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More an internal moment of levity, this. Yet I couldn't let the continued terrorism of infrastructure disrupting, precious artwork soup smothering, and road blocking of a hysterically unhinged self-appointed elite go by. They've long since stopped being 'activists'. Now they are a deranged, criminal

London wine journalist Victoria Moore sums up wine aisle angst well when shopping; "The phrase “wall of wine” was coined long ago to describe the impenetrable feel of a display of bottles in a shop. Because where do you start? Without pulling the cork or unscrewing the cap, it’

Feel free to Skip, if you've no desire to read on the 'green' debate ... Let me state from the start, as non-controversially as possible, I consider myself a bit of a Greenie. Not of the loony, cult zealotry, cave dwelling Marxist kind. But from what I&

First, indulge me a few lines of anti-dictatorial pushback. Despot Xi Jinping places his boot firmly on the throat of over a billion humans. Now denied any hope or indeed, basic dignity. He's been busy extorting five more years ruling his now personal fiefdom. The criminality that is

World's Richest Man buys _____. Fill-in your own blank. Personal Plaything? Power & Influence? Status Symbol? Elon Musk pays (apparently well over the odds?) for Twitter. Give 'im his due though, the "sink in" stunt pic of said new owner walking into its head office, carrying

The problem is not the problem. The challenge is finding a way to position yourself/rearrange your environment so that the problem vanishes. When you do it right it’s like a magic trick. — Alsek dreams (@alsekdreams) October 5, 2022 Here's 'Twisdom' that might well relate

I came across this American hospitality argot via reports of a 'lost in showbiz' incident. A talkshow host being barred from an NYC restaurant for being the rudest customer they'd ever suffered. A "tiny cretin of a man" to boot. After the publicity, a

I recently happened across this term in relation to Marketeers' struggles to impress upon bean counters their wonderful 'effectiveness'. Principally due to speaking outside of the specific language Finance understands. Although as many a seller may ruefully attest, such hard numbered returns can often feel elusive when

There's a pair of control mechanisms with which you're no doubt familiar. MBO (Management By Objectives) have been around a lifetime. Courtesy of (who else?) Peter Drucker in 1954. Apparently back then (new to me) aka Management By Planning. Hoping to recalibrate management from supervision to