October 2022

“Birds flying high you know how I feel Sun in the sky you know how I feel Breeze driftin’ on by you know how I feel It’s a new dawn It’s a new day It’s a new life for me yeah It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me […]

“If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.” Sun Tzu “Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.” Albert Einstein Making the health and safety battle simple “There has been an increasing realisation that safety cannot be achieved through technical means only.

“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” In the film, The Wizard of Oz (1939), Dorothy and her small dog are transported by a tornado to a strange land called Oz, where everything is different but fundamental virtues remain the same. Her previous existence, one of order, rationality and conformity is replaced by

As I type this my daughter’s dog is sat behind me. She is a rescue dog, mad as a box of frogs, unstable and a menace. She is also very affectionate, intelligent and lovable. She is a Staffie /Patterdale cross breed and was probably bred for illegal hare coursing, illegal badger baiting or even dog