Just a quick one for now as I am in the midst of a week long sinus infection and can do very little apart from dragging myself to work and complaining into my tissues. I have polished off Eric Clapton: The Autobiography and it made for an interesting read. Credit to him for actually writing [...]
I’ve been reading and watching a lot of media recently about the implications of the global meltdown, credit crisis, apocolypse etc. and have been fielding a number of questions about what this means for us here at The Nile. On balance I think there will be a significant slowdown in consumer spending both in Australia [...]
I will start by saying that I am not a hypochondriac. People who know me will plead otherwise but I maintain that I am simply easily panicked. Hypochondria is a proper condition, let’s not forget. Myself, I am merely in tune with my body’s every change and symptom. You call it obsession, I call it [...]
The ancient Chinese are said to have cursed their enemies by wishing that they “…live in interesting times”. With the dramatic changes in the world’s financial markets, our days are certainly interesting and more than a few people feel cursed. With the stock market plummeting, banks closing & investments being lost by the billions, the [...]