I have been spending some quality time in San Diego recently with my family, returning to the UK last week. Yet again, the prospect of canceled flights because of the Icelandic ash cloud was a real possibility. But just in time for our return, Heathrow Airport was open again for business. We were also lucky [...]
Can I wish all readers a merry Christmas? I am asking because yet again, journalists, councils everywhere, and other scrooges are having a go at bashing Christmas! There are those who wish to call Christmas a Winterfest or something similar. To ban Christmas trees in public places for health and safety reasons and other interfering [...]
There was an interesting news item on TV this week. It was making a big thing of how well Google treats it’s UK staff at it’s headquarters in London. It was motivational enlightenment! I was intrigued because having worked for 8 companies over the years, I wanted the lowdown on one of the top companies [...]
Hi All, I have just been watching a Marlon Sanders video showing several simple ways of making some money online. This isn’t ‘retiring to Hawaii’ after a month, type stuff. But ways that don’t cost much, if anything to impliment. It’s only a few minutes long and Marlon is such a character, just turn the [...]
Every morning I have a ritual – coffee, toast, check emails. I have developed a habit recently of not opening about 70% of them. That percentage is growing. I don’t know about you, but I agree with Frank Kern (infamous internet marketer) that emails are usually associated with exchanging messages between friends and work colleagues. [...]
I almost choked on my toast the other morning reading the newspaper. The front page headline concerned the fact that the soon to be head of MI6 Britain’s external Intelligence Agency. He had his anonimity and credibility compromised by his wife posting photos and details about their family life on ‘Facebook’ a major social network [...]
The other day I made my way with thousands of others to the AC/DC concert at Wembley Stadium London. For those that don’t know, they are a highly successful rock band based in Australia. Over thirty five years they have sold over two hundred million albums. Unlike the majority of bands AC/DC’s five members have [...]
The other day I drove to my local McD0nalds. The place is closing for two weeks due to extensive renovations. I guess even in a recession people will still want their burger fix. It got me thinking about my first burger experience, years before that American fast food invasion hit the UK. This was a [...]
