Day 79 – 2 May 2014 Can you believe we are into the fifth month of the year already? I don’t know where this year has gone. I woke up early this morning to the sound of crashing plates. Some of them had stopped spinning and had fallen to the floor while others seemed to … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 79
A year of work in progress – day 78
Day 78 – 1 May 2014 Today I was at the inaugural Dynamo14 conference, along with 350 other ICT professionals and people interested in the North East. I got to make a pitch at a public sector breakout session under the title of collaboration. In case you are interested this is what I said: Good … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 78
A year of work in progress – day 77 (Zoology)
Day 77 – 30 April 2014 and day 26 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. The last day of the A to Z Blogging Challenge and I’m pleased to say that I have arrived in one piece. Not everyone did though. I started off at number 422 and ended up at 383 (out of2018) … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 77 (Zoology)
A year of work in progress – day 75 (Xenophile)
Day 75 – 28 April 2014 and day 24 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. X was always going to be a difficult letter. I could have chosen a word with an x in it like extraordinary and started from there. I could have chosen a more obvious word like x-ray and used it … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 75 (Xenophile)
A year of work in progress – day 74 (Verbs)
Day 74 – 25 April 2014 and day 22 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. For some reasons when teaching a language in this country we are obsessed with trying to conjugate verbs. Each language has a slightly different approach and mastery of these is seen as essential. Of course we learn to conjugate … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 74 (Verbs)
A year of work in progress – day 73 (Understand)
Day 73 – 24 April 2014 and day 21 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. The key to solving any problem is first to understand. Doing can come later. Our immediate reaction when faced with an issue whether it is a simple problem or a catastrophic disaster is to do something - anything. We … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 73 (Understand)
A year of work in progress – day 72 (Thirds)
Day 72 – 23 April 2014 and day 20 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. ‘Have I ever given you my three jobs speech?’ I say this to my team regularly and they usually shake their heads either because they can’t remember it or more likely they are too polite and know I’m going … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 72 (Thirds)
A year of work in progress – day 71 (Soft machine)
Day 71 – 22 April 2014 and day 19 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. ‘I’ve bought this Dad but it’s a bit heavy going and I can’t get into it.’ My youngest daughter handed me a thin paperback as we made to say our goodbyes. ‘I thought you might like to give it … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 71 (Soft machine)
A year of work in progress – day 70 (Optimist)
Day 70 – 17 April 2014 and day 15 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. I am a congenital optimist, I just can’t help myself. Maybe I was born with it. My glass is always half full, the grass is always greener on my side of the fence and life is a string of … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 70 (Optimist)
A year of work in progress – day 69 (Newton)
Day 69 – 16 April 2014 and day 14 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. This should really have been called: Newton’s laws of motion and the role of physics in local government part 4 Sir Isaac Newton was a clever man. His laws of motion were first compiled in his work Philosophiæ Naturalis … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 69 (Newton)
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 