Kindles and the beauty of owning one !!

To those of us that had been brought up on books as children, but for some reason have lost the habit of reading regularly, there is a simple answer. Get a Kindle ereader because it has, quite frankly, re-ignited my desire to read than ever before. I used to find books somewhat tedious and hard work partly turning pages and partly due to sheer lethargy however having a Kindle in your hand is quite amazing, something stirs within, that actually makes me want to quench my thirst for further literary knowledge. Just clicking on a side button to turn a page is wonderful and to alter the font size of a work is something that could never be accomplished with a hardware edition of a novel. It can also store so many books within its relatively compact frame and the portability of it certainly outweighs the burden of carrying large heavy books around with you in your bag or car and quite simply it has re-energised my love for books and the pleasure that is created from reading has been re-kindled. Bloggers I urge you to consider investing in a kindle if you haven't already done so for the sheer delight and pleasure it can give you on a pleasant Sunday afternoon, but then of course, any day will do. Happy reading and creativity to you all.

New beginnings

Eventually the day of reckoning is upon me. yes redeployment looms like a harbinger of doom, on this bright sunlit day the spectral shadow of the transfer of services at work does still seem to rankle with many of my colleagues. I suppose for many of them the idea of returning to a position that they once owned would be a body blow and for some of my colleagues, the thought ranks like somebody giving them a glass of the finest hemlock and stating " I've had a good life ....."
No , no, no, my feeling is that we have to put this into perspective. Returning to previous experiences is not always the best policy for career advancement but often it's a means to an end, and that's how I look at it. The palatability of such a transfer may stick in the craw but beggars can't be choosers and when money is involved, what are the options? Take another job in this austere time? or sit put with the prospect of some extra financial booty at the end of it. Yes life is not always palatable but often it's a question of " the need for work is paramount, rather than the option to choose " as in the past. This is especially so. for those workers under retirement age who really need the work. If you can get a job, then good luck, but for the rest of us, remember that families and lifestyle are important but without the means to afford the comforts of our lives, then work still needs to be considered, however unpalatable it might be. Let us be reassured that all my colleagues will make the right decisions for themselves and that it enriches their lives hereon in.