Monthly Archives: November 2012

Towards the end of the film On the Beach, based on the 1957 novel by Nevil Shute, there is a dramatic portrayal of what could happen when people abandon hope and fight for everything and anything to survive. That everyone … Continue reading →

After a few blogs on Responsibility, I was gearing up for something about Corporate Responsibility and then I was distracted. This week, the BBC reported on two major claims being leveled at accountants. It is alleged (yes, I am being … Continue reading →

Today the BBC reported that on Monday 26 November 2012 New York City celebrated the first day since 1960 without violent crime. Not a single murder, shooting, stabbing or other incident of violent crime was reported for a whole day. … Continue reading →

It has been around for a while. Environmentally Responsible is what we all should be but where does it begin and where does it stop? Is it more than being Green? Is it only about visible things? How much do … Continue reading →

Today I used Microsoft Outlook for the very last time. I am also free of the tyranny of KPN, the Dutch telcom company which screws up every time and sends very big bills; my provider is now Ziggo. Much faster … Continue reading →

As parents, we have many responsibilities; it’s like passing on what cannot be encoded in DNA. Standards and Norms take a long time to settle down in young minds (in my experience). This may sound like the boring opinion of … Continue reading →

On a train to a large convention there were a bunch of engineers and a bunch of chemists. Each of the engineers had a train ticket. The group of chemists had only ONE ticket for all of them. The engineers … Continue reading →

Way back when, in the early 60’s, the (black and white) BBC had some interesting as well as terrible programs. I try to forget the really bad ones and a few of the good ones are pretty close to normal … Continue reading →

Not so long ago, Christy’s life was (to say the least) a bit unsettled; finding the right study, finding a temporary job until then to pay her way, solving some relationship problems and … what is the cause of her … Continue reading →

This is possibly the worst thing I have seen on YouTube – ever. YouTube captures excellent, good, mediocre and down-right awful stuff but it is useful; Vimeo is better. This clip is both horrific and sad. Horrific, because the Ferrari … Continue reading →