It’s a long story but I ended up with a cheque in dollars. Trying to do something with it has been a faff. I couldn’t do anything with it through the app (only cheques in pounds are accepted) and there is no longer a branch of my bank in my home town. The next time … Continue reading Another bank closes
Tasks in hand
Image thanks to Freepik I don’t want to be a retirement bore, perhaps that ship has already sailed, yet I want to capture the little differences that are happening to me as I pull away from the shoreline of work. Two things have stood out for me so far. The first is one that everyone … Continue reading Tasks in hand
Who’s thanking who?
Image thanks to Inspired Pencil It’s now more than a fortnight since I officially retired. So far I have managed to avoid going back to work (OK, I did help out a friend with some BSides stuff) and the odds of me returning by Christmas are lengthening. The first few days were a bit of … Continue reading Who’s thanking who?
Technology Bauhaus
Image thanks to architectiroma The North East needs a Technology Bauhaus. At times the region dwells in the past. We talk about ship building and mining as if these things happened yesterday yet, if you are in your forties you have never seen these industries. Such industries are over and are never coming back in … Continue reading Technology Bauhaus
Retired
Today, everything has changed yet it has all stayed the same. This is my first day of retirement yet life goes on around me. The sun has come out and all is good with the world. As if! I’ve still got plenty to do but there are no emails to reply to and no tasks … Continue reading Retired
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 