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What is it that attracts us to some people and repels us from others? Seemingly terrible folk - and we can't help ourselves. Seemingly wonderful folk - and we can't stand them. It's illogical, unexplainable, very weird. And sometimes quite funny. A while back I was at a ladies' event - a few hundred chicks all in one place. I was running late, struggled ....
I can't do it. I can't write a "how to" blog, or book or even an article. And why? Because the more I learn, the more I realize how much there is to learn - and how far from expert I am on anything. Yes I know things about stuff, but I've never really specialized in any one thing. There are some who ....
It's become my motto: Everything happens for a reason. It's not an excuse to shrug things off - though it does help to deal with situations where you've planned something and end up having to do something completely different, and you don't know why. It's not a fatalistic attitude either - rather it's doors opening and closing, nudging you gently in the right direction. It's even ....
I was up at the crack of dawn today. Hitching a ride in to work was an earlier-than-usual affair, and I ended up at the office well before 7:00. All was still in darkness, but no worries (sun's coming up) - swipe the little electronic thingy and in I go. Setting off the alarm in the process! Now if there's one thing no-one has told me ....
I knew shortly into my commute there'd be trouble. The traffic report mentioned the usual problems on major roads - and that the traffic lights at my work turn-off were out of order. Been there, done that in the days of regular power failures, and it's not pretty! Sure enough, 1 km from my destination the traffic was at a stand-still. It took me twice the ....