Author Archives: theqbitblogger

The Church was full the sun shone brightly. The ring from the crystal heard from the luxury hotel, the champagne on ice , the 200 guests ready, the Priest steadied. The music sung the vows given, the red carpet rolled, the stage set 39 years ago today. Today the majority of guests I never see,Continue reading “39”

As a very young boy I remember watching Ron Thompson win Gold medal for marathon walking at the 1960 Rome Olympics. The 50km walk or 31.06 miles was completed in 4 hours 25 minutes and 30 seconds, roughly speaking a 7 mph pace. The very odd Thompson walked through the tape and off out ofContinue reading “Walking back to Happiness”

I trust you’re fully awake as you read this and not in bed with your phone or computer. This is one of the taboos on World Sleep day. For best of health my good friend Aki Hintsa told me that we need 8 hours sleep per night preferably in a dark room to maximise ourContinue reading “World Sleep Day”

In the 8th chapter of the gospel of Matthew we hear of a Centurion who approaches Jesus in the village of Capernum . We don’t know his name but we can imagine a warrior, a leader of 100 men who leads and is a man of authority. The Centurion sees that hallmark of authority inContinue reading “Centurion”

Yippee I’m celebrating all the women. From my mother ( deceased ) to my wife ( alive ) to my mother in law ( deceased ), to all the lawyers, accountants and marketing genius that I work with. This is the day. I’m yelling for Yellen, I’m happy for Harris , I’m mourning for May.Continue reading “International Women’s Day”

In 1995 I first entered the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on the eastern side of Tiananmen Square. It was an awesome experience as part of the UK Government Trade Delegation to China. I had been to China in the early 1980s and knew that it was a nation on the move,Continue reading “Wo Zhidao.”

In the inimitable words of Michael Caine ‘ not many people know that ‘ the driving distance Monaco to London is 884 miles. At a speed of 50mph it will take just over 17 hours to make the trip ( without pit stops on the way ). Ok big deal what are you saying ?Continue reading “Monaco to London”

On Friday my wife and her siblings prepare to bury their mother. In the previous blog ‘ It’s not her fault ‘ I spoke of her struggle with dementia, a challenge as much for the family to cope as for her to deal with. Due to the pandemic restrictions , a maximum of 30 willContinue reading “Farewell to Love”

A friend of mine recently asked if I had considered writing a blog about The Great Reset. I had to look up what on Earth he was talking about. Where was this reset button ? What were we resetting ? I researched and found that it was the Headline Strategy spelt out at the 50thContinue reading “The Great Reset”

No sooner did the ink dry on the blog of mine ‘ It’s not her fault ‘ my mother in law passed away, dying peacefully in the home of her youngest son. By God’s grace the lady was released into His arms freed from the shackles of dementia, from the world of oblivion into theContinue reading “The Funeral”