Free Year Planner for 2009
Having put in the effort for my own purposes, I thought I’d offer it as a freebie to anyone who needs one. If you follow this link you’ll be able to download a free Year Planner for 2009 with the… Continue reading
social & trivia
Are you paying for unwanted services?
This might seem a little different from my usual kind of blog entry, but I came across something today that I thought I’d share with you. Who knows, it might apply to you too… Apparently, in Britain alone, people are… Continue reading
How you can do a little bit for charity, without spending a penny (more)
Not a lot of people know this, but… there’s a market out there for used postage stamps. All kinds of stamps get sold by the kilo. There are a number of charities that trade in them too. Their supporters collect… Continue reading
The Royal Mail Online Postage Scam
Last month, I had some parcels I needed to send. It was Saturday afternoon and, while the High Street was abuzz with keen shoppers thronging to the doors of countless retailers, the Post Office was closed. I was off on… Continue reading
Charity working and volunteers – a Good News story!
It’s taken me a few days to get round to posting this, but I felt it was well worth bringing to people’s attention. Each year, in mid-October, the specialist charity sector recruitment company, Charity People, run an event in London,… Continue reading
Is something ‘wrong’ with Britain?
Neurosis, also known as psychoneurosis or neurotic disorder, is a “catch all” term that refers to any mental imbalance that causes distress, but, unlike a psychosis or some personality disorders, does not prevent rational thought or an individual’s ability to… Continue reading
Why are we so obsessed with the bad news?
I don’t often read newspapers. These days I find that the BBC news and the Guardian newspaper websites give me as much as I need. They also have the advantage that I can explore a topic in a little more… Continue reading
Day-to-day ethics
The problem with the guide book led me into wondering about how day-to-day ethical questions arise. It seems to me that most of us don’t really engage with ‘ethics’, we just get on with life. Wherever I can, I like… Continue reading
You only need to be let down once by a guide book
How many times do you need to be let down by a guide book to make it useless to you? We were using the “Rough Guide” to French hotels, which is actually a translation of the Routard guide. Generally, we’ve… Continue reading
The "Great Places to Avoid" Guide Book
We’ve just been on holiday, and had booked into a hotel for the first night. It was one of those classic experiences where the pictures and description on the website applied to the main part of the hotel (well actually… Continue reading
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