Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Lightened Mood

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  I caught myself, whistling and generally being cheerful this morning and then realised that my mood must have lifted if I am being up beat...
Monday, March 30, 2026

I Suppose That's It - It's All Over

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  That middle bit of your life, from leaving school to retiring, that phase is well and truly over now.  The hard work and greasy pole are b...
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Here We Are, It's Spring

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  I can not be alone in welcoming the light?  The longer days, the warmth of the Sun, the blooming of the Hedgerows and budding of the trees...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

Parkinson's Law

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  "Work expands to fill the time available for its completion" . Coined by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in 1955, this principle expla...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

Trust Me, A Trip To The Dentist And Hairdresser

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Chipped my tooth or lost a filling on Tuesday, rang up and they could see me this morning which was a result.  Mind you the car park was pre...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Settle Down Now, Settle Down

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 If you recall, and probably only if you are from the UK, was the catch phrase of the late Ken Goodwin - the nervous comedian.  Where he use...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Learned Behaviour - Pavlov's Dogs - Me?

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  This getting used to being on the way to unburdened and dare I say free (as much as you can be in our current socialist utopia) is actuall...
Monday, March 23, 2026

It's All Gone Quiet - What's Wrong?

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  The lull before the storm, perhaps?  Run out of breath, maybe? I hope that it is they've run out of ideas and as they don't know w...
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Here We Are, Sunday, A Day Of Rest - Supposedly

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  Yesterday it started to feel a little more real as I was able to spend a little time out on the balcony just sitting, with a cold beer (I ...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

The Journey, The Drift, Missing Links

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Browsing through Facebook and LinkedIn I can see people from my past and I suppose I could drop them a message and see how they are but I do...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Apprehension & Stress Levels Slowly Fading Away

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  It really did upset me, these past 18 months or so with all the stress caused by someone who made a rash and hasty decision and then start...

Levels Of Incompetence Off The Scale

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  For someone who worked in a risk managed way for my whole career I observe with jaw dropping incredulity the pathetic thrashing about of o...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Interesting Prospect Upcoming

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  The rise in Oil Heating Oil (Kerosene) is going to be problematic.  Why, I hear you ask? well unlike other fuel / energy Gas and Electric ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Off We Jolly Well Go

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  So the company accounts are completed and approved, signed off and delivered.  Sending them off to the Shareholders - I wonder what they...
Monday, March 16, 2026

An Awkward Conversation With Mum

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  My brother is an interesting character he's far more "emotional" than I am and added to that he reacts differently.  It was ...
Friday, March 13, 2026

A Little Outing Yesterday

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  We meet 6 times a year and it was nice to go out for lunch and just enjoy the company of some friendly people.  Fascinating to be with peo...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Dismantling The Business

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There isn't much to do in reality because it isn't a mega business, it has me in it, some shareholders, granted, but their input is ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

How Utterly Bizarre

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  Gosh, what a strange feeling.  I spoke to the Accountant this morning and worked out my timetable and suddenly, there's next to nothin...

Who Did You Work With?

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I came across a few names that reminded me of work colleagues of the past and it reminded me of how much I'd erased from my mind.  By th...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

I Didn't Expect To Feel This Empty

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  Now this is strange. I feel empty and of course, the thing that has occupied me is at an end.  I no longer need to be doing the daily adve...