Day 48 – 13 March 2014 I woke this morning feeling a little nervous. I was up for re-election. Since Tom left Sunderland I have been the chair of the North East ICT Managers group (NEICT) and today was the Annual General Meeting. It’s something I’ve enjoyed doing and I think the group is more … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 48
A year of work in progress – day 33
Day 33 – 18 February 2014 I thought I’d get the train in this morning but when the announcement came over the Tannoy that it was at least thirty seven minutes late arriving at Morpeth I decided to give up and drive in. Thankfully I had my old friend Mr Laptop with me and so … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 33
A year of work in progress – day 27
Day 27 – 10 February 2014 Today I was in Slough, at O2’s offices. I’d entered a competition to win some help from The Local Government Digital Fund. I hadn’t expected to get anywhere but got shortlisted into the last six and was asked to present my thoughts at a Dragon’s Den style event. I … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 27
A year of work in progress – day 9
Day 9 – 14 January 2014 Wow, a very quiet day. Only three meetings, one in the morning, one at midday and one in the afternoon and the best bit was that my first was at Northumberland County Hall, less than a kilometre from home. Number 8 on my 10 things I’m going to do … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 9
Don’t expect it in the shops soon
I started on my first book a couple of weeks ago. It’s going to be brilliant, or rubbish. It will probably be somewhere in between. I say my first book as I have many more planned. A whole section in Waterstones perhaps. I have to start somewhere. I was going to start with a novel … Continue reading Don’t expect it in the shops soon
Blog saturation point
I’m starting to think that I am suffering from a new phenomenon, one that is new to me at least. It might even be a syndrome, a medical mystery. I have dubbed it as reaching ‘Blog Saturation Point’. I’m sure it must affect all bloggers at some time or other and its symptoms are quite … Continue reading Blog saturation point
My first novel
That’s it, I’ve written my first novel. It’s about one hundred thousand words long and it’s a tale of everyday people, their thoughts, their dreams and their foibles. It has some common themes but it doesn’t really have a plot and it has some characters but I couldn’t describe any of them as heroes or … Continue reading My first novel
I never set out to be read
This is my one hundredth blog, one hundred articles in one hundred and twenty three days, over forty thousand words, almost half a novel. I accept that most of it has been rubbish but there are some bits here and there which I have enjoyed and a couple of which I am quite proud. I’ve … Continue reading I never set out to be read
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 