Category Archives: Observation

Is Football Beyond Saving? (and why I stopped supporting Man Utd)

Posted on May 16, 2011 by atlumschema

Football really saddens me. It has not always been so, but it is now. I used to live, breathe and dream football when I was younger. I had dreams of scoring cup-winning goals, captaining my country to World Cup glory … Continue reading →

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We Are the Goalpost Movers

Posted on March 23, 2011 by atlumschema

Our ability to create and execute personal plans is not what makes us great. In fact, our unequivocal determination to make self-improvement plans and become angry when we can’t stick to them is what makes us not so great and … Continue reading →

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What the Gym Taught Me About Character Development

Posted on March 1, 2011 by atlumschema

I try to get to the gym three times a week, sometimes four. Reality is usually slightly less. I’m not sure if I’m a gym kind of person, but then I’m not sure anyone is. But then again, I think … Continue reading →

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Education and Sales Resistance

Posted on February 23, 2011 by atlumschema

I was reading a book by Wendell Berry (writer, philosopher, farmer) the other day and was really struck by a few points he makes about our attitude toward education and educated people. In the book “Sex, Economy, Freedom and Community” … Continue reading →

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Adverts are NOT Art: Discuss

Posted on February 14, 2011 by atlumschema

I hate advertising. By hate I don’t mean actively and consciously despise it or what it is promoting, but rather I use the word as an opposite to unconscious love. The sort of love that invokes a genuine reaction of … Continue reading →

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Remembrance, War and COD

Posted on November 9, 2010 by atlumschema

Late last night thousands of people queued excitedly around the country so they could get their mits on Call of Duty: Black Ops, the latest instalment of the series of war based first person shooter computer games. A real display … Continue reading →

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Fan Funding and the Compromise of Integrity?

Posted on November 2, 2010 by atlumschema

I don’t really have any fixed views on this issue but am intrigued to see what others are thinking about the current wave of fan-funded project models. I write this as someone who used something similar in the pre-sale period … Continue reading →

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Cuts

Posted on October 22, 2010 by atlumschema

I’ve never been stabbed. Like, properly stabbed with a knife or skewer or anything. But I have had my skin cut. There have been times when it has been cut multiple times, like when I did some DIY. After a … Continue reading →

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Entitlement and The Road

Posted on October 21, 2010 by atlumschema

There is a road near to where I live. It’s one of those classic roads with two sides to it; enough room for cars to drive in opposite directions without bumping into one another. I suppose you might just call … Continue reading →

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Lessons I’ve Learned From Swimming

Posted on June 5, 2010 by atlumschema

I try to go swimming about three times a week. It gives me time to think, refreshes me and gives me exercise. Lovely. After many months of going to the same pool I have noticed a number of things that … Continue reading →

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