The Chainsaw Trouser Trick
When I got up this morning I looked outside and made the snap decision to not wear shorts - for the first time in several days. As long as clients are not v...
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Invitations And Discoveries
I was invited to write blog posts for a commercial organisation this morning. For a few moments my head grew to such a size that I was already considering an...
Carrot Cake And Walter Mitty
It’s the last day of May, I’m back in the office, the kids are off school, and I’ve just eaten a huge piece of carrot cake. I would be lying if I didn’t say ...
Getting Up Early
It’s a bank holiday here today. I think the parenting rule book for bank holidays goes something like “lie in bed staring at the ceiling for as long as possi...
So Much For Getting Up Early
While flicking through movies looking for something to watch last night, I almost fell asleep, and thought “what the hell am I doing?”. I remember going to b...
In Search Of Something
It’s 11pm on Sunday evening, and I’m heading off over the horizon of the nearby internet in my trusty rowing boat (otherwise known as old PC in the junk room...
Rugby Trophy Moms Fashion Blogs And Grumpy Old Men
It’s 3:30pm on Saturday afternoon. I am supposed to be cutting the lawn, but the lawn mower has decided to stop working. I’ve busied myself with repeatedly f...
Friday
When I arrived in the office this morning I had a couple of ideas for blog posts in my head. Those ideas have now vanished. I should really write ideas down ...
Falling Through The Cracks
This week has seemed to be all about getting on the treadmill, and running as fast as you can to get nowhere. I’ve been head down writing Javascript and Powe...
Video Games Of My Recent Past
It’s rare that I play video games these days, despite the fact that I’ve been buying up the XBox 360 games from the bargain bins for months. I thought it mig...