I’m more open to trying things of late, apart of course from the proverbial form of stick dancing and the less than education-related product of British public schooling.. I tend to find it enriches life without the attendant risk of bruising or prolapse. It also affords a chance to understand where one’s capabilities lie. I’m …
I used to joke that when it came to temperatures, I’m a bit of a reptile. Of course, in my natural Caledonian settings, that often meant that I could quite comfortably accommodate the cooler (viz. ‘witch’s teat’) temperatures that Scotland enjoys. As a wise person once pointed out, Scotland is on the same latitude as …
Aah, that was good. It’s been what must be a year since I was granted permission by my increasingly penny-pinching employer to travel on business. I don’t know if this journey to Manchester is a sign of improving commercial fortunes or a recognition that some meetings — a training event in fact — can’t be …
My electronic diary has been nagging me of late with one of those ill-considered ideas that may have seemed worthwhile when originally keyed. Only this time it seems to have worked! I’ve been toying with the idea of Ebay, and latterly using Amazon Marketplace, preferring to donate to charity those odds and sods that were …
I like thinking outside the box. I’m not a fan of the term itself – it smacks of buzzword bingo – but I respect the way of seeing things that the phrase tries to capture. How about this for an alternative take on the motor vehicle? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTYiEkQYhWY] It makes sense, after all, early ‘planes were …
I’m just back from a hastily arranged day trip to England with work when it emerged there wasn’t a suitable available English-based colleague to attend. So they flew me in from Scotland. Carbon Neutral employer, you say? I’m not going to beat them up over that, nor am I going to revisit my scepticism of …
For some reason I have a quarter of an English flag with my initials on it in the pocket of the fleece I’m wearing. I have absolutely no idea why this fractional emblem is on my person. Keep your eye on the local press on the off chance I end up a bloated corpse in …
So much for the plan to have a relatively gentle return to work: I’m going to be travelling for about twelve hours to attend a meeting later in the week that will only run for about three. Irony upon ironies, by selecting the train as the transport method, it’s going to cost a heckuva lot …
Lupercalia: “a very ancient, possibly pre-Roman pastoral festival, observed on February 13 through February 15 to avert evil spirits and purify the city, releasing health and fertility…The Lupercalia festival was in honor of the She-Wolf who suckled the infant orphans, Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.” (from Wikipedia) Or for the base of mind …
If you are selling “custom” numberplates, do you *really* think there will be much of a market for a ‘plate with the string “KKK” in it? Dear Mr. Spammer, if you think that insulting a random recipient’s manhood is a valid marketing approach, trying to say that the penis is a muscle won’t gain you …