Day sixteen of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. There is something almost penitential about what I have been doing over the last month. Trying to work with my unusual hand has been a way of denying myself. Life has basically been too easy as a right-hander and it is time to pay the piper. I … Continue reading Penitence
Oh to be famous
Day fifteen of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. It seems that being famous is not the domain of the right handed. There are plenty of lefties out there who have gone on to do great things, so many in fact that there is a day set aside each year to celebrate their success. August 13 … Continue reading Oh to be famous
Not just your hand
Day fourteen of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’ and I’ve passed the half-way mark. This means two things, firstly I’ve broken the back of the challenge and, secondly it is going to get harder and harder to find something interesting to say. All of the easy stuff has already been done and I’m going to … Continue reading Not just your hand
Mechanics
Day thirteen of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. I’ve struggled with many of those gadgets that have been designed to make our lives easier yet I should not have worried. I’d heard of tools that were designed specifically for left-handed people but until now have never had the requirement to investigate further. A quick entry … Continue reading Mechanics
Laces
Day eleven of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’ and I have picked on one subject that merits its own blog – trying to tie your laces. I thought my tie was bad enough but I’m starting to master that yet laces are in their own league. There’s a problem in that recently I’ve learnt that … Continue reading Laces
Kitchen
Day eleven of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’ For me the kitchen is a room of mixed blessings. It is a utilitarian place where food is prepared yet it is the heart of the home. The bedroom, the sitting room and the kitchen are the holy trinity of the house. I must spend ninety per … Continue reading Kitchen
Judgmental
Day ten of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. Saturday’s blog is always the hardest. I would normally only write my blog on work days and have the weekend off. Writing six blogs in a week takes that extra bit of effort, a twenty per cent productivity gain. April is also the month in which Easter … Continue reading Judgmental
Instinct
Day nine of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. I’m now at number 990 and thinking about instinct. How much of what we do is instinctive? How much of what we think we think about before doing is a patterned behaviour which has been laid down across the millennia of human history? How many of the … Continue reading Instinct
Handy
Day eight of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’ and I’ve discovered that another member of my team is left handed. Stop the press! I never knew. Tony does everything with his left hand except play the cornet while Paul, the only left hander I thought I had, does everything with his right except write. I … Continue reading Handy
Getting dressed
Day seven of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’ and I’m getting down to some specifics. Getting dressed threw up some interesting challenges. Most of the clothes I put on didn’t present a problem though. Things such as socks, underpants and trousers require two hands any way and so handedness isn’t an issue. Belts and ties … Continue reading Getting dressed
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 