Better copy. “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, Their lives a mimicry, Their passions a quotation.” Oscar Wilde (De Profundis 1905) Sadly, nearly 120 years later, this feels even more so the case. Indeed, is anything original today? I don’t believe it is. Originality doesn’t exist any more, well hardly […]
According to census and other data sources there were 203,000 people in the UK in 1871 whose stated profession was blacksmith. Today, in 2024, that number has declined to 1,095. It’s very easy with hindsight to appreciate why this happened, but it wasn’t at the time. You see, whilst the motor car can be identified […]
Dare to Win. According to census and other data sources there were 203,000 people in the UK in 1871 whose stated profession was blacksmith. Today, in 2024, that number has declined to 1,095. It’s very easy with hindsight to appreciate why this happened, but it wasn’t at the time. You see, whilst the motor car […]
“What do each of you want to be when you grow up?” my mother asked my two brothers and I one morning at breakfast. I was 9, and my brothers 7 and 5. I can’t remember how Simon (middle brother) and I replied, but Jeremy exclaimed: “I want to be King” to which my mother […]
A traditional paradigm shift. “What do each of you want to be when you grow up?” my mother asked my two brothers and I one morning at breakfast. I was 9, and my brothers 7 and 5. I can’t remember how Simon (middle brother) and I replied, but Jeremy exclaimed: “I want to be King” […]
Some years ago, I went to see my Mum at her home in Sussex. The previous time I’d visited, she complained that her hearing wasn’t as good as it used to be, (albeit it still works remarkably well some years later if I say the wrong thing!), so when my car crunched over her gravel […]
Target audience. Some years ago, I went to see my Mum at her home in Sussex. The previous time I’d visited, she complained that her hearing wasn’t as good as it used to be, (albeit it still works remarkably well some years later if I say the wrong thing!), so when my car crunched over […]
I’m seeing a specialist physiotherapist for treatment to my left hand. You see, I had a trapped nerve, and this has led to losing over 80% of my strength in my hand with my little finger having almost no feeling at all. It took less than 3 months for one nerve to significantly disable one […]
Trapped nerve. I’m seeing a specialist physiotherapist for treatment to my left hand. You see, I had a trapped nerve, and this has led to losing over 80% of my strength in my hand with my little finger having almost no feeling at all. It took less than 3 months for one nerve to significantly […]
Before anyone says: “It’s not healthy for many people”, “That’s poor advice for lots of folk”, “You’re not medically qualified” – I know. I’m not reporting on my 2×70 hour fasts for medical reasons. Or even for fat loss, even though I’ve dropped 8.4kg in 7 weeks. No, I want to share what I learned […]