When Dr David Corlett appeared on Go Back To Where You Came From and began using the reality show voice, I realised that the show would be sensational rather than true. That expectation was justified in the first episode when the participants were put on a sinking boat. From the comfort of my sofa it… Continue reading Go Back To Where You Came From
Category: Off Topic
Does Team Culture Help Virtual Teams?
Imagine working with someone on a daily basis but only seeing them face-to-face once a year or even less frequently. Instead, you’d communicate over the phone or via email, instant messaging, web conferencing, video conferencing and, these days, even social network tools like facebook and twitter. Most of my career has been spent working in… Continue reading Does Team Culture Help Virtual Teams?
Bhutanese Belief in Shangri-La Naive
Could the Bhutanese belief in their Shangri-La status be naive? Bhutanese lama Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche asked this question in the Bhutan Observer on Friday. It’s very similar to one of the central themes of Dragon Bones and he raises many of the points that I describe anecdotally. There’s a snake in this garden of… Continue reading Bhutanese Belief in Shangri-La Naive
Dragon Bones For Charity
I’m very excited to say that the first copies of Dragon Bones have been shipped. This is a good time to announce that 50% of the royalties for all editions of Dragon Bones will go to Bhutanese organisations. Two years living in Bhutan convinced me that local people are best placed to identify and address… Continue reading Dragon Bones For Charity
Dragon Bones Has Arrived
video of the opening When the woman behind the post office counter asked me what I was picking up, I said, “Books.” One day in the future, it may be such a common experience that I stop there. Not this day. I knew that the small box she brought out from the back room contained… Continue reading Dragon Bones Has Arrived
Free Speech
I knew when I wrote Dragon Bones that it wouldn’t be loved by everyone. My collection of people’s perspectives was meant to be holistic, not good or bad, but some people were bound to object. It was likely that I would never be able to return to Bhutan – that they would never issue me… Continue reading Free Speech
Facebook Valentine
Have you ever heard people say ‘If it’s not on facebook, it’s not real’? You’re not really in a relationship until you’ve acknowledged it on facebook. I guess the corollary is that you haven’t broken up until you’ve acknowledged it on facebook. So what happens if only one person in a new / broken couple… Continue reading Facebook Valentine
Dragon Bones Not Yet Shipping
Amazon US was scheduled to start shipping Dragon Bones this week, but it’s still being printed. They sent out a message to everyone who’d pre-ordered, apologising that they hadn’t been able to find the book and asking them to confirm if they still wanted Amazon to track it down. If the reader didn’t confirm within… Continue reading Dragon Bones Not Yet Shipping
Gone To Print
Dragon Bones has gone to print. Thank you to everyone who pushed and supported me along the way. A special thanks to the people who kindly offered their photos for the cover. The designer chose to use other photos, but that doesn’t reflect on the photos you shared. They were all fantastic.
Site Design
I’ve designed a new look for the site that will fit better with the social network plugins and makes better use of new features of WordPress and CSS3. With a book on the way, this seems the right time to make the change. In preparation, I’m making changes to the metadata (category names, tags etc)… Continue reading Site Design