Hot rage about cold callers I should start with a disclaimer: I once had a job selling over the phone. While I was a student I had to persuade people to get the Press and Journal delivered and as a reward they would get a free pen or clock. Not the toughest sell, but I […]
Progress: the things my children won’t know
I’ve just got Boy Three ready for bed. These inefficient ablutions usually involve a lot of splashing and some bubbles. This time he spied a mini bar of soap brought home from some hotel or other. “Wazzat?” he pointed. “Soap,” I unwrapped it for him. It must have been there years. He was baffled. He […]
This week the only blackberry I found was in Ribena
Things I’ve learned from being in a communications drought. This week my mobile died – well actually the sim card did. You could call it the post Death of BlackBerry era. So I’ve been in a total phone free zone since Sunday. It’s been an interesting week and it’s only Wednesday. I learned that being […]
Social media: so much noise, only one pair of ears
Do you tweet, facebook, blog, email or text? Of course you do, we all do. But it’s all starting to get too much. It’s taking so long to keep on top of it all, the Panther of News is starting to call himself an internet widower. He’s over there on the sofa with Professor Cox […]
Dial S for subtext
I’ve been listening in to a few phone calls this week – you could say it’s something of a hobby. One of my earliest memories is lying in bed listening to my mother on the phone and trying to figure out who she’s talking to and what the topic is.It occurred to me that some […]