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Robin Hood of Las Vegas

Image via Wikipedia So reads the Telegraph headline, but it’s a little misleading (woah! says you – a newspaper that writes attention-grabbing headlines, even if they’re not quite accurate! That’s a new one!). The gambler is not actually stealing from the rich. Still, it’s an interesting story about a remarkable man who gambles for good [...]

Podcast #2: People who sparkle

Image via Wikipedia I’ve finally figured out how to podcast, or at least how to add an audio file to a blog post using the nifty plugin Audio Player. It only took me an hour! Chuffed, I am. OK, so here’s podcast #2 (actually the first one I recorded). It’s about a Japanese soccer player [...]

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First podcast: Get a second opinion!

Image via Wikipedia I often talk to myself. To quote the wizard Gandalf: “A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to”. It helps me think things through and clarify my, usually murky, thoughts. So I’ve decided to try blogging with audio instead of just typing text. Podcasting in a [...]

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Serendipity

I made the mistake of checking my email first thing this morning, breaking rule #2 of Tim Ferriss’ list of 9 things Not To Do. However, thanks to this temporary transgression, I learned about a remarkable fellow Brit I had never heard of.  In my iGoogle was a new entry by James Atherton at Recent [...]