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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

davidjwbailey — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:31:14 +0100

I'll be closing this blog and moving the content in clumsy steps to http:\\www.fomentors.com over the next month Frankly, I just got fed up with fighting Blogware.

Young People Are High Achievers

davidjwbailey — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:50:15 +0100

I am an Explorer Scout Leader in Scouting in the UK. Once you get over the crypto-paramilitary uniform issue, and the perfectly understandable questions from friends about one's sanity and motives for giving up 42 days a year to helping other people's teenage children learn leadership and personal skills, it ...

Sorry? March?

davidjwbailey — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:11:45 +0100

I missed the whole of March. Lots of good things happened, and one of them was my birthday. 45. Wow. I've been hitting the "reset" button on my life since January 30th, and, as my Twitter Feed will have told you, you have to hold that button down for about ...

[Rant Mode On] Government Parasites

davidjwbailey — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:13:35 +0000

Government. I really want to like it. I just can't. I've come to the decision that modern government is a parasite that exists for its own purposes and does little or nothing to serve society any more. I see it like parasites that alter the behaviour of their host in ...

Dominos

davidjwbailey — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:52:59 +0000

Dominos, originally uploaded by davidjwbailey.

As one falls, so do they all. A metaphor stretched too far, sometimes. ...

Can You Guess What Pollinates This?

davidjwbailey — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:36:01 +0000

Wisley Botanic Gardens, Surrey, originally uploaded by davidjwbailey.

This plan, Massonia, is pollinated by gerbils. You could not ...

The Circle of Virtue, or Why I Am An Optimist

davidjwbailey — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:32:43 +0000

I basically believe people are good, most things are possible and that life rewards virtue. Despite evidence to the contrary, I am still an optimist. Tonight was a clear example of why optimism is a great aid to living one's life. So, it is Sunday night in San Francisco. That is one great city. Perhaps my favourite city. The clock says 7pm and I have no idea where to eat. So I start walking and reckon that something good will turn up within the hour.