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Making a spectacle (or pair of spectacles) – things I’ve learned lately

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It’s May the Fourth today. This, apparently, means something to those members of the population who have seen any of the Star Wars films. I haven’t but that doesn’t mean I’m not aware of the general idea – glow-in-the-dark swords and creatures too clever to bother with syntax. What it means to me, is an […]

On tea, breakfast and bouncing… things I’ve learned lately

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Sometimes a cup of tea is a triumph… Saturday night was memorable. Sometime after 10pm I was driving, in a posh frock (actually a car, but I was wearing the frock so I was in a car and a frock) towards Rutherglen and my second assignation of the evening. And I was drinking a hot […]

Pedalling for charity, a web warning and some fantastic telly… things I’ve learned this week

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I’m having a lot of fun at the moment. I decided to worry less and have more adventures (I know, not easy, but you have to start somewhere). And, actually, it seems to be going well. There is a slight sense of swaying on the edge above a swirling mass of clutter and calamity but […]

The power of new words and why we need more

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Without Shakespeare, there would be no managers, no swagger, no addiction, nothing bedazzling, new-fangled or gloomy. And these are just a few of the words he invented. There’s nothing new about neologisms. We’re always coming up with a word for something we need to talk about. Freakshakes, fat-bergs, manspaining, covfefe, floordrobes and hygge, for example. […]

International Women’s Day – balance for better

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Again? Yup. It’s International Woman’s Day. Hardly seems 12 months since the last one… This year’s theme is ‘balance for better‘.  View this post on Instagram Better the balance, better the world. Show us your #BalanceforBetter pose as the world gets ready for #IWD2019 IWD website/theme⁣ ⁣ #internationalwomensday #mentoring #event #coaching #debate #womensupportwomen #w4w #networking […]