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The Guilt of Throwing Things Out

Most of last week was spent tidying my study. Today I found this piece on Guilt and Throwing Things Out. Does anyone else feel such guilt? https://bit.ly/35xjp6U I guess the issue may be that throwing things out is easier than tryimng to sell items or pass them on. After all, dropping them in a bag…… Continue reading The Guilt of Throwing Things Out

Midge; a kitten

Here is an image of Midge This photo was taken in 2007, shortly after we first got Midge from the animal rescue centre. You can see him sitting on my laptop keyboard, this is typical of him; demanding attention when I should be working or doing something else! As well as sitting on my laptop,…… Continue reading Midge; a kitten

Can a Pet Make You Smarter

Having a pet can make you smarter research suggests. Well, that’s good, I say to myself, after all I have three pets. I have three cats who live with my wife and me in our little house at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. We’ve always had cats while we’ve lived here but we haven’t…… Continue reading Can a Pet Make You Smarter

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My First Disaster

On Boxing Day, 2004, many people will recall waking up and hearing the news of the Indian Ocean tsunami. It was a tragic event that claimed over 250,000 lives across 14 different countries. Some people may recall seeing images of the Hillsborough stadium disaster in 1989. This was a man-made tragedy in the UK which…… Continue reading My First Disaster

Introducing Presenter Coach

a new tool to make PowerPoint useful again Photo by Nghia Nguyen on Unsplash Do you remember PowerPoint? Do you still use it? I feel sure that many presenters and public speakers have long dismissed Powerpoint, probably feeling that it is both overused and regularly misused. Well, guess what? It is possibly time to get out PowerPoint once…… Continue reading Introducing Presenter Coach

The Evening Lake

This image was taken one evening while I was staying at a hotel near Chepstow in Wales.

Speech Writing

There are many different types of speech and almost as many different ways of writing a speech. Like all good speech writers, I like to vary my approach according to the nature of the speech to be written. I tend to follow 3 criteria when writing a speech; The person delivering the speech The occasion…… Continue reading Speech Writing

How Failing as a Decent Human Being Taught Me Empathy

I lost my first fiancée in a car crash. It doesn‘t take much imagination to realise how that event had a devastating effect on my life. It was a few years later that I started dating again. One of the first people I met, was a girl close to my age, called Rachel. We met, I…… Continue reading How Failing as a Decent Human Being Taught Me Empathy

Photo Challenge Week 5: Warmth

I had to cheat a little with this week’s photo. As I’ve not been able to get out and about for a few weeks, I have had to upload an old photo and, to make things worse, I have used a photo from my phone rather than my camera. The theme is ‘warmth’. On a…… Continue reading Photo Challenge Week 5: Warmth