People often comment on how stressful life has become, trying to balance work with home, family, social activities, sport and other recreation and possibly study. It is therefore not surprising that mental stress has emerged as a major cause of Workers Compensation claims in recent years, having nearly doubled from 4500 to 8500 claims per year from 1996/7 to…
Feline Tactics
July 29, 2017
posted in: humour
Cats may be smarter than people. (Well, mine has outsmarted me many times). They have many tactics to ensure they get what they want. Feline theology tells them that the great Mama Puss placed humans on Earth to be their servants. The world is their oyster: the mice and birds are intended as tasty snacks. Two major preoccupations of…
Elites And Financial Crises
July 15, 2017
posted in: commentary
A common complaint against the elites of our society (whoever they may be), is that during the Global Financial Crisis and its aftermath, they lacked sympathy and understanding for the plight of the masses, paving the way for the anti-establishment populism of recent years. Yet, by and large, I don’t think the elites do lack sympathy and understanding:…
The Blog Of Blogs
July 1, 2017
posted in: writing
This is the first blog I have ever written, so I really have no idea of what I’m doing, but one has to start somewhere. I thought I’d better begin by introducing myself. I’ve always been a writer, ever since I was very young. I wrote my first stories when I was about four or five…
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