Reading time: < 1 min It seems like no time since I was looking forward to the summer. The holiday in Singapore was months away, Pedal for Scotland was a spot in the distance and ohhh yes I was gonna get so much done. In the past I think I’d now be sitting here saying “Christ, it’s almost November, what…
Reading time: 2 mins Like many people, I like to ponder self-improvement, how I will read more books, learn to play the guitar, exercise more and invest in myself more than I have. However it seems that deep down I’m actually not that bothered, that I must be happy enough with where I am in my life at the…
Reading time: 2 mins I cannot believe I’ve not written about my trip to Singapore! And I’m not going to, as I’ve yet to post my photos to Flickr so I’ll wait until I’ve done that. That said, I’ve been busy since I got back, spending a few days in Newcastle at a conference, and the rest of the…
Reading time: 2 mins I’m at a conference, having dinner with some of the attendees. I’ve met them before, know them well enough on a professional basis and talk turns to Twitter and Facebook. Turns out the three of us are developing very similar relationships with Twitter and Facebook, namely that we now approach each service with a view…
Reading time: 2 mins I remember, many many years ago, having a chat with a guy I was at school with whilst he walked down the road, swigging from a bottle of red wine. At the time I was solely a beer drinker (with the odd Southern Comfort which is entirely down to Stephen King, yes I was very…
Reading time: 3 mins My main aim for this year was to lose weight. Actually that’s not true. My main aim for this year was to be happy which involves changing my lifestyle and habits, mostly focussed around my fitness and weight. Data helps me with this, tracking my weight loss lets me look back and see how I’ve…