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Details: Published: 16 December 2023

My Step mother used to say to me "move or they will throw dirt on you". When I was driving she would beg me to "go the speed limit at least!". Looking back that's funny and I guess I was always slow. Even an ex-girlfriends mother who I really liked, wrote me birthday and Christmas cards and addressed them to "Dear One Speed". So come to think about it

Saving or Spending

I am convinced there are two kinds of people, those who enjoy saving and those who enjoy spending. Of course there are extremes in both cases but generally saving or spending is a state of mind. I have lived both as a saver and a spender.

A Child is the Greatest Gift

I found a box of old pictures my mother had that I didn't know about. I am shocked that my parents took so many pictures of me in the 1950's. From the traditional baby in the bathwater to typing at a typewriter.

Details: Published: 12 December 2023

What is Success Part 2

As I progressed through the decades of my life, my goals and definition of success changed. Yes, in my twenties I was racing forward to the world ahead of me (avoiding getting caught by a woman and marrying).

What is Success?

What do we want to achieve today, tomorrow and before we die. Success is a destination, a goal which provides us with a direction and a plan to get there. But where is there?

Ah, there changes with time. Funny but when I was a consultant

Didn't See That Coming

Watched a movie last night. The twin towers tall in New York City stood strong and shiny. People were walking around not paying attention to them with and had no idea what would happen to them in a few years. Nobody saw it coming.

I didn't know at 50

On Turning 70

Before I start to write about how my life and priorities are at the age of 70, I should first backtrack to say where I was at 50. In fact, with a few exceptions I did hand write at each decade of my life how I felt and what was important. I will look those up and add them to this blog. But for now, let's start with 50 before 70 because they are just so different.

It's About Time

A friend of a friend died two days ago. Just before he died he said "My mother is here now, I am no longer afraid". Then he took one more breath and died. His mother had died thirty years earlier.

There are similar stories everywhere. My grandfather sat up in bed and reached out