Day 137 – 5 August 2014 I can’t get over the drone we’ve bought. I should have mentioned it yesterday but it wasn’t until late in the afternoon that I got round to seeing it. Steve had asked me after our visit to Edinburgh if we could get one as research and development and I’d … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 137
A year of work in progress – day 136
Day 136 – 4 August 2014 I consider myself beyond fortunate that I have never been asked to go to war and fight for my, or other people’s values and beliefs. I will remain forever grateful to those less fortunate who have given their lives so I may enjoy the freedoms of living in a … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 136
A year of work in progress – day 135
Day 135 – 1 August 2014 The start of another month and it is a good chance to catch up with the ten things I’m going to try and achieve this year. Most resolutions have long since fallen by the wayside but I’m plodding along. Doing well: Enjoy every day at work – seems to … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 135
A year of work in progress – day 131
Day 131 – 25 July 2014 I used to have an aversion to ‘Thought for the Day’. I would turn the radio off every time it came on as if somehow I would become brainwashed by the religious ideology coming through the airwaves. I’ve got over that now. I’m not anti-religion but cannot abide dogma … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 131
A year of work in progress – day 123
Day 123 – 15 July 2014 Last night I was at Stanley Area Action Partnership which confused me no end. The address for the meeting had changed but the location hadn’t. The Lamplight Theatre is now Stanley Civic Hall but apparently it was that way before. Brian gave a presentation on highway maintenance. He is … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 123
A year of work in progress – day 122
Day 122 – 14 July 2014 This week should be interesting. Way back in May I told the tale of how Bob Paton, MD of Accenture in the North East told us that if ever he is asked can he take someone on work experience he said yes and how, following his lead, I had … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 122
A year of work in progress – day 97
Day 97 – 30 May 2014 I’ve started to read ‘Accelerating Health Care Transformation with Lean and Innovation’ by Paul Plsek, a snappy title if ever there was one. It is the follow up book to ‘Transforming Health Care’ about the Virginia Mason approach to serving patients and has reminded me that we still haven’t … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 97
A year of work in progress – day 94
Day 94 – 27 May 2014 Well, that wasn’t the best bank holiday weekend ever. The fact that I was able to clear my inbox should give you some idea. No emails at all, absolute zero. I normally achieve this at the end of the calendar year when things are quiet. It won’t last. This … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 94
A year of work in progress – day 93
Day 93 – 23 May 2014 I wasn’t sure whether today would count or not. A domestic issue resulted in me, or rather Pam, having to rearrange all my appointments (there were only nine of them and so could have done without) but I ended up doing enough work between times to justify its inclusion … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 93
A year of work in progress – day 92
Day 92 – 22 May 2014 So, before I get onto today it’s worth recapping on something from yesterday which happened after I went to press. I try to keep my blogs to around five hundred words and I could have filled a book. Over lunch there was a session on the future of the … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 92
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 