A trip to the dark side

A trip to the dark side

by | Feb 28, 2011 | Things that made me smile

For a good number of years now I’ve worked in the 3rd sector, which seems to be a collective noun for charitable and voluntary and possibly general not for profit organisations. I’ve just spent a week on the dark side – back in the 1st sector, that...
I love automated announcements

I love automated announcements

by | Aug 19, 2010 | Things that made me smile

Yesterday, I went to Sittingbourne – gosh, I know how to live!   And even better than that, I spent the whole day in front of a microfilm reader trying to find some of my wife’s ancestors.  They were supposed to have done their collective things in a...
Ig Nobel prizes

Ig Nobel prizes

by | Oct 2, 2009 | Things that made me smile

I love the Ig Nobel prizes. They represent the very best of human achievement and always make me smile. This year the Irish police won the prize for literature, for writing and presenting more than 50 traffic tickets to the most frequent driving offender in the...

The story of O

by | Mar 4, 2009 | Books & Music, Things that made me smile

If you travel by train, you get to see some strange sights. A while ago, I had to catch a really early train, sometime before 7 in the morning. The train was relatively quiet, and a couple were having a conversation which could easily be heard in the carriage. I was...