Throwback Thursday – Queen Victoria: Pomp, and Pigeon Poop.
“It’s puerile to snicker at this piccy of Queen Vicky with a pigeon pooping on her head. Doesn’t stop me doing it, though!”
Workshop Wednesday – are ‘filler words’ the kiss of death in presentations?
“…there is a fine line between acceptable and excruciating where ‘ums and ahs’ are concerned…”
Travel Tuesday – The menu’s changing for Cruise-ship dining
“… even before Covid-19, buffets were under fire as potential petri-dishes of infection…”
Media Monday – Is bias inevitable?
“… the ‘holy grail’ of impartiality has become less important to some…”
Wandering Weekends – Vancouver Canada and its totem poles.
” …. the poles are part historical story, part ownership statement, part spiritual reverence, but mostly art …”
Friday Free-Association – on the gift of words.
“…not to dismiss the power of delivery – it is to point out the power of words …”
Throwback Thursday – When things are wrong on the Internet
“… We’ve just gone through half a decade where misinformation has been quite deliberately spread …”
Workshop Wednesday – Learn by Osmosis, Teach like Osiris
“.. if people are surrounded by a greater concentration of something (for example, knowledge – or prejudice ) then it passes into them as if by osmosis …”
Travel Tuesday – How Tully made the most of adversity
“…there are few locations that would say to tourists “Come and stay here – we almost guarantee it will rain” … “
Media Monday – Radio’s demise? Don’t bet on it!
“… as Mark Twain might have said, The report of (radio’s) death was an exaggeration …”
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