June 8, 20230Comments

World Oceans Day – 8th June

World Oceans Day is an annual global observance held on June 8th to raise awareness about the importance of the oceans and promote sustainable management and protection of marine resources.

August 7, 20212Comments

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

September 1, 20200Comments

Read A Book Day on 6th September

I posted a while ago about the hashtag calendar (https://davethomasonline.com/blog/creating-relevancy-with-your-blog-posts/) and made a pledge to myself to try and write a couple of posts a month utilising the various opportunities

August 24, 20202Comments

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

May 25, 20201Comments

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

May 18, 20200Comments

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 has

May 11, 20205Comments

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

by DaveThomas

Personal

May 9, 20200Comments

Revisiting VE Day

Yesterday was the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) day when the German Army surrendered to the Allied forces in Hamburg in 1945. It was not the end of

by DaveThomas

Partnership To Success

Personal

May 7, 20200Comments

Adapt, Survive & Thrive

I thought in the present world situation this made quite a good and potent headline. It resonates with what most people and even governments are thinking about the future once

July 9, 20190Comments

Grumpy Old Man – Travelling By Train

Since moving to the “sticks”, I travel to work a couple of mornings a weeks by the local commuter train as it is as quick as driving in and costs

by DaveThomas

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