and forty thousand elephants died
Published: Mon, 07/29/19
Hi ,I recently watched an interesting TED talk by an Alan Savory who grew up in Africa and trained as an ecologist. In the 1950s Mr Savory took charge…
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Never trust the Norns, (and be careful of doctors too)
Published: Thu, 07/25/19
Hi ,I heard an interesting story this morning. A friend of mine is a finance adviser and he found himself dealing with a gentleman and his wife who…
Better late than never
Published: Mon, 07/08/19
Hi ,here we are, two weeks after we got home from Norfolk I have finally managed to put up a page with a brief report and some pictures from the Rune…
Why policemen with big sticks woke me at three in the morning
Published: Sun, 06/16/19
Many years ago I lived in a shared house on the Cowley Road in East O ford. My house mates were mainly a colourful assortment of asylum seekers from…
Why do we know about the cocaine?
Published: Thu, 06/13/19
Hi ,You may have noticed that the Conservative party is electing a new leader. You may also have heard that Micheal Gove, MP for Surrey Heath since…
Battle ships are impressive, but plywood boxes won the war
Published: Fri, 06/07/19
Hi ,As you will have noticed yesterday was the 75th anniversary of D day, the start of the allied campaign to retake Western Europe from the forces of…
Getting over my jet lag at last
Published: Sun, 05/26/19
Hi ,I slept for over ten hours last night and I might be finally shaking off the effect of jet lag and an overnight flight. I left Chicago on Monday…
Next stop, Chicago
Published: Wed, 05/15/19
Hi ,I first met Allen Reed at Fightcamp a few years back. I think he was teaching a workshop on tomahawk and knife, or it may have been the bowie…
Some thoughts for Easter Monday
Published: Mon, 04/22/19
Hi ,Well, something had to displace Bre it in the news cycle and the Notre Dame fire seems to have done the trick.What has been interesting is the way…
Learn from your own practice
Published: Tue, 04/16/19
Hi ,Key Principles of getting good at anything. Part 3: Learn from your own practiceA key principle of Stav training is developing an awareness of the…