Peter B. Giblett

@pgiblett (6524)

Canada • Age 67

Joined myLot 13 years ago

Writer, editor and future thinker - moderator at Wikinut.com. Former IT Executive, qualified as a lawyer (not practicing)

www.wikinut.com/author~qnpon/Peter-B.-Giblett/

Discussions (45)

Peter B. Giblett's Discussions

Business Outsourcing and Accountability

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 29 Jul 16

Since the dawn of the computer industry there has been a couple of different business philosophies: firstly to retain internal specialists to build computer systems and support them; secondly businesses outsource these services on...

outsourcing

core part of the business

computers

accounting

accountability

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5 people

Who Should we be Learning From?

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 11 Jul 16

Some people have an innate ability to lead people and show us the way, show us the change that is required. I am of the opinion that the great majority of those that influence us are not famous people such as Steven Covey, Zig...

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8 people

How is your Workplace Changing?

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 5 Jul 16

I used to be the Head of Change at a company I once worked with, in part this meant that I was looking for ways to innovate the processes the businesses used (e.g. through the implementation of IT systems) but it also meant that...

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2 people

What have you done?

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 21 Jun 16

A few months ago we decided that big changes were in order, you may have read about the bathroom renovation we undertook (or more correctly commissioned contractors to). Since that time we have been busy, adding walls, putting up...

change

mess

shiny and new

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13 people

We Built this City on Rock and Roll

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 28 May 16

Listening to the radio this morning the song wit this line it was played. I think these words to be one of the greatest metaphors of all time. We know cities don't literally get built of the music playing on the radio, or do...

metaphor

song

rock roll

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13 people

Anyone like Twitter Moments?

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 10 May 16

Twitter Moments is a relatively new feature on that social site. Personally I find it a huge waste of space because it is driven by what is in the news (something that I am not particularly interested in and to be honest there are...

twitter

twitter moments

news

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18 people

A Very Tenuous Connection!

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 27 Apr 16

A famous singer died this week and I have a tenuous connection to tell in relation to him. There was a man I first met when I was on a business trip in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He worked for the American division of the company I...

connections

prince

duke

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16 people

The Stitches are Out! Content Warning Included!

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 12 Apr 16

Here is where the content warning kicks in. If you are sensitive in nature then I urge you to go to another post as the details here are graphic in nature. Well I visited the hospital today and am pleased to report that...

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19 people

Ways to Learn or Improve Your English

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 21 Mar 16

One of the features of MyLot is the fact that we have members from across the globe all with differing levels of knowledge of the English language. I consider myself quite an expert with this language, yet I know I do make...

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43 people

The Bathroom is now Finished

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 17 Mar 16

Complete with marble effect tiles and a clever slow close lid on the toilet our new en-suite bathroom had been completed. The workmen have gone and all we have to do is tidy up and put everything back. We slept last night back in...

en suite bathroom

workmen have gone

new shower

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22 people

Why did you say that???

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 16 Mar 16

We all open our mouths from time to time and find that the wrong thing comes out, we say something insulting instead of something complimentary, we say something stupid instead of something smart, this is what I call "foot in...

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26 people

Developing a Discussion

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 14 Mar 16

What is MyLot? This is a question that crosses the mind of many who come to this site. Let's be clear MyLot is not a writing site, well not in the traditional sense where you write a fully thought out article for people to read...

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30 people

The First Tile is on the Bathroom Wall

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 10 Mar 16

Well we are reaching the end of the work by the contractors, the first tile is on the shower wall, this is hot off the press as the contractor cuts a few tiles that will seen be added. The bathroom has changed out of all...

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8 people

Do you ever Change your Point of View?

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 9 Mar 16

What is your Point of View? Do you ever change it? Whatever the subject it is likely we will have a point of view. Someone once wrote a comment against some of my content stating "you make a compelling argument, but I cannot...

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19 people

Bathroom Torn Apart

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 7 Mar 16

Here is a picture of our bathroom, after everything has been removed it is down to the pipework, which has all been ripped out right down to the bare bones and replaced. There is a lot of work, but it will be worth it because...

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26 people

The power of the wish?

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 2 Mar 16

A lot has been written about the secret of success but I was curious how many people believe in the power of the wish? Never underestimate the power of the wish! If you wish for something consistently enough and deeply enough it...

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18 people

Animal Recycling?

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 29 Feb 16

We have often seen our recycling bins turned over by animals but yesterday morning we found an animal in the paper recycling bin, and the bin was completely upright. You can see the animal here, I am not 100% sure what it is, but...

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16 people

How to Get Rid of Tea/Coffee stains?

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 26 Feb 16

One of the biggest problems faced on a daily basis are the tea of coffee stains that after time appear on your, cups, mugs, or even saucers (if you choose to drink your poison that way). I remember as a child doing the washing up...

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14 people

Curry - The World's Greatest Dish?

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 23 Feb 16

I love curry. It has been said more than once that the way to an English man's heart is through his stomach, provide a superb dish and he is hooked for life. Well curry is certainly a great dish that is capable of winning over a...

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24 people

A Bicycle Made for Two

Peter B. Giblett @pgiblett (6524) • Canada 21 Feb 16

I remember as a child my dad buying a tandem, a bicycle for two people, I remember us taking many journeys on that bike, before I got my own one and my brother graduated to the back of the tandem. I remember us cycling around the...

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16 people