I spent last week in a 12th century chateau in the south of France. I travel a lot, as you may have noticed if you follow this blog – but I hardly ever get an actual holiday (to which my sisters always say “from what?!”). In fact, I was so ready for this break that [...]
Categories: Travel
I have a new productivity system. Well, actually – it’s a “supplementary” productivity system. I already have a fairly sophisticated productivity system in place, and by most people’s standards, I think I tend to be reasonably efficient. I get a lot done. My email inbox is empty each day. As far as I can tell, [...]
Categories: Idea
Tagged: Productivity
A couple of nights ago, as you’ll know, a warehouse containing thousands of albums released by independent record labels and distributed by PIAS was burnt down in the civil unrest. The details of that damage, and the way to help those artists and labels are outlined in this blog post by BBC Wales Music. From [...]
Categories: Music
Panic on the streets of London Panic on the streets of Birmingham I wonder to myself Could life ever be sane again? Panic – The Smiths (1986) There’s a lot being said on the internet about last night’s escalation of riots in London and Birmingham (and spreading). So much so that blogging about it feels [...]
Categories: Birmingham,culture,Politics,Technology
