Going forward I had a meeting today It was a heads-up, a brainstorm, about collaboration – someone invited a strawman we had to take its temperature and suck it to see if we could get stakeholder buy-in, holding stakes turned out to be a white-knuckle ride, (virtually, not IRL, LOL) as the horizon scanning spotted […]
Guidance notes – 100 words
Guidance notes Too noisy: shut up Too greedy: stop asking Too rude: clean your plate Too lazy: work harder Too quick: take more care Too much into him: hold back Too impatient: wait Too emotional: suck it up Too quiet: speak out Too serious: lighten up Too stupid: give up Too fat: stop eating Too […]
A success story – 100 words
A success story First: survival celebration, for weary warriors of weaning. Second: escape without a fuss, they’re too young to know. Nursery days: nail the formula – run around, eat cake, go home – pick up at 3pm prompt. Soft play seasons: beige nuggets contrast with technicolour plastic tubes stuffed full of screaming children. Theme […]
Earth – 100 words
Rough and the smooth – 100 words
Rough and the smooth What the internet thinks I’m interested in are easy methods to remove extra hair from my limbs and other places. They won’t work: rogue hair management is a woman’s penance to be paid unless she can stand hirsute and proud – I’m a feminist, stroke my pelt. This is certainly what […]
Discrepancy – 100 words
Talking posh – 100 words
Unboxing – 100 words
Unboxing A toy, a gadget or a gizmo is often unwrapped and every entirely predictable moment of removing the expensive trinket from its unnecessary packaging is oohed ahhed – and even filmed – until you find in your hand a naked electronic device and not the joy you were seeking. I want an unboxing revolution: […]