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He’s not the messiah…
.. he’s a very naughty boy. You’d be forgiven in believing the second coming was imminent such was the frenzy surrounding the recent much leaked, much hyped launch of the Apple iPad. Now I’ll admit that I’m not immune to the über cool aura that surrounds all that emanates from Cupertino these days (I’m a PC user but have [...]
Continue reading...Things that piss me off.
20 January 2010
I watched Gran Torino and was struck by the way the the Clint Eastwood character growled when things pissed him off. I’ve started to use ‘public’ transport now on my daily commute to work and one thing you don’t appreciate is quite how many of the ‘public’ you get to meet and there are several [...]
Continue reading...Plan Less, Be Happier!
10 January 2010
Happy New Year! This is the time of year for talk of resolutions. A New Year, A New You! The media and blogosphere is awash with various exhortations to achieve a ‘better’ you. My resolution partly inspired by this blog post by Tommy Angelo is to do less, to not have goals, not have to do [...]
Continue reading...A simple life in a rural idyll?
28 November 2009
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Whilst browsing one of my favourite blog writers Lucky Jimm I came across reference to a 25 year old community in Tuscany (Italy) in the Valle degli Elfi (Valley of Elves), where people live as we used to, helping each other, not reliant on external resources but sorting out what needs to be done and [...]
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- Plan Less, Be Happier!
- A simple life in a rural idyll?
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- JGD: Thanks for the comment Ralph and I applaud all who set goals, but often observe that for many the same goals emerge year after year. Essentially you'r...
- Ralph: Interesting post. I admire you for being able to plan less. I have the exact opposite resolution this year. I am trying to plan more. Last year my...
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