Reading time: < 1 min In using up the last of my holiday allocation for the year, I find myself finishing up on the 17th December and not returning to work until the 5th of January. Previously I’d have viewed that as a good chance to get some things done (and there are two things I MUST get done before…
Reading time: 2 mins I’ve spent most of the evening retagging MP3s in my iTunes library in an effort to get them all cleaned up. I tried this with a bit of software before but it did more damage than good so I’m just slowly working my way through by hand and, as it turns out, it’s quite fun…
Reading time: < 1 min “Sorry I’m late” “With all due respect to…” Sometimes it feels like my life is littered with apologies which, whilst they are nice to hear, aren’t being offered as an apology but as a platitude. Being sorry you are late once or twice is one thing, continually apologising for being late suggests you are both…
Reading time: 2 mins One thing that continues to keep me blogging, and writing, is my love of words. I write for a living. Well that’s not strictly true these days, but my profession is focussed on technical content, the bulk of which comes in the form of the written word. I write for a hobby. Mainly here on…
Reading time: < 1 min I’d love to. I really would. Every year that rolls around finds me considering it. Every year I start to jot down notes (where do you think one man tales came from?). Every year I visit the website, and get excited at the thought. Every year I think, yeah I COULD do that. Every year…
Reading time: 2 mins Tomorrow morning I’ll be at Glasgow Green to cheer on Louise’s cousin Sharon as she completes the 10K that is organised as part of the Great Scottish Run. I don’t care how heavy the rain is, nor how hard the wind may blow because I owe her a few cheers. Roll back the clock to…