Komodo... You pretty thang!

Komodo in Nusa Tenggara Indonesia... far, far from Kuta Bali and a scuba divers delight. See  the Komodo July 2019 Dive page for more.

​Two Glorious backhands. The light and the shadow

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Its the FedXpress in full flight snapped by me on Tuesday Jan 14 2104. As a nod to his recent success at the last Hopman Cup I thought I would post this pic.

​I rather like the composition and the shadow contained therein.   
A remarkable 14 year interval between winning the coveted jewelled ball. (Last time it was with Martina Hingis)  



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Paris... December 28 2017. Beautiful light. Two weeks in the City of Lights and Love... someone's gotta do it!

Not Wanting to Badger You...

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A picture is indeed worth a thousand words, but can also raise as many questions as it might solve. In a particularly un-PC context of today, the sporrin of this sprightly Caledonian might  hark back to the days when hunting a badger was simply seen as good sport... or a spot o' dinner for the table.  In true Scottish spirit one wouldn't want to waste  a pelt...
Snapped at the 143rd Highland Games in Waipu NZ Jan 01 2014


Happiness Drives Success

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"Research shows that when people work with a positive mind-set, performance on nearly every level—productivity, creativity, engagement—improves. Yet happiness is perhaps the most misunderstood driver of performance."

Mimetic Desires

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You know you want one...
 Mimetic desire is more than jealously... its wanting something because someone else has it. In fact it’s about valuing something because someone else values it. 

Neil Gaiman

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If you have 20 minutes to spare, spend it with Neil Gaiman and enjoy his address to the graduands of University of Arts  Philidelphia.

Pencil did a version of Gaiman's talk...​

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As a follow up, enjoy the efforts of the folks from Zen Pencil who have captured some of the  key concepts of Gaiman's address.