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Last week I spent some time in our Sheffield office again. I was based in a room with the Facilities Team, in an area well away from where all the real work happens. Unless a grown-up needs some Sellotape or … Continue reading
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There was bound to come a time when I would a) be stuck for a topical idea for a 5-4-Friday subject and/or b) have such a shitty week that I would run out of time. It’s lucky, then, that I … Continue reading
Last Sunday I had to do a little bit of work at home. All I had to do was complete three documents that I couldn’t be arsed finishing before I left on Friday. I then had to mail them back … Continue reading
When I wrote my first book, I drew on my experiences of sharing a home and a life with a very young boy. Whoa, cool your jets, folks! I am referring to my son, so you can stop looking for … Continue reading
Seeing my Facebook page utterly unexpectedly reach the dizzy heights of 200 ‘likes’ recently – without, I might add, spending a solitary penny to simply buy more of them, stingy but honourable get that I am – got me thinking … Continue reading
When ‘interviewing’ celebrities or sports stars, a number of magazines and newspapers often adopt a question and answer theme with one of their favourite topics being to ask about the latest tunes they have playing on their iPod. I’m sure … Continue reading
In my previous job, the lads and lasses in the team I worked in were often confused and amused in equal measure by some of my dubious sayings. Well, it’s not my fault I come from Wigan and therefore have … Continue reading
Given the ease with which almost any kind of shopping can be done online these days, the need to physically trog around shops is nowhere near the necessary evil that it used to be. Which is a good thing, because … Continue reading
With Christmas just around the corner, and the plethora of Facebook pages pushing nostalgic images of growing up in the 70s/80s/90s (delete as appropriate), I cast my mind back to recall various toys and games from dim and distant Christmases … Continue reading