Image thanks to FastCompany When does a work colleague become a friend? That is a question that I tried to avoid. For many years, during almost all of my working life, I was in a position of management. I started with a team of three way back in the early eighties and peaked in the … Continue reading Work friends
How do dogs think?
Image thanks to Animalia-life.club It seems like a long time since Xmas. January, which is normally the longest of months, dark, damp and dreary, has rushed past and thoughts of spring and warmer weather are emerging from their winter dormancy. Yet this story goes back to a family gathering just after the big day. We … Continue reading How do dogs think?
Consumer Confidence
According to the BBC, there is ‘one measure that can tell us a lot about the state of the UK economy’. That measure is Consumer Confidence. This is a measure of what people are apparently ‘feeling’ about their prospects, currently and into the future. NIQ, the world’s leading consumer intelligence company (sic) and producer of … Continue reading Consumer Confidence
Away strips
It’s been quite a couple of weeks for Newcastle United but then isn’t every couple of weeks these days, the matches keep coming thick and fast. An away win in the league at Burnley, home wins against Crystal Palace and a thriller against Leeds United have seen the club up to a more respectable 6th … Continue reading Away strips
Getting there
For me, it has always been about the journey rather than the destination. I know this sounds like a cliche yet I don’t mean the physical act of traveling somewhere but rather the movement from one particular position to another. At work I was far more interested in seeing movement towards a desired objective rather … Continue reading Getting there
A Completionist
To be honest I had never heard the word until the other day when one of my connections on BlueSky used it. He was interested in my quest to read a book from an author born in every country in the world. He said ‘As a fellow completionist, I love this project, and am glad … Continue reading A Completionist
Monsters
I wrote a while back about my internal conflict in that I love the music of Wagner, even though there is plenty of evidence that he held some abhorrent views. I never met him so I only have what others have written to go on. It is no defence but his opinions were shared by … Continue reading Monsters
Swedish Death Cleaning
Image thanks to TheSpruce.com I’m not sure how to start this blog because, as is quite common, two related thoughts have popped into my head. Both of them are a bit random. The first is that nearly every town has an antique shop or two. The one in my mind is in Hexham and is … Continue reading Swedish Death Cleaning
The Age of Disinformation
You'd better get home before it gets dark - Image thanks to Dundee Courier. This was supposed to be the age of information, where data was accessible to everyone with a connection. This was supposed to be the great wave of democratisation where citizen journalists, backed up by strong Wikis would ensure that the truth … Continue reading The Age of Disinformation
What will amaze us in the future?
Image thanks to stockcake My sister and I have found ourselves in hospital again, as carers this time rather than patients. Both of us were using our phones and tablets to keep in touch with relatives and friends. I confess I was also keeping an eye on the football scores. Everywhere you go now, everyone … Continue reading What will amaze us in the future?
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 