When Robert and I agreed to go for a walk in the countryside, I said that ten miles was probably my maximum for one day. To be honest I wasn’t sure but this was as far as I think I had been in one day since retiring. So a route of ten miles was decided … Continue reading A walk too far?
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
Communication is everything
I’ve had a couple of incidents this week with the NHS, one with me and another with a close relative, in which the lack of communication has played a major role. Before I continue, I must say that the NHS is an amazing organisation. It is one of the best inventions ever and, despite its … Continue reading Communication is everything
Try it, you might not like it
How often has someone said to you to try something, you never know, you might like it? When I was young it was something my mother often used to say to me to get me to try different foods. Some I did like and others I didn’t. That’s life. Now that I am retired and … Continue reading Try it, you might not like it
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?
Chaser of lost causes part 2
A couple of weeks back I wrote about how I was a chaser of lost causes, in that I find myself starting things which are impossible to complete. I gave a couple of examples: a challenge to read a book by an author from every country in the world and; an attempt to walk the … Continue reading Chaser of lost causes part 2
Stop the clock
Image thanks to Hayters.com If someone had told me before the match that Arsenal would beat Newcastle by two goals to one I would have accepted it. The North London team is well into its stride while Newcastle has had a stuttering but not disastrous start. The transfer window was somewhat of a debacle and … Continue reading Stop the clock
Chaser of lost causes
When I still used Twitter I had said that I was a chaser of lost causes in my profile. I was half joking of course and had meant that many of the things that I wanted to see change in the world were very unlikely to happen. Sure enough very few of them have but … Continue reading Chaser of lost causes
Friendship groups
Image thanks to Freepic The six weeks holiday is over and the kids have gone to school. I started my blog in the same way a couple of weeks ago but bare with me, I am hoping to make a different point. Back in the last academic year, up until July, we would take the … Continue reading Friendship groups
Drawing lessons
One of the things that I told everyone who asked what I was going to do once I was retired was that I was going to try and learn to draw. We are fortunate in Morpeth that we have an art shop which sells everything that a budding and more mature artist may want. What … Continue reading Drawing lessons
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 