Recent Events: A study in Correlation

It’s funny how eerily connected events around you tend to be. I heard on the radio yesterday about an online furore where people displayed a high degree of animosity towards bicycle riders. To be clear, bicycle riders aren’t family groups going for a ride with the kids, we are entirely talking about...

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I Ruin then Ultimately Save Christmas

Well, I agreed to mind a friend’s cat for a few days. To avoid the wife experiencing unnecessary worry, I just had it arrive as a surprise. Because I care about her wellbeing. The integration with our own cats is currently going exactly how I expected; clusterfuck of magnificent proportions. I decided...

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To Be A Fly On The Wall

To live is to be at war and so every morning, the first step to a productive and rewarding day is to do battle with yourself. On the drive to work, begin the propaganda: today, no memes, you sit down at your desk early and get shit done and later, alcohol! But it is also a good idea to remind yourself...

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Under My Wing

Holy fuck, I have been asked to provide guidance on some software changes to our offshore team who we affectionately refer to as the “Inglorious Indian Basterds”. Well I call them that anyway. For some reason our wise management was happy for me to liaise with the ‘Basterds directly, which showed a...

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A call to Parent

The perfect storm of karma hit me today when my wife’s work Xmas function coincided with the girl’s Xmas dance recital. As a parent who supports his family through various positive affirmations and encouragements I was honoured to be the caregiver chosen to represent us. I cheerfully packed my outing-with-children...

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