Day 207 – 2 December 2014 I must start off with an apology. Yesterday I may have inadvertently given the impression that I would be on the VIP table for the Great Staff, Great Stuff awards event. It turns out that I was close but it was no cigar. I was on the next table … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 207
A year of work in progress – day 205
Day 205 – 28 November 2014 Black Friday turned out to be grey. Low cloud tuned to fog and gave the day a depressing start. When did this happen? Not the weather but when did a day that marked the point that American businesses moved from being in the red to making a profit and … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 205
A year of work in progress – day 199
Day 199 – 20 November 2014 I’d never been to Abbey Leisure Centre. I’ve driven past it many times on my way through Pity Me but never needed to stop. Anyone who knows me (or has seen me) will know that leisure centres are not really my thing – too much sweat and Jeyes Fluid. … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 199
A year of work in progress – day 198
Day 198 – 19 November 2014 Last night’s Dynamo board was really interesting. The drive there wasn’t. Getting across the Tyne these days is a nightmare. South to North or North to South, it makes no difference. All the roads have been dug up. Getting from Tanfield across Newcastle to get to Hoult’s Yard by … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 198
A year of work in progress – day 196
Day 196 – 13 November 2014 Philae is resting on Comet 67P. After a couple of bounces and some bitten nails it’s talking away happily to mission control in Germany. Apparently it has the equivalent weight of a butterfly on Earth. We can put a probe on a comet but we can’t sort the traffic … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 196
A year of work in progress – day 194
Day 194 – 11 November 2014 Armistice day. As I’ve got older I have felt more and more affected by today and all the remembrance that surrounds it. The world is such a beautiful place yet can be filled with evil. It pains me to think of those lives lost in conflict and I struggle … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 194
A year of work in progress – day 192
Day 192 – 7 November 2014 Finally it feels like winter. Yesterday was cold and sharp while this morning it was bucketing down. I like the warmth but the weather lately has been wrong. Normality is prevailing. I made my way down again to EDC for a Digital Durham demand stimulation meeting. This time I … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 192
A year of work in progress – day 191
Day 191 – 6 November 2014 The Digital Durham team has been put forward for another award. I’m mentioning this because I started at world headquarters this morning. This time it is the Great Staff, Great Stuff awards. It’s not a ploy to sell tickets this time though as they are held entirely within the … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 191
A year of work in progress – day 189
Day 189 – 4 November 2014 The train was quiet as it pulled out of Newcastle station. There were not many people about at 4:45 in the morning, just a few railway staff and the odd sleepy passenger. I was on my way to the Nimbus Ninety Ignite conference. I don’t like London. I get … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 189
A year of work in progress – day 167
Day 167 – 3 October 2014 Have you seen the movie Parenthood? There’s a scene where Gil and Karen Buckman, played by Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen, are talking about the way their lives are and Gil says how he hates messy. Just then Grandma comes in and says: “You know, when I was young, … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 167
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 