, 2008“It is better to burn out than is to to rust.” Neil Young Heart of Gold
The Monday Morning Quote
Monday, November 10th, 2008“If you don’t love yourself, you cannot love others.You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.” The Dalai Lama
Monday Morning Quote – The Wisdom of John Ruskin – 2
Monday, November 3rd, 2008“There is nothing in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and he who considers price only is that man’s lawful prey.” Another quote from Ruskin to mark my return to work after a great holiday. It’s eyes down for the next 7 weeks, when I reflect [...]
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