This little story about one of the world’s strangest areas has been doing the rounds and appears in several newspapers. It concerns Sunday observance issues in the Western Isles of Scotland. But first some background.
Author: Paul Handover
Dogs – their deep ties to man
It’s impossible not to admire, respect and love a dog
An incident last night reminded me of the complexity of the dog’s mind. It has not been the first time this has happened.
Our 6 year-old German Shepherd dog, Pharaoh, was given a bone as a treat during the previous day and, as sometimes happens, it was a bit tough on his stomach. So at around 1.30 am, I was woken up. Nothing so special about that. But reflect on how this happened.
Financial integrity in the news
Applauding balanced arguments about the global economic crisis.
Unwittingly, when tripping across the web site of Gluskin Sheff, as reported on this Blog earlier the full extent of David Rosenburg’s background hadn’t been clear. As well as being Gluskin’s Chief Economist & Strategist, David was previously Chief North American Economist for Merrill Lynch, so this guy is no slouch. Here is DR’s short bio as it appears on the Gluskin web site.
Integrity starts in the soul
“Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind.”
This is one of, literally, hundreds of Zen quotes. Of course Zen Buddhism does not have the exclusivity of quotes that stir the heart. Every one of man’s great religions and followings is embroidered with beautiful quotations. Here’s one, more or less at random, from Christianity.
‘Faith is to believe what we do not see;
and the reward of this faith
is to see what we believe.’
Whatever gives you solace, it is important to have something that allows you to be a little retrospective from time to time (and we are not talking alcohol or drugs here!). Remember, you can’t give away what you don’t own!
So when this Blog, ZenHabits, caught my eye, it seemed worthy of mention and of adding to the Blog Roll. We will see if this resonates with you, the reader. Either way, do let me know via your comments.
By Paul Handover
Sunday post 1
Krakatoa. Is it heading for another deadly eruption? Probably not!
Like many Bloggers, sources of inspiration come from other Blogs and, no less, than this one and Sunday post 2.
So a ‘thank you’ to Naked Capitalism for providing the links to two British newspaper articles both of which seem to have very little to do with capitalism. But it is Sunday, after all!
Sunday post 2
Casper is the cat’s whiskers when it comes to bus travel.
Don’t check – it isn’t April 1st, All Fools Day.
The Daily Telegraph, an English newspaper, is clearly having a quiet day, well the online version is. So ‘print’ space is given to a rather charming story about a cat that takes a regular bus journey.
The attributes of top (sales) performers
Sales, training and top performers
Reluctantly, it has to be admitted, because it ‘dates’ me, my career spans selling, in a business-to-business environment, from 1963 until 2008, a period of 45 years! That has included large corporates such as ICI (UK and Australia) and IBM and two start ups, Dataview Ltd (sold in 1986) and Aviation Briefing Ltd, still plugging away. In recent years, there has been a regular teaching assignment at ISUGA in Quimper, France. Even semi-retirement brings a flow of coaching clients!
Anyway, to the point of this Post.
A number of people have suggested that it would be valuable to many people out there if some of my experiences could be documented. Grateful for the idea. Let’s start with Top Performers. Read the rest of this Post
Wall Street porky pies!
Wall Street Analysts Keep Telling Big Earnings Lie
Thus reads the headline of an article, July 30th, on Bloomberg.com. Written by David Pauly it alleges that Wall Street analysts keep telling lies (porky pies – English expression, do you Americans use it as well?).
Here’s Pauly’s opening paragraph:
At a time when the financial industry’s credibility is at an all-time low, you would think Wall Street’s finest would break their necks providing transparency.
Not so. Stock analysts continue to promote corporate earnings lies, insisting that net income isn’t really what investors need to know.
Is it me?
Plunges
One has become accustomed to some newspapers publishing lurid headlines. The Sun (a British newspaper) has had a long history of ‘interesting’ headlines with, perhaps, one of the all-time favourites being this:
Those from other countries may wonder just who Freddie Starr is. (Those of us from England frequently wonder just who he is!!)
Where were the drama pundits? (by Janet Tavakoli)
I am indebted to Janet Tavakoli for giving me permission to re-publish her article.
Where Were Drama Pundits [Whitney, Taleb and Gasparino] When It Mattered?
TSF (Opinion) Roundup Commentary – July 29, 2009
Hundreds of people from clergymen to lawyers have claimed decorations for bravery that they never earned. Why should finance be any different?
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Learning from Dogs 