Last week as I parked at the gym a woman in a smart German 4x4 pulled up next to me. I glanced up to see how close she parked. She fixed me with sullen stare. Each time I looked up, I caught the baleful gaze. It was like something out of a gangster movie. Then [...]
Perspective: Take up the reins in your life Please allow me just a little conjecture. The man with a fancy hairdo, leading the horse proudly gestures towards something, perhaps their destination. His less distinct companion (who doesn’t even have legs) sits on the horse. I suppose this left me wondering what was being portrayed and [...]
Please allow me just a little conjecture. The man with a fancy hairdo, leading the horse proudly gestures towards something, perhaps their destination. His less distinct companion (who doesn’t even have legs) sits on the horse. I suppose this left me wondering what was being portrayed and whether the rider was a willing participant in [...]
In 1924 Wernher von Braun strapped six rockets to a small wagon and watched in delight as the wagon roared around his street and then exploded. The local constabulary were less impressed however, and took the twelve year old boy into custody. And so began an incredible story leading up to July 16, 1969. On [...]
Perspective: Perception is different from reality Perception is reality Who drives the better car? The other day I saw some reading an article comparing the 4×4 performance of Landrover and Landcruiser. He finished the article, nodded knowingly and handed it to his mate. When he had finished he said “Well that is conclusive then, Landcruiser [...]
I love the innovation and persistence illustrated in the story of Soichiro Honda. As a young mechanic he had a dream of developing piston rings for Toyota. He worked long hours, sometimes sleeping in his workshop. But his designs were repeatedly turned down by Toyota and ridiculed by other engineers. He [...]
Who drives the better car? The other day I saw some reading an article comparing the 4x4 performance of Landrover and Landcruiser. He finished the article, nodded knowingly and handed it to his mate. When he had finished he said “Well that is conclusive then, Landcruiser is a better 4x4 than Landrover”. [...]
Perspective - You create your own experience Here is some thai wisdom from my Facebook friend, ข้าพเจ้าทองพูน บ้านบางหวาย: “ถ้าพ่อเล่นบล็อก เย็นนี้กินเกลือ” "If the father to play blog. This evening to eat salt." Internet has given us so much. But there are many distractions. It is quite possible to see a whole (real) life drain down the online [...]
In “Three Rivers of the Amazon”, adventurer Tim Biggs describes a run in with the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) guerrillas on the Apurimac River in Peru. The kayakers had slipped past the guerrillas unnoticed. When they tried to warn the rafting team they were spotted by the soldiers who, in a moment of confusion, dived [...]
Here is some thai wisdom from my Facebook friend, ข้าพเจ้าทองพูน บ้านบางหวาย: “ถ้าพ่อเล่นบล็อก เย็นนี้กินเกลือ” "If the father to play blog. This evening to eat salt." Internet has given us so much. But there are many distractions. It is quite possible to see a whole (real) life drain down the online plug-hole. I remember catching a fragment [...]
