Gambling has become central to your life. Your thoughts and actions are focused on gambling. Debts are mounting and your relationships are taking strain. Your wife has threatened to leave. In your mind, you just need one big win to cover what you have lost. You don’t really believe that you have a problem. If […]
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How to stop gambling
December 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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What is Hanukkah all about?
December 16th, 2009 · No Comments
The festival of Hanukkah - or dedication - commemorates the rededication of the Temple on of the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev in 165 BCE. The Temple was rededicated following the victory of the Maccabees against the might of the Syrian-Greek Empire against overwhelming odds.
Israel had become part of the Syrian-Greek Empire […]
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Editing in Google Chrome leaves a little to be desired
December 16th, 2009 · No Comments
The Google Chrome browser is fast. Firefox has become especially slow of late, especially when trying to open my GMail. Perhaps there is a connection.
Chrome has become my main browser recently, but not everything works from there. When posting for Blat, Chrome has a habit of removing the paragraph breaks. They are there when I […]
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Funemployed no more
December 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
I got a call out of the blue three weeks ago. It was about a very urgent requirement. The rate was good and they wanted me to start straight away.
It turned out a slightly differently. Just four days work in December, but full time from January.
In the meantime there is plenty of free time to […]
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Funemployment relieves the stress of working
November 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment
It is great to be funemployed.
It is great, as long as you make that decision to enjoy your funemployment.
What makes it fun is the absence of the usual stresses associated with work.
· The stresses of meeting deadlines.
· The stresses of the annual performance appraisal cycle.
· The stress of office politics.
It is great to relax […]
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