Blogging in 2019 probably appears to many as old fashioned and something whose ship has sailed. But nothing could be further from the truth. There is a tremendous amount to be gained from blogging and writing regularly, even if it is only to force the writer to assemble his/her thoughts. But the benefits go far… Continue reading The independence of blogging
Making bread-therapeutic and fascinating
I’ve always been a bread man. It has been a lifelong love affair. In the last few months I have begun to bake bread. And I am getting great enjoyment out of both making, and consuming, my bread. There is something ancient and timeless about bread. You can go back to the bible and the… Continue reading Making bread-therapeutic and fascinating
Learning WordPress-One of the best decisions I’ve made
I don’t know exactly when I learned to use WordPress as a publishing/blogging platform, but it has turned out to be one of the best decisions I have ever made. Firstly, it has allowed me to publish my own content on my own websites which I control entirely. The freedom, and control, that this has… Continue reading Learning WordPress-One of the best decisions I’ve made
The same mistake over and over
No matter how many times I try to explain, no matter how many blog posts I write, no matter how many videos I make, people make the same mistake over and over: thinking that, somehow, life is supposed to be fair and unfairness in the workplace gives rise to a legal claim or cause of… Continue reading The same mistake over and over
Marketing your small business-the benefit of being interesting
I have studied the art and science of copywriting over the last five years, or thereabouts. Copywriting, to define it simply, is the skill of writing words that persuade the reader to do something; it could be to change their mind, take a certain action, buy something. I have read books by the greats of… Continue reading Marketing your small business-the benefit of being interesting
The Evolution of Hip Hop
I’m watching a documentary series on Netflix at the moment called ‘Hip-Hop Evolution’. It is a look at the role of hip hop and rap music in society, how it started and evolved. I have an interest in hip hop and rap music, primarily because of the importance of words in rap and hip-hop music.… Continue reading The Evolution of Hip Hop
Books I Would Recommend to My Children: #5
You probably come from the West or Europe and if that’s the case you have a particular view of the world, a view that you were taught from an early age in school. This world view would have been reinforced as the truth and the objective narrative of the world and its history. But there… Continue reading Books I Would Recommend to My Children: #5
Books I Would Recommend to My Children: #4
There is a description of working down the coal mines in 19th century northern France in “Germinal” by Emile Zola that painted a claustrophobic, vivid picture in my mind as I read this book. “Germinal” is set in the late 1800s in Northern France and describes the appalling conditions that the working class found itself… Continue reading Books I Would Recommend to My Children: #4
Books I Would Recommend to My Children: #3
I have read “Catcher in the Rye” by JD Salinger twice. The first time I had wondered what all the fuss had been about; the second time, I knew. This is a book which I would describe as achingly beautiful because of the voice of the narrator, Holden Caulfied. I would also say it is… Continue reading Books I Would Recommend to My Children: #3
Books I Would Recommend to My Children: #2
A book that would definitely be on my top 5 list is “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl. Frankl was an Austrian Jew, a psychiatrist, who was sent to the concentration camps with his family during the second world war. Frankl saw his wife and children, including his unborn child, go to the gas… Continue reading Books I Would Recommend to My Children: #2