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July 1, 2018July 1, 2018

Your Words Matter

Your Words Matter By Phil La Duke and first published here: https://philladuke.wordpress.com/2018/06/30/your-words-matter/ My blog was already written, locked down and in the vault. My time is at a premium, with a full-time job, two magazine deadlines looming, and a book in post production, so I’m not to inclined to start… Learn more >>>>>

August 3, 2016June 22, 2018

They’re Only Words….. Aren’t They?

They’re Only Words….. Aren’t They? Republished by request - Check out the new book by Rob Sams “Words provide a voice to our deepest feelings. I tell you, words have started and stopped wars. Words have built and lost fortunes. Words have saved and taken lives. Words have won and… Learn more >>>>>

April 17, 2016April 18, 2016

Three Cheers for the Safety Literalists

Quote from the article: So, when it comes to the law and understanding regulation, words do have meaning, that’s why the word ‘zero’ appears nowhere in legislation, regulation and standards in safety. Somehow safety people seem to think that adding absolutes to the law somehow improves things? However, safety people… Learn more >>>>>

July 19, 2015July 19, 2015

So words and the way we say them don’t matter?

So words and the way we say them don’t matter? This poem was recently posted on Facebook. I started to read it (only because I knew the person who posted it) of course I immediately thought he had lost the plot – then I got to the bottom – wow,… Learn more >>>>>

May 2, 2015May 3, 2015

The safety-fication of everything

The safety-fication of everything An interesting article by Steven Shorrock just posted on the Safety Differently Blog. We have certainly covered this issue many times and in different ways (check out our This Toaster is Hot Page – to see how “safety” has made its way insidiously into every aspect… Learn more >>>>>