Quantum

Day seventeen of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’.  The letter Q is always one of those difficult ones.  What words in the English language could I use to convey something about handedness that begins with a Q?  Quixotic perhaps but queer is definitely a not.  What about Quidditch?  Maybe I could weave some clever reference … Continue reading Quantum

Penitence

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

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

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

Unfolding plans 35 – If ever there was an oxymoron then this must be it.

I’m fed up with road works.  If ever there was an oxymoron then this must be it.  Road works means that they don’t.  Every journey I make seems to be severed with multiple interventions by the highways people, local council and utility companies.  Every road is dug up.  My retinas are burnt with the reflected … Continue reading Unfolding plans 35 – If ever there was an oxymoron then this must be it.

A great day at the office

Tuesday 30th July was a great day at the office.  I started and finished the day with a couple of strategically important meetings and I felt like I was moving the business forward.  In between I had some other meetings and talked to some very interesting people but these only made the day good.But Tuesday … Continue reading A great day at the office

Do structures make a difference?

There is that quote attributed to Gaius Petronius Arbiter, the Roman Emperor Nero’s adviser on elegance and good taste that goes along the lines of ‘We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganised. … I was to learn later in life that … Continue reading Do structures make a difference?