Category: Family

  • 005 Lest We Forget

    This fictional piece is loosely based on facts. The location is Limavady, Northern Ireland, The town I grew up in.  It is a memorial to all those young men and women who gave their lives in the ongoing battle against tyranny. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The oats…

  • 004 Good or Bad There Are No Neutral Consequences

    The Old Testament Book of Ruth is found prior to the Book of 1 Samuel and after the book of Judges. The story takes up only four chapters. The synopsis is: Family (Mum–Naomi, Dad–Elimelek and two boys–Mahlon and Kilion) emigrates from Bethlehem, Israel to Moab, modern-day Central Jordan. Hard times! The boys fall in love and each…

  • 003 What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?

    I came across the following extract published in  Fortune, 29th October, 2014. Best advice from CEOs: 40 execs’ secrets to success      ‘I saw the movie Spartacus when I was just 10 years old. And from that day on, Kirk Douglas was a hero to me. Thirty years later, I found myself sitting next to him…

  • 001 One Last Chance

    I haven’t blogged since June this year when my last blogpost rodsemple.wordpress.com fell over. This one is far from perfect but I have to start somewhere. One Last Chance was first written as part of the My 500 Words Challenge (Day 269, Saturday 27th September), under the title ‘Goodbyes’. No photo’s today, that’s for next time after all the…