Day 204 – 27 November 2014 Twelve years a local government officer. Well, it’s not quite twelve years really, it’s more like eleven but you were not to know. Anyway, I have been a senior officer in local government for over eleven years now and managed to avoid an Audit Committee. That is until today. … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 204
A year of work in progress – day 203
Day 203 – 26 November 2014 If you want a coffee in Morpeth there are plenty of places to choose from. Tea is also available. If you want to do business at the same time however there are really only two choices. There is Costa on Bridge Street and Central Bean in the Sanderson Arcade. … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 203
A year of work in progress – day 202
Day 202 – 25 November 2014 Beware the quiet day. It is never going to last. It’s like the elastic band theory where every piece of good luck stretches it and stretches it until it eventually snaps and the busy / quiet balance is restored. Sure enough today was full on with six meetings one … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 202
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 195
Day 195 – 12 November 2014 Here we are beavering away in a small corner of Northern England, on a sphere of rock and iron, flying through space and time in an endless universe. Meanwhile our species is attempting to land a washing machine sized satellite on a comet three hundred million miles away. The … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 195
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 190
Day 190 – 5 November 2014 A had a lot of time to think about yesterday on the train home. It was a long day. Usually it’s the next day that you suffer and I must admit to being tired when I got up this morning. Some of the sessions in the afternoon have got … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 190
A year of work in progress – day 188
Day 188 – 3 November 2014 I took the tunnel. I’d promised to be in by eight thirty and with the schools going back I didn’t want to risk the drive through Team Valley. It was just as bad. I think everyone else had the same idea and so I was late getting in. Fortunately … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 188
A year of work in progress – day 187
Day 187 – 31 October 2014 I had a dream last night that I went to a place. I think it was called Lamely. It was a lovely old building with a walled courtyard and a gate in one corner. There were gravestones leaning at various angles. The place was boarded up yet I had … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 187
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 