I try to make a point of writing up all experiences where I feel strongly positive, or negative about something, for restaurants, shops, service, software and so on. Recent comments on a thread, and search engine hits I’ve been getting on another, have focused my attention on some of my previous negative posts, so […]
The council, in it’s dismissal of the Save Pollok Park campaign - like to suggest its opposition to Go Ape in Pollok Park is a negative, single-issue campaign, devoid of constructive suggestions for how the council could meet it’s goals and targets to improve the use of the park. So to counter that, I thought […]
Since moving in to our house over two years ago, we’ve had our windows cleaned by the same window cleaners who used to do it for Frances’ parents, who lived here before us. I just got back from a nice long run in the snow, and as Frances is away this weekend on her Hen […]
A week after attending the Go Ape Public meeting, Frances and I were at another public meeting, this time on the future of our local ‘town centre’ of Shawlands, in the heart of Glasgow’s south-side. It was organised by the excellent G41 local news organisation, and very well attended - I’d estimate between 200 and […]
As part of my job I have to think of worse-case scenarios, and plan/consider the response for them. As I’m a full-time computer geek, this is along the lines of “what if this computer fails”, or “how to recover last months reports”, or “can we cope with double the demand”. Disconcertingly, managers always also go […]
I was resting up yesterday, recovering from a long and drawn out cold that finally caught up with me and sapped all my energy. Couldn’t face work, so just took it easy and wandered around in my dressing gown, largely sipping orange juice and watching old saved programmes on our almost-full PVR. The door-bell rings, and […]
So I did succumb, and picked up a shiny iPhone on Saturday afternoon. I gather that the Glasgow store had somebody queuing from the morning on Friday (I just can’t understand that level of expectation), but certainly would have been shocked myself it there had been much of a shortage: Apple have had almost six […]
Lots going on at the moment, and the website has necessarily suffered. Took a break from running for much of last week. My left shin has been feeling a bit sore, probably due to the number of hills I ran whilst on a break up near Aberfoyle last weekend. Beautiful scenery up there. Autumn really is […]
Certain events over the last few years have left me feeling decidedly uneasy about the likely shape of geopolitics in the next few decades. Much of it centres around the increasingly brazen actions by Russia, which largely seem to be influenced by the availability of natural mineral resource. I suppose it all started with the Ukrainian […]
Given my father worked for the Royal Mail for over thirty years, and that I spent 3-4 months in the summer of 1992 delivering post to the residents of Wells, you might think I feel a soft spot for the Post Office/Royal Mail (I use the term interchangeably, but am referring to the public postal […]
