We woke up yesterday to no electricity and an eerie stillness in our neighbourhood. A little investigation revealed that some 1500 homes were affected and nobody had any idea when the supply would be returned. Okay, do we sit around and wait or do something different? We decided to go out for … [Read more...]
Thought for the week – 15
January 22, 2007 By Leave a Comment
"Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open." Thomas Dewar I came across this whilst looking for something to give us some get-up-and-go to start the week. I liked it for its pithiness. Thomas Dewar was no academic, sitting at home dolling out pearls of wisdom - he was a doer … [Read more...]
Thought for the week – 14
January 15, 2007 By Leave a Comment
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bow lines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream." Mark Twain I thought we'd stay with the sailing theme for a … [Read more...]
Thought for the week – 13
January 8, 2007 By Leave a Comment
First an apology for those eagle-eyed among you who noticed that I missed a week! One ship sails East And another West By the self-same winds that blow, Tis the set of the sails And not the gales That tells the way we go. Like the winds of the sea Are the waves of time As we journey … [Read more...]
