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When kindness isn't an option

16 May 2026 2 minute read 0 comments rah

We all know the importance of kindness and find ourselves questioning why it is such a rare commodity nowadays when social media has made trolling a real thing. We know live in a cancel culture, if you are a public figure and make one mistake then ca...

Paparazzi – Journalists or Intruders

3 May 2026 2 minute read 2 comments rah

This is based on an article I wrote several years ago and while slightly out of date it still asks relevant questions. If you are to meet a celebrity you will no doubt find them surrounded by the popular press or the so-called “Paparazzi” with their...

When Darkness Descends.

17 Apr 2026 2 minute read 0 comments rah

The mind is a wonderful thing, but it is also dangerously vulnerable both to itself and external influences and this is where I will start today. Life is full of challenges and we are increasingly becoming aware of mental health issues and how they a...

A BitSweet Birthday

12 Apr 2026 1 minute read 7 comments rah

Today should be a day of celebration and I hope, for our the sake of our now 5-year old, that it will be. But, as I have hinted before, there is trouble in Paradise and the sun is no longer shining on Mama_Rah and I. Currently, as things stand, she h...

What does it take to be a good leader?

10 Apr 2026 3 minute read 0 comments rah

In yesterday’s article we spent some time looking at what makes a high quality employee. Now we are going to move on, using a similar framework (based on Jack Welch again) to look at what makes a good leader. Again, we are going to start by looking a...

...65 years in the making.

7 Apr 2026 1 minute read 6 comments rah

I know I am getting repetitive and my intention is that this will be the penultimate post on the subject at least for a while. I posted yesterday that my beloved Lincoln City were on the verge of being promoted to the Championship - England's second...

edging closer... almost there

6 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments rah

Today's post is short and to the point. We had an opportunity on Friday, but while we won we didn't quite make it across the line due to results around us. These are monumental times and barring a crazy turn around in forture we have already crossed...

The Portal - an Unexpected Easter Story (Part 3)

5 Apr 2026 3 minute read 1 comment rah

This is a continuation of a story that started here (Part 1) and continued here (Part 2) Silence. Why won’t they speak, Pilate wondered to himself. ‘I ask you again to choose. Barabbas or Yeshua?’ Nobody moved and nobody spoke and then one quiet vo...

A serious warning from the bottom of my heart!

1 Apr 2026 2 minute read 1 comment rah

You may have looked at the new articles this morning and thought to yourself - what no article from rah today. I do try to post everyday with the occasional weekend, either one or both of the days, missing due to family commitments. I must admit to p...

Getting all Steamed Up...

23 Mar 2026 2 minute read 1 comment rah

Maybe I am just getting grumpier as I get older, but I was popping into a local electronics store when I saw the sign that I am showing in my header image. Many of you will recognise it as the Steam logo and it just reminds me of everything I hate ab...