He was (is) a lovely man. I had to lean in to hear what he was saying. So I did. Our conversation continued and he apologized for his speech. No apology necessary, but he had identified that it was …
My last 🔗 Travels Without Charley makes for a short, thoughtful read.
Thinking Allowed
This is a People First post that was originally on the People First domain. It has been moved here as part of my domain consolidation program. It’s a steady and slow WIP as I check each entry, so do please bear with me.I spotted this car parked near a Farmers Market - I walked on, wondering about the owner and what their story was.
Returning a few hours later, I saw a couple of cars stopped at a junction. They …
I got my skills very early in life and never looked back. A lot of people in my line of work are ex-military, but I was trained and worked as a civilian all of my life. It's funny when I was at …
🎙️ Travels Without Charlie - Episode 1 - Kevin
It’s a series of stories that are part of People First. The growing set is here, while the story about Kevin is here.
I hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I have enjoyed meeting the people that tell me their stories.
“They come for three months - they stay for four years - and I welcome that. That’s how we learn. They see us up close and personal and we see them. A lot of countries that they come from have very …
In a recent newsletter, I referenced a book; Everything I Know About Business I Learned from the Grateful Dead which unbeknownst to me was written by a friend of a friend. Turns out the two …
"Me? I'm from England ... you’ve heard of the 'Garden of England'?“
“I have - Kent right?”
“That’s the one - and every garden needs a compost heap - that’s the town I'm from, so my girlfriend and …
'Real Stories | Real People' is a new occasional series that will start to appear on this blog in the not too distant future. But that's not the point of the newsletter. The point was first to …
"In Italy I was a photographer. In Rome."
“A pretty place to photograph.”
"Well, not so much, my job was a police photographer. When someone died, I took the photographs. I was very busy. Ten …