So we all know there are two types of troll. The first are ugly mythical creatures, renowned for grumpiness and attacking goats on bridges. The second are those people who deliberately post antagonistic, negative or insulting comments on the internet… whether it’s beneath an article, or in response to a Tweet or other social media […]...
Earlier this year my family and I spent a week skiing. I know very little about skiing (the last time I was on the slopes was 28 years ago!) so was happy to be led by my lovely brother-in-law, Marcus, and his equally lovely wife Penny who we shared a chalet with. We stayed at […]...
He may never forgive us… When my wife and I were coming up with names for our son Zac (now 10), we wanted to give him a choice in later life if he didn’t like his first name. In our infinite wisdom as new parents we gave him 2 middle names. Finnegan and Samuel. Our […]
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What is it with people these days? With the rise of use of smartphones and twitter more and more people (both celebrities and lesser mortals) are taking photographs of themselves and posting them online. These self-portraits – or selfies – can be taken quickly and shared with thousands of people online immediately. A recent article […]
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Imagine the scene… It’s Wednesday morning and I’m in the basement of a Starbucks near Blackfriars Bridge in London making some final notes for a consulting session with the publisher and marketing director of Farmer’s Guardian (but that’s another story). The only other people in the basement area are 3 smartly dressed ‘City’ types. As […]
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