I’m not one of them. I have had my two shots as well as my booster and, no doubt if offered another COVID-19 injection I will be there in the queue. I have also had all my injections at school and my children have had theirs so I can’t be accused of being against vaccinations. … Continue reading Antivaxxers
Chasing funding
It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to funding. Already we are into the second week of the last quarter of the financial year and the perennial question looms. Will we be able to secure enough money to carry on for another year? Not all of my income comes from funders but for … Continue reading Chasing funding
Back on the horse
Image from Pintrest It’s a long time since I have been on a horse. It could have been either in my thirties or even in my teens. It’s not something that I get much chance to do. Apart from a brief flurry with my daughters when they were young, the closest I have come to … Continue reading Back on the horse
What no tests
Image thanks to Times of Bristol There are hen’s teeth, there is rocking horse manure and then there are Lateral Flow Tests. I am joking of course. The fact that we are able to get tests at all, paid for through general taxation, is an unbridled luxury. Much of the world has to suffer the … Continue reading What no tests
Oh Christmas Tree
Well, that didn’t take too long. The decorations are down and the house looks less cluttered again. Everything is away in the loft for another eleven months. Each year we go through the same ritual though of late we have been putting up fewer adornments. The mainstay of our decorations is of course the tree. … Continue reading Oh Christmas Tree
Happy New Year 2022
For the last four years now I have published my resolutions and looked back at what I had achieved in the year before. This year I am not going to but instead I will be going with one resolution. Looking back on the year it has had some good bits and some not so good. … Continue reading Happy New Year 2022
Another blogging year
Well, this is my last blog for the year. Indeed it may be my last blog ever as I always use this time of year to stop and think about what I want to do. There are so many things that press on my time, most of them self-imposed, that I have to declutter from … Continue reading Another blogging year
Time off with the Maias
Image thanks to Pintrest Bank holiday Monday, a day off for some in lieu of Christmas day. We’re now in that strange period between the end of one year and the start of another. There may still be a few hangover events from the festive break, with visits to relatives or a trip to the … Continue reading Time off with the Maias
Reset anyone?
Working with Eiji Toyoda, Taiichi Ohno helped establish the Toyota Production System laying the groundwork for today’s Just-in-Time methodology. He was reportedly asked what the system was called, yet he was reluctant to give it a name as he believed that once a system was given a name it would become codified and bastardised into … Continue reading Reset anyone?
Seasonal distortion
‘Tis the holiday season. One of the few real holy days of the year if you believe in such things. It is also a strange time of year. Not only do you get the need to enjoy yourself and a sense of faux camaraderie shoved in your face but you are bombarded with things you … Continue reading Seasonal distortion
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 