Nature, Nurture? No Excuse!
I was chatting to a friend recently, suggesting she didn’t seem to get upset by much (too wise and too mature); she suggested it was part of her West Country Heritage. Interesting point – but by the...
View ArticleGender-based audiences – differences?
I’ve been involved in a couple of very interesting debates recently about the differences between men and women. One is in a closed group on Facebook so I can’t point you towards it, but the other is...
View ArticleThe problem with liking something.
I use twitter quite a bit – partially for fun and partially for work. It’s great for finding semi-random bits and bobs of facts/background research if you have a good set of people you follow....
View ArticleWhy did I end up needing steroid injections? I should have known better.
I think it’s safe to say I’m not waiting for the phone to ring and for Cirque De Soliel to beg me to join. I can juggle (badly) and my fire-eating is passable but for some reason I can’t quite recall...
View ArticleThoughts on good-bys and hellos.
Railway stations are odd places. There’s a necessary functionality about ‘em but at the same time there’s something romantic about the fact that people are travelling I know there’s a lot of business...
View ArticleLearning to juggle or drive – or make presentations
First thought I have done some fire eating and fire breathing in my past. Not a lot, but enough. And before anyone asks, no, there’s no trick. It’s not cold flame, it’s burning paraffin. And if you...
View ArticleBank Transfer Rant
You’re kidding, right? It can’t be hard. Seriously. It’ my money after all and all I wanted to do was move it from my old bank to the Co-op. And it’s easy ‘cos the Co-op said they’d do it...
View ArticleThe man who wore two watches
And when I asked him why, he explained (patiently) that they were the kind that auto-wound when they were moved. Therefore if he stopped wearing one of them, it would gradually wind down and ultimately...
View ArticleGod save me from Hen Parties
Don’t get me wrong – I’m all for fun; I’m all for people enjoying themselves and they can be as sound and excited as they like. But could they please, please have their (noisy) good time on a different...
View ArticleRave
I was born in Sheffield. I was brought up in Sheffield. Now from my new adopted home (I’m a Geordie in every other way) Sheffield is ‘south’. It’s not “in The South”, which is a pretty serious term of...
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