I was walking along floor two, on my way to a meeting with HR when someone barked my name. Three times they shouted ‘Phil – Phil – Phil’. At first I thought they were shouting for a dog but realised eventually they wanted to attract my attention. There may be easier ways of getting hold … Continue reading Unfolding plans 63 – I have to show you this
Unfolding plans 62 – Stuffocation
Before you start, I didn’t buy ‘Stuffocation – Living more with less’ by James Wallman. I borrowed it from my youngest daughter when I was last visiting her flat. She always has some interesting books to grab as if I don’t have enough to read already. We share similar tastes in reading material, a little … Continue reading Unfolding plans 62 – Stuffocation
Unfolding plans 60 – Siloism has been on my hit list for a long time
A flyer offering a master class in ‘Eliminating Silo Mentality’ had to be of interest. Siloism has been on my hit list for a long time. It’s a perennial problem and probably a fundamental part of human nature. People like to be part of a group and the easiest way of being part of something … Continue reading Unfolding plans 60 – Siloism has been on my hit list for a long time
Unfolding plans 59 – I’ve been on a blogcation
I’ve been on a blogcation. I set aside my normal blogging activities and went on a small adventure during April. The A-Z challenge was to try and write a piece every day through Monday to Saturday during the month. The catch was that the first had to start with a subject that began with A, … Continue reading Unfolding plans 59 – I’ve been on a blogcation
Human Zoo
Day twenty six of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. I’ve made it to the end. I’ve managed to write over thirteen thousand words on a subject I knew very little about until now and made some new friends along the way. So what have I grasped (pun definitely intended)? Firstly that being handed is not … Continue reading Human Zoo
Generation Y
Day twenty five of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. Being left-handed has been a problem throughout the ages. Perhaps a mild irritation would be a better description or even a slight inconvenience. Either way I have been thinking about whether or not handedness will become a bigger or smaller problem in the future. The answer … Continue reading Generation Y
Xenophobia
Day twenty four of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. I’m getting very close yet X is a real corker. There are only about one hundred and twenty words in modern English that start with the letter X compared to the 1,025,109.8 in the language. (This is the estimate by the Global Language Monitor for January … Continue reading Xenophobia
Writing
Day twenty three of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. Oh dear. I’ve tried to write with my left hand. I have ended up with the hand-writing of a four year old and the vocabulary of a fifty four year old. It is as if I am back in infants’ school, sitting at a too small … Continue reading Writing
Viable
Day twenty two of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. Could it be viable if I had to use only my left hand? Quite often I have found, while trying to avoid using my right hand, I have left it hanging limply by my side like a hunk of meat. Being handed does not mean that … Continue reading Viable
Unable
Day twenty one of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. I’m now at number 918 in the list of challenge entrants and we’re at the business end of the month. The last six letters of the alphabet are the hardest. Words beginning with U to Z noticeably thin out in the dictionary. Today though I’m going … Continue reading Unable
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 