Today I’m going to tell you the story of the best job I never got. And it’s entirely true, which is nice. Continue reading
Category Archives: Human Behaviour
Blog entries related to how we behave in the real world
I am Thor, God of Thunder
Well no, actually, I am the guy standing out on his balcony in shorts, in a lovely summer downpour.
The weather had been hot and close. In London, the hot weather often sits without a breeze. We’re not really used to it. Continue reading
Data is not like Sheep
I hate it when I hear or read phrases like ‘these data’. It looks, feels and sounds plain wrong to me, and if not wrong then clumpy and turgid, like something you’d regret stepping in. Continue reading
Top Stuff I Always Wanted to be Able to Do
The X Factor is currently on British TV again. If by some chance, you don’t know what that is, then it is like ‘Pop Idol’ (or ‘American Idol’) – a talent show for singers, with the potential reward of some recording contract or other for the winner. Continue reading
Going to Venice
I’m going on a short break to Venice later today. My stress-levels are rising, and I suspect that this is mostly because of a nervousness that I do not know the language and I feel embarrassed to be another Brit abroad trying to communicate in loud English. Continue reading
15 Ways to Waste Time
I believe that I may be a master of wasting time. It’s not that I can not be productive and achieve, but it is the case that I am a person who can work hard, followed by bouts of extreme laziness. Continue reading