The big thing in the last week has probably been my regular monthly visit to Brighton to catch up with friends I am keeping a special eye on. I went down on Thursday lunchtime – a nice but busy train journey as it was the last week of the school summer holidays. I got straight Read More…
Month: August 2014
The start of the end of summer
Someone pointed out this week that it has been two months since the longest day which puts us at the same length of day now as we had in April. That really does put into perspective that we are moving into that depressing period that marks the end of summer. And for me there are Read More…
The week Robin Williams died
The extremely sad and untimely death of the comedy genius Robin Williams casts its shadow over this whole week (and to a lesser extent the death of Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall the following day – please enough nice celebrities dying). I think it was on Tuesday morning that I switched on the radio when I Read More…
A good, ordinary week
So last week I was back at work after a week off however it was not a typical week in that I was in the office everyday, leaving at a reasonable time, and able to concentrate on some extra fitness. Well this week was much more back to normality. But I reflected on how nice Read More…
The Joy of Discipline
Hope you like the title – apparently intriguing, tabloid-like titles draw people in more. If I wanted to be less sensationalist, I could have just said ‘Time for Me’. The discipline I am talking about is that of trying to keep work in perspective after my return from a week off. I know I like Read More…