Groundhog Day
Today is Groundhog Day, the annual holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on which, it is said, if a groundhog emerges from its burrow and fails to see its shadow because the...
Today is Groundhog Day, the annual holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on which, it is said, if a groundhog emerges from its burrow and fails to see its shadow because the...
It seems to me that people are largely divided into two groups – the givers and the takers. On walking into a new job, a classroom or a party, there will always be those...
On the 28th January, Heads of state, business and religious leaders are meeting in the Swiss alpine town of Davos to initiate the start of the five day World Economic Forum (WEF). The WEF...
Last night, my sixteen year old son told me that his girlfriend had said something really nice about me. I anticipated what it might be – perhaps a compliment about my appearance, personality or...
To be praised by my thirteen year old son on my choice of Christmas presents was one of the high points of the festive season for me. He, of course, has no concept of...
Firstly this isn’t my first time as an ‘owner’, I grew up with pets (mainly dogs because my mum wasn’t a cat fan) but this is the first time I’ve rescued one. For the...
Applying Plan Do Review (ask any Primary age child for an explanation) to Christmas, I am now at the review stage. I planned with much thought, did with much effort and come to review...
So how many of you made a New Year’s resolution today? Every year, millions of us make resolutions on January 1st ……to go on a diet, to get to work on time, to go...
If we ever need a little inspiration, a push in the right direction, or a kick up the backside to ‘Go One Better’ or green up our lifestyle than we should look no further...
Did you know that “Carbon Neutral” was word of the year at Oxford in 2006. This year, the honour goes to Hypermiling, which has been picked as “word of the year” for 2008 by...