Posted in Poems on Feb 12th, 2008
I was having dinner with a lady friend in a restaurant on the North Shore in Sydney some time ago. She is of German descent and, naturally, we were in a German restaurant. She is a life long friend and we know each other as well as brothers and sisters do. I noticed this young [...]
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Posted in Poems on Feb 11th, 2008
It’s funny how the most disparate incidents can trigger emotion. Some years ago the Salvation Army had a TV ad running that depicted an old man in a torn singlet looking into a dirty, cracked mirror. He was looking at himself as a young man, wasting his life on alcohol and drugs. It touched me [...]
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Posted in Observations on Life on Feb 10th, 2008
I was recently in Brisbane to do some sales training. Whilst I was there I had dinner with the sales manager. He is a young guy, very intense and dedicated to his career. He is critically concerned with the support and development of his people. We were speaking on a wide range of topics, not [...]
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Posted in Poems on Feb 9th, 2008
Noteworthy news this week is the closeness of the Democratic race for the nomination. The choices are clear and stark; or are they? Two firsts, one an unknown quantity to an extent. The other well known. It may be their strengths are also their weaknesses. On one hand, the lack of experience may tell against [...]
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Posted in Poems on Feb 6th, 2008
This week’s noteworthy news is about the Super Bowl. The clash of the champions and the underdogs. The Giants showed the power of belief. With less than two minutes to go all seemed lost. But somebody forgot to tell the Giants. Once again we see the truth of the old saying. “True champions never give [...]
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