Tag Archives: Planning

Planned and Unplanned

Posted on June 4, 2020 by the archivist

Mail: SpaceX launches another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit — including one with an inbuilt ‘sun visor’ to make the constellation less visible from Earth Total number of Starlink satellites now in orbit has now reached 482 SpaceX has permission … Continue reading →

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The Plans Always Go Wrong

Posted on November 9, 2019 by the archivist

I hate making plans. Plans are like straitjackets. They constrain you to doing something or other for a certain period of time. It’s like going to prison. But if I make plans for myself, I can at least abandon the … Continue reading →

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The Re-Introduction Of Rationing

Posted on November 28, 2017 by the archivist

A quote that Walt produced about tobacco prohibition- “…for this is a real crusade, make no mistake, and the true crusader doesn’t stop at burning the village, killing the women and children and making off with the cattle if that’s what … Continue reading →

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Planners Are Authoritarians

Posted on November 22, 2017 by the archivist

I started reading Chris Snowdon’s free download book, Killjoys, yesterday, and on page 29 came across the notion of “a runaway train of authoritarianism”. And it prompted a question that I often find myself asking: Why are so many people such … Continue reading →

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An Unplanned Life

Posted on January 18, 2016 by the archivist

I’ve lived an unplanned life. I never had plans about what I wanted to do with my life. I never had any goals or ambitions. There was never anything I was particularly trying to achieve. I think that what I … Continue reading →

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