Author Archives: lord_lordy

Paradigm Shift

Posted on November 5, 2011 by lord_lordy

This last week David Cameron announced that we would start tracking a happiness index. I watched the Politics show and the politicians, including those on his party, all made a joke about it. This was a very poor reflection on … Continue reading →

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Kona

Posted on November 1, 2011 by lord_lordy

This year both Chrissie and Crowie looked completely spent on crossing the line at Kona. Stories abounded of pro’s hardly able to walk the following day and certainly many of my friends suffered from “cankles” the next day. For me … Continue reading →

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Money

Posted on October 31, 2011 by lord_lordy

Ever thought about how money works or what it is ? £ – “Pound Sterling” – it used to be a pound of sterling silver and you could have gone to a bank and asked for your silver. You may … Continue reading →

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Lordy World – FIAT Currency

Posted on October 31, 2011 by lord_lordy

The bankers notices that as the economy has evolved absolutely no one ever comes and redeems PHLs. There no longer seems any point since they can just deposit them and earn interest. PHLs have been so successful people are no … Continue reading →

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Lordy World – Compound Interest

Posted on October 31, 2011 by lord_lordy

With time our Bankers notice that often loans aren’t paid back on time. They decide to reflect the different times taken to repay they should charge interest rather than a fixed fee. The depositors hearing of this move demand a … Continue reading →

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Lordy World – Fractional Reserve Banking

Posted on October 31, 2011 by lord_lordy

PHLs prove a great success. Most people deposit their week of time and the money supply stabilises. Few see any need to redeem PHLs, instead they work for someone else to earn PHLs or have a business that sells something … Continue reading →

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Lordy World – Introduction

Posted on October 31, 2011 by lord_lordy

Despite believing I had a good understanding of money this exercise took far longer than I expected largely because I tried to think it through with a simpler case “Lordy World” but as I explored the implications of the features … Continue reading →

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Lifting The Veil

Posted on October 24, 2011 by lord_lordy

This weekend I went to Wembley to watch an NFL game. It was a great to celebrate the end of the season with one of my athletes who, in his first season of Ironman completed three Ironman races and a … Continue reading →

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Reflections

Posted on October 20, 2011 by lord_lordy

It’s been a few weeks now since Hawaii and I’ve had a good chance to reflect on my year. I’ve said before how Triathlon has changed my life and I really can’t understate it. This weekend I’m even considering going … Continue reading →

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What Happened ?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by lord_lordy

Why did I completely detonate on Saturday. Here’s a spoiler – some may say it’s my shoes, nutrition, heat, dehydration whatever BUT it’s lack of training… no doubt in my mind. Now the long story. [Race Report] Firstly I must … Continue reading →

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