Business of Life + Life of Business
I’m enjoying Nicholas Bate’s recently refreshed (I think) blog. A couple of favourite posts: The Forgotten Fifty On Rituals Business with stillness and humanity.
Pressure and the Portfolio Life
“Stress doesn’t kill us – but it makes everything that does kill us much worse.” Jonah Lehrer This month’s Wired magazine (US version) includes a fascinating article, “Under Pressure” by Jonah Lehrer which explores different aspects of stress. The article is not on the online copy yet but is well worth a look when it […]
Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics (again)
The news was full of this, yesterday: “only 11% of the police are visibly available to the public” at any time. It’s a quote from the press release announcing the new “Valuing the Police” report published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary. The inference is clear: that the other 89% must be wasting their time […]
Blue Fins and Green Smoke
This rather cool and dynamic picture of James at his recent Development Meet… …was taken by a fellow parent, equally suffering in the unbearable heat but disproportionately talented in the photographic field. Take a look at Saravanan’s photoblog. I love this image which seems to me like an ethereal, female minotaur … or something but […]