http://www.the-rtma.com Leaving the litter Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:58:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The election is looming apparently. We are all expected to do our bit and troop off to the polling stations to put our x next to the name of some idiot in a suit that doesn’t care or understand about us. I’m sure that I’m not the only person thinking ... http://www.the-rtma.com/2010/03/whats-the-point-in-voting/ Here it is: I don’t know what the latest Notebook / Laptop computer is. I have no idea and I really don’t give a monkey’s. My phone? I don’t even know the model-number (other than that it’s three years old and the battery is about to die...) Giga and Mega ... http://www.the-rtma.com/2010/03/notebook-heaven/ Do the words Stephen and Fry bring you out in a cold sweat? Do you wilt and die a little bit inside every time someone looks you in the eye and asks you to do simple multiplication that even your children can do with their eyes closed? Were you someone ... http://www.the-rtma.com/2010/02/clever-period/ How many of us can say that we truly trust another human being with any important information about ourselves? I reckon that there are not that many of us who would and those that do are setting themselves up to be disappointed.Friendship is a concept we are all used to. ... http://www.the-rtma.com/2010/02/friendship-is-it-real/ The Panda—it has to be one of the world’s most beloved cuddly animals, doesn’t it? It’s cute, it’s furry, and it’s dying out rapidly: three of the ingredients any endangered animal worth its salt needs to be at the top of the charts.This story really put a downer on my ... http://www.the-rtma.com/2010/02/poor-pandas/ Some people are really awkward to deal with. I don’t know why it is but there are some folk who just seem to be brimming over with attitude. The thing is, if you let them get to you then you will end up just like them! They will make ... http://www.the-rtma.com/2010/01/how-to-make-friends-from-enemies/ Why are today’s GPs so lazy?Years ago it was a part of their job to travel to the homes of patients who were too sick to get in to the surgery, but not anymore. Now it is all but impossible to get a doctor to visit someone at home.My parents, ... http://www.the-rtma.com/2010/01/doctor-doctor/ What is it with people and fishing? In just about every job I have had, there have been loads of blokes there who are nuts about going fishing. They sit talking about it for hours on end and showing each other photographs of themselves holding a large carp or trout.It ... http://www.the-rtma.com/2010/01/a-wrong-angle/ ‘What goes around, comes around’. I’ve been thinking a lot about that philosophy lately. I’ve noticed that it has been cropping up in all sorts of places; in books I read, songs I listen to and conversations I have. But is there actually any truth in it? Some people ... http://www.the-rtma.com/2009/12/karma/ People sometimes forget how much difference it can make by choosing the right words for something. When you are in business, writing can be a very powerful tool; if you are wise then you will find the best way to use it! This post called, ‘Conversions – Get Rid ... http://www.the-rtma.com/2009/12/the-pen-is-mightier/