Life Balance and Work
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Article I wrote in response to a debate about work and live is posted here http://www.notthenews.net/index.php/2009/08/25/ah_ze_lazy_french. See what you think.
Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Article I wrote in response to a debate about work and live is posted here http://www.notthenews.net/index.php/2009/08/25/ah_ze_lazy_french. See what you think.
Coincidence or Awareness?
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009On the train to work yesterday morning I noticed graffiti stating simply 'Zulu 1875'. Intrigued, a Google search later at work revealed a lot of Zulu references to the period around 1875. Notably though, the Anglo Zulu war is officially regarded as being during 1879, some 6 years after Cetshwayo ...
The meaning of karma
Friday, May 1st, 2009I tend to use the word karma to describe the calm, peaceful balance. Something that disturbs this state is said to be upsetting my karma. I recently decided to look it up the proper meaning of the word and am horrified to discover that it doesn't mean anything like that ...
Time is more important than money.
Thursday, April 16th, 2009This is typical me. I can't believe it been over a month since I wrote in this blog, totally unacceptable! The release of the 1911 Census data took me back to a project I started over 3 years ago and overtaken by events (see Ellis Families of West Riding Yorkshire). ...
Under the weather?
Thursday, February 12th, 2009Saturday was my birthday and I didn't do much in the way of celebrations, in fact I didn't really feel in a celebratory mood. For some reason I woke up with the image of a blue sky, my children laughing and splashing in a clear blue sea, a white sandy ...
Modern parenting is a bad excuse.
Monday, February 2nd, 2009News story doing the rounds today about how parents' ambitions in today's society are damaging their children's well being - see http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/feb/02/children-wellbeing-success for example. Now, this is not the first time that this sort of discussion has come up and I think it is good that it is debated but ...
Charity Does Do Good… For You.
Saturday, January 31st, 2009"How I invest and spend may touch the lives of people in distant places, whose names I'll never know, whose hopes I never think about," There has been some debate in scientific circles about what motivates humans to co-operate. Suggestions from the selfish gene – looking after number one - through ...
Be Prepared
Saturday, January 24th, 2009Scenario: It is 2015, the world is recovering from one of the last great recession but Europe and the USA are not doing so well. So many people were laid off in those years and countries led by China and Asia but including African and South American countries picked up ...
Great Expectations
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009When someone does not deliver to expectations, there is a perception of failure - even if the results are still quite spectacular. President Obama is in danger of being in this category with many people. I suspect there are some, many in Africa, that do not expect too much! I ...
Happy New Year Resolutions!
Monday, January 5th, 2009Well this is it, 2009 before we could even catch our breaths, everything's back to normal. Have you made any resolutions? I have, but not because I think that one year turning into another will make it any different, just that it does provide a good excuse to try harder at ...
These teenagers will take care of business…
Thursday, November 20th, 2008"Teenagers 'optimistic about jobs', 90% felt they would find work and more than half rejected the idea of signing on." (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7737720.stm). Well we have been telling them for years to 'fulfill your destiny', 'stand up for yourself' and 'you can do it', should we be surprised?
Heroes walk amongst us.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008"If you're black you ran the risk of getting deposited into a box marked and sellotaped for track and field and entertainment and crime and jail and self-doubt and shame." Obama's election now allows many older black people to inspire the young people with more conviction when saying 'you can be ...
The lowest common denominator
Sunday, November 9th, 2008I came across this blog entry http://thecanadianrepublic.blogspot.com/2008/11/reason-obamaism-wont-last.html - in the middle of the euphoria of Obama's election as the president of the USA. Whilst I have my own reservations about the elation of this momentous occasion, I still recognised the significance of this election. However, the blog entry got me thinking, ...
Living Liverpool
Monday, October 6th, 2008Have failed to look after the physical this week, with the conference in the middle of the week and I have been away for the weekend. For some crazy reason, I chose to go to Liverpool for a weekend break. It was a gamble and I was not sure the ...
East Midlands Airport – why?
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008I am really struggling to get into the daily upkeep of this blog. Additionally sometimes I just want to write about something that has no real relevance to self improvement and the four states of the human experience. But when I do, I will try to relate it because if ...