I’m “fast awake”. It’s 0600, alarm beeping, I have 10 mins, check phone, 37 WhatsApp messages, 26 emails, 9 Linkedin alerts, triage most of those and then check BBC news, same old, check BBC sports, football, great result for Brighton, cricket not so good, snooker, Ronnie not playing again, check share prices, ticking up, then […]
I met up with an old friend last week for coffee (actually, he’s not that old; it’s our friendship that’s old), and we talked about someone we both knew from our school days who is very successful and a bit of a big shot (as it were). And I said to my friend, “But you’re […]
“I am Loki of Asgard and I am burdened with glorious purpose” Loki utters these words in the first Avengers film, sharing a belief in his pre-ordained right to power. At the risk of being a spoiler, it doesn’t end well for him. The use of the word ‘burdened’ is used (I think) because Loki […]
A To-Doom List I have a bittersweet relationship with To-Do lists. On the one hand, how else would I remember to pick up some milk and cereal on the way home, buy that birthday card, or pick up that stuff for the kids? And how could I possibly get any work done without that list of […]
“How’s your grad speech going?” I’m not sure what other people do when they are asked to write a speech, but I find it takes way more time than I have, way more coffee and wine than is healthy, and way more stress and anxiety than I ever expected (even though it was the same […]
I spent some holiday time on the Jurassic Coast this week looking for dinosaur fossils. It was a wonderfully terrible endeavour. It was wonderful because we were joined by much of my extended (and eclectic) family. It was terrible because the weather was predictably cold, wet, and windy, making me grumpy. My parents often took […]
A Little Bit of Struggle I popped in to see how my daughter was getting on with some maths home learning this week. She was stooped over her laptop, hands up against her head, and she was clearly struggling. She looked up at me, grimacing, and I immediately wanted to go over and help her […]
I do not intend to become a book reviewer, but I have a short story about how I decided to keep just three books this year. Curating the Keepers As readers, there are a few books we read each year that leave a lasting impression. They will change how we understand or feel about something, […]
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