The Mick Morris Musing

Turning life's crap into fertilizer

From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Press On!

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan, ‘Press on,’ has solved and always [...]

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Debating the nanny state…….

The information below is an unashamed cross posting of another of my articles from the blog I run for the Samuel Morris Foundation…….. It’s just that I feel SO DAMN passionate about this issue, that I could not let it go…..

All hail Miranda Devine and her rallying forces against the nanny state…….. after all who [...]

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What are you waiting for – isn’t it time to be patient instead?

If you ask my nine or fourteen year old daughters (or for that matter my wife)  if I’m a patient man, they will probably tell you that depends (and definitely not)!
You see I’m the first to admit I hate to wait, especially behind the wheel of my car, and I’m a nut for punctuality and [...]

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