Archive for February, 2010

I was at a pub quiz last night in aid of Star Throwers, which is a local charity supporting people suffering from cancer.  Inevitably, a comfort break was needed and as I was gazing at the wall I noticed a framed print of the Desiderata – a poem by Max Ehrmann.  I know this poem – I have read it many times, but it has been a while, so the comfort break took a little longer than usual.

I thought you might like to share it too (the poem, not the visit!), so here it is.  Read it slowly and concentrate: Read the rest of this entry »

I drove to the office this morning, but only because I have a new monitor and it is too heavy to carry far.  My ‘commute’ is only 15 minutes by foot these days, which is a far cry from the 2.5 hours I used to travel by train down to London, and that was only one-way!  But that’s another story. Read the rest of this entry »