Come down on security pat down
Let’s start by saying I don’t know why today was different. I’ve been pulled out and bag checked numerous times in different countries and while an inconvenience, you put up with it. After all the system is there to protect you from the terrorist who doesn’t know about these checks. Reassuring. However today I felt targetted, abused and violated. Strong words? Yes! But when you are taken aside to a covered area by two people, one to chemical test your bag and clothes for explosive chemical residue and the other to do a front and back pat down, it can be intimidating....
Read MoreThey Walk Among Us
Sometimes you have to sit back and laugh at the madness of humanity. You can put it down to those traffic lights that don’t change or simply another senior moment but to survive you have to laugh. One day it might be you who thinks the last funny President of the United States was Edmund W. Bush. The Fridge Some guy bought a new fridge for his house. To get rid of his old fridge, he put it in his front yard and hung a sign on it saying: "Free to good home. You want it, you take it." For three days the fridge sat there without even one person looking...
Read MoreGalatians – Amazing Letters to the Editor
Imagine if the book of Galatians in the Bible was actually written to Christianity Today as an article by a freelance writer. In this hilarious set of ‘Letters to the Editor’ the guys at Sacred Sandwich have combined a great set of letters from concerned readers. For a moment pick up your Bible first. Read Galatians then take a few moments to walk through these letters – If you visit the link to Sacred Sandwich you will find some great comments but why not leave one here on this blog first; If Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians was Published in Christianity Today LETTERS...
Read MoreTim Tam Slam Bledisloe Cup
In a closely fought match the Kiwis took on the Aussies and a rogue Canadian for the Tim Tam Slam world championships. With the famous Trans Tasman Tim Tam Bledisloe Cup in my sights I was determined to suck my way to victory. Even the All Black tradition on the Haka has been brought into this moment of national pride. This was a great fun moment from our RDS summit at CVC in Maroochydoore. Thanks to Mark Taylor for such a wonderful job bringing his video recording to life with this creative edit. Mark has quoted Richard Daniel on his blog as saying; I have forwarded this to our director and...
Read MoreThe Age of the Long Tail
Back in 2006 WIRED editor Chris Anderson released a book called The Long Tail. Since then there have been a number of variants on the market from other authors including an update (The Longer Long Tail) from Chris last year. However the basic premise of identifying a broader market defined by the power of the consumer has not changed. What was previously seen as high productivity time slices where products of any type had to perform at their highest level in a do or die fashion is now shown to be dancing to a new tune. The long tail infers both a broader product market selection and...
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