Today marks the tenth anniversary of my amicable divorce from Barclays Bank plc after twenty-five inglorious years in the company of mostly fine people. It almost beautifully coincides with England playing cricket in Chennai, India this week - read … [Continue reading] about How Not To Climb The Corporate Ladder – Ten Years On
A Shoebox In The Clouds
"It is not how good the coach was, it is the ambition of the player and how much he wants it. Coaches do not make great players." Marcelo Bielsa … [Continue reading] about A Shoebox In The Clouds
Tales From The Scruffy – The Trumpit – February Edition
It was the first Sunday of a bleak start to the new year assembling in cyberspace for our weekly Zoom relief. We were back together again, with many tall tales to tell. … [Continue reading] about Tales From The Scruffy – The Trumpit – February Edition
The Duchess
“Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.” Markus Zusak A light's gone out; my beautiful friend Barbara - Babsy - has gone and they don't make them like her anymore. … [Continue reading] about The Duchess
Fortitude
"Loneliness is the penalty of leadership." Sir Ernest Shackleton, South. In these times of apparent self-sacrifice, try reading this epic story of survival against monumental odds. Then try moaning because you can't go for a day out at the … [Continue reading] about Fortitude
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