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QWAN - Quality Without A Name
The many and varied thoughts of Martyn Foster
Welcome to QWAN - Quality Without A Name. This is the blog of writer Martyn Foster who embodies the spirit of QWAN through producing high quality pieces of writing without being a household name.
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Sustained excellence
My beloved San Antonio Spurs – back in the playoffs and back in the Finals.
Martyn Foster
2 days ago5 min read
New ICE Age
The Internal Combustion Engine and the troublesome transitioning to electric vehicles.
Martyn Foster
May 294 min read
A love letter to the car
Or maybe a more sad and tragic note.
Martyn Foster
May 225 min read
Solitude
It’s not always over the hill and far away…
Martyn Foster
May 152 min read
I know one thing and that is I know nothing
A lesson in Socratic humility.
Martyn Foster
May 85 min read
Control what you can control
In a world of constant chaos remember this stoic principle.
Martyn Foster
May 13 min read
The state of the NBA
Tanking, playoffs, and end-of-season award eligibility.
Martyn Foster
Apr 176 min read
Giving up on being a somebody
Resistance to a necessary ego death.
Martyn Foster
Apr 104 min read
The beginning of the end…
…or the end of the beginning.
Martyn Foster
Mar 273 min read
Growing pains
With some things there’s no going back.
Martyn Foster
Mar 205 min read
Learning to let go
The past, the present, what I can't control, and what I don't understand.
Martyn Foster
Mar 133 min read
The world is not a nice place sometimes, isn’t it?
What to do...
Martyn Foster
Mar 63 min read
An article with no name
In the desert (online), no one remembers your name, but there’s always someone to give you some pain.
Martyn Foster
Feb 273 min read
A new lease on life
Second chances and a renewed energy for life and living.
Martyn Foster
Feb 203 min read
The Virgin Marty
Valentine’s Day V-card.
Martyn Foster
Feb 133 min read
Ask not, “what does the world want from me?”
Ask, “what do I have to give to the world?”
Martyn Foster
Feb 63 min read
Where has the magic in life gone?
Is it only "somewhere in my memory" now?
Martyn Foster
Dec 19, 20254 min read
Fascination does not have a moral compass
Individual freedom and thought control.
Martyn Foster
Dec 12, 20254 min read
Life on easy street
The devaluing of competence, skill, difficulty and anything challenging.
Martyn Foster
Dec 5, 20254 min read
Money & Politics
Wealth inequality is THE (inequality) problem.
Martyn Foster
Nov 28, 20255 min read
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