Please don’t let me read another book by Henry James. I have tried at least three now and just can’t get away with them. There is something about the way he writes that I find soporific. I try hard to remember the characters and understand the plot but find my mind wandering to other things. … Continue reading Not Henry James, please
Not the clocks again
Admittedly I go to bed early but I normally get up between five and six in the morning. I like a quiet hour or so to pull myself together before the hurly burly of the day gets underway. This morning I got up between six and seven. This had nothing to do with going to … Continue reading Not the clocks again
Serial reader
I’ve said before that for my last significant birthday my daughters got me membership of the Lit and Phil library in Newcastle, the largest independent UK library outside London. It’s such a great place to go and browse or sit and read among all the amazing books they have. If you are in town it … Continue reading Serial reader
The toilet’s not working
These are the kinds of words you don’t want to hear, especially if you are like me and not good at plumbing. Water and I just don’t mix. This time though it wasn’t really my problem but rather a problem in one of my daughter’s flats. Being the caring father I was happy to try … Continue reading The toilet’s not working
Talking ethics again
Last year I was asked to talk about business ethics to a group of students at Newcastle College. This was on the back of me being involved in the North East initiative on Business Ethics. I blogged about it back in May and must have done a reasonable job as I was asked back again. … Continue reading Talking ethics again
Little voice
Image thanks to DailyNLP I’ve been thinking a lot recently about that seemingly unstoppable voice inside my head. I gather everyone has one but please tell me if this is not so. I think of it both as a friend and foe. It has helped me solve many a problem throughout the years and my … Continue reading Little voice
Flexible working (again)
Image thanks to Advice First The first session of our Digital Peer Network got off with a discussion on hybrid and flexible working. Throughout the pandemic many of us have been able to, and indeed required to work from home. Overnight the world changed and those who had advocated that much work coil be done … Continue reading Flexible working (again)
Antivaxxers
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
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
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 