Throwback Thursday – How a good luck symbol became one of terror.

“… it remains a symbol of auspiciousness – which sometimes leads to jarring images like this …”

Workshop Wednesday: The Power of Three

“… simply repeating something doesn’t make it the truth (otherwise the Internet would be an entirely different place!) – but what he wrote contains a kernel of wisdom…”

Tuesday Travel: From California to Cestus III

“… where Kirk fought Gorn to decide the fate of both their races.”

Monday Media – Should reporters hand images over to police?

“Every news organisation is aware of the risk – and tries to keep the relationship ‘at arms length’. But on some occasions, that is harder than it is at others.”

45 years – a lifetime of hits and memories

“Over the years there have been so many mentors, bosses, employees, and friends I’ve made in this game … too many to single them out”

Positioning statements – for your business, and yourself.

I needed a break from doom-scrolling today – you know, the near-obsessive focus on unremittingly bleak social media and news coverage, to the detriment of mental health. And I thought to myself, “I know – why don’t I do a piece on position statements for businesses and individuals?” I’m not talking about mission statements such…

Watts this tower doing here, then?

“.. what he called Nuestro Pueblo, our town. Everyone else called it “that eyesore”, or “that lunatic’s junkyard”

I can’t get invested in Podcasts – but so what?

“In every case, they were presenting factual information – but they were doing it in the form of stories.”

Making the most of what’s on offer

“Then there was the couple who had signed a lease on their new ‘gourmet hot dog and donut shoppe’ in the heart of a tourist town – just 2 weeks before the Covid-19 shutdowns began.”