Have been given to think by events not directly affecting myself about the dysfunctionality of people/organisations in the caring professions or Doing Good In The World. (So well documented in their archives, ahem.)

Some while ago I came across an article from around the 1970s which was exploring why so many contemporary organisations devoted to ( Read more... )

The Great Website Tidy-Up has been achieved, along with various updates. Poss just as well, as someoine is interviewing me for a women's history journal next week and is particularly interested in the website. (Ten years! Ten years I've been maintaining it; I can't help feeling that internet years are like dog-years or possibly even mayfly years ( Read more... )

via cavlec:

When you see this, quote from Shakespeare in your journal
Heaven doth with us as we with torches do,
Not light them for themselves; for if our virtues
Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike
As if we had them not.
(Measure for Measure, The Duke to Angelo, Act 1 Scene 1).

Reading these very thought-provoking posts by oyceter and coffeeandink I was struck by the underlying notion that they are arguing against, that there is a quick fix for [problem] in the form of a magic bullet or set of rules or clearly labelled boxes to put things in, and once you've got that sorted, [problem] is no longer a problem because you just follow the ( Read more... )