Year: 2018

Dislike

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Hi, It’s been a week or so since I pressed the delete button on my Facebook account. I’m someone who is interested in people and I’m aware that through deleting it, there’s a strong risk that I won’t hear from those people again. The thing is…. I’m just not friends with Facebook. It started about a year ago or so when I heard about how the company had allowed Cambridge Analytica to behave as they did. This bubbled within the IT industry like a swamp gas. Like most niche press markets, I guess it took a while for it to hit the big time… and when it hit, woo, did it hit. As the great and the good met, pressed their […]

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The right frame of mind

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Hi, There are times, and, I don’t know if you get this or not, but there’s a swirl of life’s events around you. Most of the time, it’s the general hubbub of minor stuff, then the larger debris of bad times, and/or good things. I think that if I’m not careful, that I can be too aware of the bad debris, rather than taking the time to enjoy the better things. So it was with this week. A meeting with tw*t-of-the-week did not enhance my calm, as a famous film of yesteryear once suggestion. I’m not going to pick over the remains of that one, but I am going to look at the better part of that. Namely, a work colleague […]

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It’s easier to see the stars at night

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Hi, I’m midway through a short-break, enjoying time off with the Ever Lovely Mrs J and our two not-so-small nippers. The break from work has been very welcome and I’m glad to not see the inside of a meeting room for a time 🙂 We’ve had a bit of an expensive month with house repairs, a replacement phone for Wee Man, and today the Hoover went pop. I’ve heard things come in threes, but this seems more like sixes 🙂 Still, we are all healthy and money is there to be spent. Certainly, there’s little point in hoarding it Smaug-style and lying about on a heap of cash. Woo, it that uncomfortable and I’d wager we’d run low on five […]

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Accepting and not reacting

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Hi, I’m not 100% sure how to start this one, so I shall go with the usual tried and tested method of typing sh** that comes direct from my brain, into this small white square and see where it takes us. For those of you with paint to watch dry or busy-busy lives to lead, why are you here? 🙂 This week has been…. complicated. Complicated by a not fully pleasant cocktail of conflict, tiredness, and a bit too much on at work. The latter is my own fault for jamming a lot in to the week and being out of the office quite a bit. Now, usually, that’s not a massive issue, and indeed, if anything, I really enjoy meeting […]

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Getting better

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Hi, How’s things? Me? Oh, I’ve been better. At least it was only a bad cold. Gah, and what a stinker! Usually, I find that colds run as follows: That slightly odd feeling in your head (no rude comments, please! 🙂 ) Lots of sneezing followed by a nose running like a tap. Wanting to eat all the food in the house. A bit more sneezing 36 – 48 hours later, everything’s fine. Items 1 and 3 might just be me, so please don’t trust any research where N=1. Oh, I missed off item 4.1 where I breathe into envelopes and send letters to people I don’t like. 😛 However, this cold seemed to be quite the bruiser and it’s […]

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When in doubt, wear something you love

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Hi, This week I had the good fortune to pick the kids up from school. Usually, this is the job of the Ever Lovely Mrs J, but she was indisposed in having a well deserved day out with Granny J. I popped to one of the shops on the way home as the kids needed a few things for their packed lunch. On the way in, I spotted two young *ahem* ‘scamps’ (nee: chavs in the making) climbing up a bin and trying to haul themselves on top of the bus shelter. Said structure is mostly plastic and was wobbling precariously. For a moment, I did wonder about taking a snap and passing on to the school. But, as the […]

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