Tony's Blog

Denis Wood takes us into a place most are never aware exists, as if to give us the world through the eyes of a map. Oh yes, we read about projections and scales and the minutia that seasons the conversation of professional cartographers. But more, we also are brought (dragged if reluctant) to the realization that every map has an opinion, a point of view. He doesn’t stop there. He continues until his point is made that everyman, in a map making world, is or ought to be, a map maker.

Horse sense for people : using the gentle wisdom of the join-up technique to enrich our relationships at home and at work… by Monty Roberts This time was a re-read for me. Anyone who lays claim to being or wanting to manage people should study Monty Roberts’ “Join Up” methods. ( )

She starts with a flashback through a childhood that sets the stage for maladjustment, repression and anger. With another relationship seemingly failing she happens on Avalon. and Jean. Together healing is discovered and inspiring to the reader on several levels.