down at Poole Quay,very quiet,…

down at Poole Quay,very quiet,stores are closing down.

Dan Gilbert Speech

Speech by Dan Gilbert at Oxford in July 2005.Interesting take on why people buy lottery tickets.

Toastmasters

Just got in from another Toastmasters meeting.Three great speeches one even from a Russian telling us what life was like under the old USSR regime.The second part of the meeting is  unprepared speeches of between one and two minutes.Again great efforts,theme this week was toys that remind us of our childhood.

So if you fear public speaking then go to the Toastmasters website here
and find a club near you.

I am a Buddhist and follow the NKT as taught by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.He came to the West in the 70s teaching at Conishead Priory just outside Ulverston in the English Lake District.

Festival are held there in May and August with practitioners coming from all over the world to hear his teachings.

A third festival is held somewhere in the world every October.In 2008 it was Paris Disneyland of all places though we were in a big tent erected on a car park.Over 3000 people came to hear Geshe Kelsang’s teachings.

For more information and details of this year’s festivals go to kadampa.org

Tignes France Jan. 2009

Back from France

Just got back from Tignes France,snow excellent but boy the cost what with the pound against the euro,€ 208 for a lift pass!

and they’re off

Finally got WordPress installed and launched just before I go to Tignes for a week to ski.

I hear the snow is good but very cold like -17C.

Before I go I would like to mention that Mike Dillard and Jim Yaghi of Magnetic Sponsoring are about to launch a pay per click course that is designed for MLMers.

It shows you how to get hundreds of quality leads and how to make money out of most of them,even the ones who don’t join your business.For a free video to see the benefits go to

Wintonmarketing.com

Now for the slopes.