An Unexpected Avalanche
You know how I wrote yesterday that a publication on Medium had syndicated a few of my posts ? After the initial surprise and excitement, reality kind of set...
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Syndication
For the last few days I have been tidying up some old “think pieces”, and re-posting them to a shiny new blog at jonbeckett.com. I’m not posting them here, b...
Midnight
Each day seems to be falling into the next at the moment. I suppose it’s only natural when you work from home, and the projects you’re working on require any...
Choose Your Poison
A few nights ago I heard a mouse running around in our attic. I’m guessing it came in from the houses alongside, and I’m guessing it’s not alone.
Nowhere On Purpose
I’ve been sitting in front of the computer all afternoon, reading, tinkering, playing chess, and falling down internet rabbit holes. While sitting here, ther...
Rockstar Lifestyle
It’s 11pm on Friday night, and I’m the last person awake in the house. All I can hear is the blood pumping through my ears, and the rattle of the keyboard as...
Two Worlds
A few days ago I was approached at work - along with everybody else - about writing occasional blog posts for the company website. The posts will be shared w...
Running On My Own
At dinner yesterday evening, my middle daughter put all sorts of plans in place to go running several times a week before college. I suggested I could go wit...
The Day Alexa Landed In My Parents House
The day has been never ending. At one point I was on a conference call with work, the home phone rang, my mobile rang, somebody came to the door, and then my...
Running Chocolate Alcohol And Coffee
There is an X-Box 360 tucked away under the desk. It’s wired up, but nobody ever plays with it. I’ve just chanced upon the best life-hack ever with it though...