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
Six long weeks
Image thanks to Medium At last the time has come when the children go to school. For some it is their first time while for many it is a continuation of the last academic year. Parents are relieved but not more so than grandparents. The six week holiday is when they really come into their … Continue reading Six long weeks
It makes them sound interesting
Image thanks to InterestingFacts.com One of the troubles of getting old is that you find yourself repeating the same stories. There are only so many ways to say the same thing. Having blogged for well over ten years now (thirteen years to be precise) it is inevitable that I will have to use the same … Continue reading It makes them sound interesting
Bad as it seems?
I’ve tried giving social media a rest. I’ve not gone for a total switch off but have been trying to spend less time doom scrolling as it is not good for me. I came off Twitter some time ago as I found it too depressing, filled with bile and hatred. I would put my phone … Continue reading Bad as it seems?
Look for the unusual
I’m making significant progress in my quest to read a book by an author from every country in the world. I’m on number seventy which is past a third of the way. There is still some distance to go but I am encouraged that a third is closer to a half than it is to … Continue reading Look for the unusual
The price of AI
Google has put up my monthly subscription. I understand that prices go up, especially in times of higher inflation, yet the amount has gone up considerably, at least in percentage terms. The reason given is that many more new features have been added to the functionality, especially around AI. The problem is that I didn’t … Continue reading The price of AI
Another bank closes
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
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 