The Triumph of Good Will

Last swing I was overwhelmed by the number of people who showed themselves to be generous, considerate, empathetic, pro-active and just plain joyous.  I am truly blessed to work with them.
They’re so fabulous I’m going to name them and list their goodness.  I am sure I’ll miss a few and apologies in advance if I [...]

Money Isn’t Everything

For those of you who might read this that are thinking about getting into the mining game please think very carefully before you do.  Whenever I tell people what I do for a living they instantly presume that I’m making a stack of money.   Truth is I’m not.  The payoff for me and many others [...]

Reflections on a Swing

The first version of this post was typed while flying over the Gascoyne region of WA heading home.  It turned into a 3000 word rant about the ridiculous behaviours I’ve been subjected to or witnessed this last two weeks.  It’s almost entirely unpublishable so I’ve redesigned the post this morning and I’m providing you with [...]

New To Site

Being new to a site can be tough.  I’m currently half way through my third swing.  The first swing was by far the hardest – you are introduced to about 200 people who all wear the same overalls (with no name embroidered on) and it’s impossible to remember them all.  Which makes it a bit [...]