Its been a low key start to the World Cup , the opening games have read like binary formula. The media are fixated on the long plastic horns , the vuvuzela,being blown by many fans. This fact alone should indicate that the tournament has not yet caught fire. As far as the press go this must be a poor week for news.
A week so far where examination marking and a pensions meeting have been the main focal points. At the pensions meeting, the advisor said ask yourself "what do you want to do with the rest of your life ?" Big question indeed. At present I can barely see past the next batch of exam papers.
Tomorrow I'm off to Lincolnshire for a trade union officials course. Its close to 30 years since I attended my last one. The years as a NUT Divisional Secretary seem a very long time ago. None as a negotiator and grievance handler, I enter as the experienced old hand. Anyway some time to read on the train journeys and back in time to get to Surrey v Kent on Friday, before England's next game in the World Cup on Friday night.
Key Quotes
"Anyone who believes that exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist."
(Kenneth Boulding)
"Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. "
(Raymond Chandler)
"Live simply so that others can simply live." (unknown)
"I cannot live without books" (Thomas Jefferson)
"Sport is war without the shooting" (George Orwell)
"New York is a great city to live in if you can afford to get out of it" (William Rossa Cole)
The secret of a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits (Patterson Hood)
(Kenneth Boulding)
"Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. "
(Raymond Chandler)
"Live simply so that others can simply live." (unknown)
"I cannot live without books" (Thomas Jefferson)
"Sport is war without the shooting" (George Orwell)
"New York is a great city to live in if you can afford to get out of it" (William Rossa Cole)
The secret of a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits (Patterson Hood)
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