Do you remember the original film ‘The Italian Job’? It had one of the greatest endings ever, with the gang having escaped with the gold in a coach, which then swerved off the mountain road, leaving the gold hanging over the cliff at one end of the bus, and the gang at the other [...]
Saturday, January 24, 2009
I’ve not been particularly well this week, and had a couple of ‘Mr Bean’ moments, so I thought I’d let you know some of the funnies I’ve had when travelling…funny, now, of course, in restrospect! this week I went to the wrong terminal at Heathrow. Since I’d flown in on BA, I just assumed I’d [...]
Saturday, January 10, 2009
What news since the new year? David is on his last day of a week’s snowboarding holiday in Pas de la Casa, in Andorra. He says the snow is perfect, and they’ve had a ball. He’s been tour operator for the group, so has a second career available to him, if he finds the [...]
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
My top 10 of all time (as of today of course - it may change tomorrow!) are: 1 Don’t Look Now 2 The Shawshank Redemption 3 Amadeus 4 The 7 Samurai 5 Double Indemnity (the original 40s version) 6 Cabaret 7 L A Confidential 8 Pulp Fiction 9 Cool Hand Luke 10 Trains, Planes and Automobiles Yes, [...]
Monday, January 5, 2009
This month’s top 10 features my top 10 business books. Some old, some new, but all worth the read. In no particular order: 1 Being Happy (Andrew Matthews). A top book with simple but essential tips to achieving the title. Brilliantly written, and supported by excellent cartoons. Andrew started as a professional cartoonist, before establishing himself [...]
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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