personal musings http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm I could say so much about this but nothing that hasn't already been said by others far more knowledgeable than I. What I want to say, though, is that another glimmer of hope I carried for the long-term redemption of the human race died today and, onc... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=24F020EE-086D-259E-2199B8F77EF42AA7 2009-10-05T13:42:47-00:00 despicable stuff Why do people talk about 'freedom' as if it is a god given right; something politicians can bestow upon us; something we all deserve? It's time to stop this infantile drivel; stop chasing a self-gratifying illusion; stop passing the buck and grow som... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=24E84F76-F3C5-3627-A8C2FD7E18C4A1BB 2009-10-05T13:34:14-00:00 responsibility,soapbox moments <strong>Why do some people believe that having children makes them a parent?</strong> Being a parent is a high profile and incredibly demanding career choice that requires dedication, excellent people management skills, a profound understanding of... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=24E05B05-FC3E-478D-F21187DA49702869 2009-10-05T13:25:33-00:00 responsibility,soapbox moments The most barbaric species on this planet festers behind a mask we arrogantly call humanity... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=24DE0F31-C1A5-660A-C5F6E12F795D8A44 2009-10-05T13:23:03-00:00 Quotes Sometimes we make the right decision...and sometimes we make the decision right... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=24DCFECB-DC0A-BB88-1AFE35C436411768 2009-10-05T13:21:53-00:00 Quotes you can only truly understand someone if you care enough to get to know them... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=72E391E3-EB36-612B-90D00E16CD9BA09C 2006-02-16T12:44:10-00:00 Quotes Don't think that no ones loved you, because they've turned away. Don't feel they didn't care for you, because they couldn't stay. [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=32EB2B38-AAF8-8E18-9BDAE643C830A2C6 2006-02-04T02:36:46-00:00 loss Love is something so precious that, whilst it can change, it should never be allowed to die... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=0CCFE9FF-C6E7-FD47-5983AC1EB4B0417A 2006-01-27T17:01:25-00:00 change You never feel the bitter cold Until the sun has gone For only then you realise How bright and warm it shone... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=094B0BD8-0388-CEC4-1CCA8E288CD5BFF0 2006-01-27T00:37:26-00:00 loss if you do things right, no-one will be sure you did anything at all... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=2DC0A987-0F88-81EF-6B3F417145318C9B 2005-12-15T09:29:27-00:00 Quotes The physical aspects of fear and excitement are identical - it is the choice of thought that determines their label... TK http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=27843AF6-F722-1155-0AEAE47089590005 2005-10-25T11:22:56-00:00 Quotes A man and a woman were involved in a car accident on a snowy, cold Monday morning. Both of their cars were totally demolished but, amazingly, neither of them were hurt. [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=083DBBD3-A2AF-0AE2-5F3830BD6136856F 2005-10-19T09:37:42-00:00 just kidding around! Sleep peacefully, my little one...you will be forever in our hearts. <a href="pictures/bonnie.jpg" onclick="ShowPopup('popups/popup.cfm?image=bonnie.jpg&amp;width=600&amp;height=861','popup','toolbar=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resize=yes,width=6... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=EA4D8035-B06E-14EA-BB810DD4E945BA06 2005-08-24T21:03:31-00:00 saying goodbye An 18 year old A-level student with ambitions to become a lawyer, devout Christian, keen sportsman and church youth leader was subjected to a torrent of racial abuse before an axe was embedded in his skull in an unprovoked attack on Friday 29th July.... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=75BF97FE-C3E5-8593-4DD465A5B2FC6DE8 2005-08-02T05:52:34-00:00 despicable stuff <strong class="intro">Prime Minister Tony Blair's address from Downing Street - 7th July 2005:</strong> [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=F5D8E70A-B183-1AC1-8CE09652871498E4 2005-07-08T09:48:49-00:00 news highlights Some time ago, I was involved in a deep conversation with several people, the topic of which was 'beliefs'. During this conversation, it was suggested that, whilst there were possibly many levels of belief that people experienced, there was a level o... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=133033FF-AA31-B9FF-64562C311B7DF19C 2005-05-25T09:30:23-00:00 inside out... Insired by <a href="http://www.sweetcomplexity.blogspot.com/" target="external">Miss Carmen</a> This reminds me a little of the game 'consequences' - a simple exercise that can, more often than not, arouse the curiosity in those who stumble across... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=D04B6E0E-F7E6-A230-DF6409C96EFB9EBB 2005-05-12T09:45:33-00:00 doing what works wonderful true story that most have found incredible. NOTE - tissues required! <a href="http://www.douglas-hamilton.com/films/lioness/index.htm">Heart of a Lioness</a> http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=A6BCE15E-C2B7-8FDA-275DA7055CC2775A 2005-05-04T08:05:25-00:00 inspirational It's not about being right, it's about doing right. http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=38D92A79-C95A-ABB5-12D60C53A53B1FF0 2005-04-12T23:58:05-00:00 Quotes I came across this real treasure of s website today - can't believe I haven't found it before! If you ever have a question [or better still, a wager!] on which is the right spelling, word, phrase or term for something, this may well be where the brai... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=FF0E3CC1-97F5-F2B6-5333BDF89B80DBF4 2005-04-01T18:38:05-00:00 website gems! We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them. - Albert Einstein http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=BC65E488-F7C1-3C70-D2CF23FAFE298062 2005-03-19T19:59:16-00:00 Quotes Take what you want and then pay. - Aztec proverb http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=BC65161B-D34E-B96C-01E0CEE1C3851CAF 2005-03-19T19:58:23-00:00 Quotes When oh, when are we going to stop blaming the kids and, as parents, start being accountable?! I am so fed up of hearing adults moan and complain about today's generation whilst they do absolutely nothing to sow the seeds that will develop into he... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=BC57A92B-EAEC-3300-A872A7553A31CAB2 2005-03-19T19:43:43-00:00 soapbox moments There were 11 people hanging onto a rope that came down from a helicopter. Ten were men and one woman. They all decided that one person should get off because if they didn't the rope would break and everyone would die. [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=E5C4ED34-C4E6-8EAF-87C6E30CE7C106EE 2005-02-06T03:44:43-00:00 doing what works My <a href="http://www.photofriday.com/" target="external">Photo Friday</a> email arrived this morning and I wandered along to the site to check out some of the new submissions and view the notables from last week. I have seen some fantastic photogra... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=BD0A38C9-D1F0-7A8F-11528E084C62A128 2004-12-10T12:53:11-00:00 inspirational John Kerry didn't make it. I'm no big political expert and I don't really pay enough attention to politics at home let alone abroad. However, my gut feeling tells me that another Bush presidency is going to bring some serious issues to the entire wor... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=0C1CF98A-BAF8-BFA6-050513D6FD0FA332 2004-11-06T04:20:53-00:00 doing what works If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. - Joe McGraw http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=0BEE1B71-D4A8-989E-40B8A58F14AA2F39 2004-11-06T03:29:41-00:00 Quotes To know true freedom we must first face and embrace our deepest fears. Fears are born from shaken faith or self belief and it takes a great deal of courage to relinquish the control which we feel is our only protection from our fears - but when we do... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=C278D0D7-E07B-2DE5-10CD867D98236DA4 2004-10-22T22:09:18-00:00 doing what works Tonight is the night for <strong>werewolves</strong> [I have always been fascinated by this subject since seeing <strong>"Curse of the Werewolf"</strong> with Oliver Reed when I was very young]. [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=B24A111E-C587-F6EC-C94C87F213127FBE 2004-08-31T01:41:31-00:00 camera fun It seems I have an abundance of sad news lately. However, I believe that once the bad stuff is out of the way, the good stuff will start flooding back into our lives so it's just a question of hanging in there. [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=79F17C3D-B49A-3B4A-29FEC9C50986CF50 2004-08-20T03:06:02-00:00 family news I'd like to introduce you to <strong>Berkeley</strong>. <strong>Berkeley</strong> is a puppy who was rescued by <a href="http://www.dogstrust.org.uk" target="external" title="Link to Dogs Trust website - this target will open in an external window... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=40A11857-E0CA-8247-4263E5FED7838E73 2004-08-08T23:59:52-00:00 despicable stuff long time no blog...but things have been hectic. My dad is home again now but having B12 injections every two days. Apparently, his gut can't absorb the B12 from his food or tablets so injections are the only way. He's feeling much better for being h... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=220BCFCA-D340-89FB-D63B625C4ADAC0FA 2004-08-03T01:28:12-00:00 doing what works Accessibility on the web...sounds simple, eh? At first glance it seems that way but as you start to put things into place you discover it has hidden depths! [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=EA0A30AC-E155-7D64-D71CB6F0FC7E0D56 2004-07-23T04:27:42-00:00 accessibility It's been a hectic week. My dad was taken to hospital last Wednesday after a fall left him in terrible pain in his shoulder. He has an inoperable DVT [deep vein thrombosis] which means he is now on warfarin. Add to that osteo arthritis which can't be... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=E9EFA487-E5C6-DAAA-E9354E7F5E8B18CD 2004-07-23T03:58:42-00:00 family news My nephew, <strong>Mel</strong> and his dad, <strong>Melvyn</strong>, were in Portugal for Euro 2004 and young <strong>Mel</strong>, who will be 18 next February, spotted a familiar face in the crowd, picked up his camera and <a href="pictures/posh.j... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=AB7A2EFE-DB8F-E42D-D50223E1251EF9C9 2004-07-11T00:53:57-00:00 notable pics I have just watched the inaugoral unveiling of the Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park, London commemorating Diana, Princess of Wales by Her Majesty, the Queen. The entire proceedings dominated by two of this countries most remarkable women... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=942C4593-B2CF-A69F-B8B04C985537D451 2004-07-06T12:17:35-00:00 doing what works Tonight we watched <strong>The Devils Foot</strong>. Sherlock is suffering from a bout of bad health and is 'forced' to take a break in Cornwall where, shortly after his arrival with Watson, a death and 2 cases of madness pull a totally non-reluct... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=91E1A567-DA23-6AFE-C24B62B8804069D0 2004-07-06T01:36:50-00:00 sherlock holmes Well, Terry was on form! I asked him to give my knee some attention as it's become a lot stiffer since taking up Yogalates. I was hoping it would loosen it some but I think there is just way too much scar tissue in there now. [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=91CB0B9A-09FA-0FF1-18BBD59083C77AE2 2004-07-06T01:12:09-00:00 doing what works Well, I'm having an early night tonight! Spent all day finishing a site which is now in pre-live awaiting the OK from the client before going live. Tomorrow, it's back to the full rebuild of <a href="http://www.clivegott.com" target="external">Clive'... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=8C8D0376-9115-44A4-BEFD349A66F1D7DA 2004-07-05T00:46:17-00:00 doing what works Saturday has arrived and part of me is wishing it was Monday! I really want to work. I have two projects on - one almost finished - and I want them live! However, a <strong>MUCH</strong> bigger part of me is saying <strong>bugger the work!</str... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=845C1B43-004F-D486-0FFFCD1BB438601A 2004-07-03T10:35:54-00:00 doing what works So I popped in on my friend <a href="http://www.mom-blog.com/index.php" target="external">Gina's blog</a> today...she has just returned from a vacation and is experiencing the usual back home exhaustion! You know...the <strong>'needs a holiday to get... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=6E360881-0166-196E-936D645BE8B10BF7 2004-06-29T03:22:40-00:00 kids! ...when you least expect it! Can you hear the fanfare? A grand announcement...Paul has joined the world of bloggers! Yes, he has his very own 'dazzling' blog - <a href="http://stuff.doingwhatworks.com" target="external">stuff...?</a> [sunglasses r... http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=63B1540A-C436-1C39-755BED1710383AC2 2004-06-27T02:21:31-00:00 doing what works On Thursday we went to see <strong>The Day After Tomorrow</strong>. Not sure what I expected but it really stirred up the emotions. A very powerful film. Lots of messages and refreshing in it's low key finger pointing. I get so fed up of films that b... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=63114354-B7C3-108B-80D39EF547B870A3 2004-06-26T23:26:41-00:00 notable films In keeping with our current goal of revamping all our sites [since the birth of our new webserver!], doingwhatworks.com has an updated look and is now running under the steam of Cold Fusion [special thanks go to <strong>Ray Camden</strong> for his ve... [More] http://www.doingwhatworks.com/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=6272E5DA-F131-DD6B-4F1501132042CA80 2004-06-26T20:33:43-00:00 doing what works