Experiments & Insights – Page 2

What Has Happened To The English Language?

I was watching TV tonight and on came the adverts and I heard the English language get totally butchered by a well know celebrity publicising a car sale company. I…

DaveThomas April 28, 2022

Food for Thought Self-Help

Campaign for Wellbeing in Craft and DIY

When I fully retired, I found myself at a loose end many days and was always getting under my wife’s feet so, after seeing a programme on TV, I joined…

DaveThomas February 25, 2022

Food for Thought Humour Personal

Tokyo Olympics – 2021

It was in 1964 that I was first glued to the television set watching black and white grainy pictures of swimming, athletics and boxing from the first Olympics held in…

DaveThomas August 7, 2021

Financial Freedom Hashtag Holidays Wealth Creation

World Book Day

World Book Day is an annual event which takes place on April 23rd in most places around the world and on the first Thursday in March in the United Kingdom. This day was established to…

DaveThomas March 4, 2021

Financial Freedom Food for Thought Hashtag Holidays

Groundhog Day

I'm sure most, if not all, of us have seen the Bill Murray film, "Groundhog Day" where he is a cynical weatherman sent to Punxsutawney in western Pennsylvania to witness…

DaveThomas February 2, 2021

Food for Thought Personal self-education

Why Am I Not Successful?

I join winning programmes, I follow the instructions TO THE LETTER, but I am not successful. I know it can’t be the programme I am following such as the John…

DaveThomas August 24, 2020

Food for Thought Personal Self-Help

Food For Thought – The Mayonnaise Jar

I know many, if not most, of you will have seen this in one version or another over the years, but I still think it worth seeing again so please…

DaveThomas May 25, 2020

Food for Thought Humour Personal

Food For Thought – Who Does It?

After the post last week, https://davethomasonline.com/blog/food-for-thought-the-indispensable-man/, I dug out another simple, but humourous story that illustrates the need for communication. I've looked for the author of this, but their name…

DaveThomas May 18, 2020

Food for Thought Humour Personal

Food For Thought – The Indispensable Man

I was clearing out some old boxes of papers in the garage the other day and came across this wonderful poem (and a real poem in that the words rhyme…

DaveThomas May 11, 2020