Interesting observation last night contrasting different places (albeit with a small sample size). I’ve no doubt complained before about people in Cambridge having poor awareness of the space around them. I usually follow this up with the joke that coming from Glasgow I have to be aware of what’s around me for fear of being […]
Thankfully I’m over the jetlag and waking up early in the morning again (well maybe 4:30AM is a little too early). Heading into London early I think, though I’m note sure what to do as I have to pickup something from a shop that doesn’t open ’til 11AM (don’t get me started). Then back to […]
One of the benefits to living in a village, compared with the city, is seeing local wildlife. I recently had cause to throw a box of muesli out in the garden. Okay, I was irritated since the only muesli I have managed to find that is ‘basic’ (i.e. not got load of random stuff in […]
Disclaimer: this is not designed to get into the debate of rights and wrongs of companies and governments. Human life is very valuable, it’s just interesting the take different people/cultures have on things. I read an article the other week that talked about a contractor in China having a high rate of suicide (10 people). […]
I’m a firm believer in this phrase. This week I happened to walk into a meeting room where there must have been some training course previously talking about different sides of the brain and relative traits. It made me think that perhaps countries are like that also ? I got to thinking whilst on a […]
Today is the first time for about 5 months that I’ve woken up and not faced a deadline. It was nice to wake up at 6AM and not leap out of bed. Watched a bit of breakfast TV, had breakfast, then into the office for 7:35. I reckon there’s a complex equation that defines your […]
When I was young I used to love building things. Well, that’s not the complete picture, I used to love even more taking things apart. My mother told me once that when I was 5 she was sitting with my grandma at her kitchen table, I was crawling underneath and they realised I was loosening […]
This weekend is when the usual Strawberry Fair happens in Cambridge. This year it’s been cancelled due to various reasons. I’m actually quite glad as from what I’ve seen it’s when the great unwashed descend on Cambridge. There’s enough annoying people in Cambridge, so why encourage more ? As a result of it being cancelled […]
I always say “what a difference a day makes”. I hope that’s the case over the next 24hrs. I’ve taken the long weekend off, did a bit of work, but still feel guilty about not doing enough. I have too many plates spinning right now and too much to do. It just seems like a […]
Sorry, yet another rant about mobile connectivity. I really struggle to see why anyone would buy a 3G capable iPad in the UK. The possibilities for such a gadget are immense. However, I just can’t see how you’d have a usable experience in the UK with the poor quality of 3G provision. Take today- simple […]