I’m writing this blog now mainly to practice my writing skills, which as readers of this blog will know need a lot of work. Each day as I sit down to write my daily post I struggle to decide what to write and worry whether any of it has any...
Over the years I’ve noticed that when people see me limp I get flooded with helpful advice along the lines of: My Aunt Mable had that and she used to swear by Cider Vinegar At first of course it’s lovely that people care enough to offer advice, but after the...
My Dad used to love making, in his garage he had a collection of tools and materials that were acquired from decades of scavenging the industrial waste bins of the his crane making employer. He had racks of nut’s, bolts, screws, switches, lights, pipes, brackets and on and on. It...
I’m a big fan of the idea of reducing the work week. Long working hours give us the false impression of getting a lot of work done, but the evidence doesn’t support this. I’ve worked long hours, I think they make us lazy and causes a whole load of social...
As readers of this blog know I have some health challenges and have certainly had my fair share of issues with the existing healthcare provision in the UK. I’ve been forced to largely take ownership of my own care, because the NHS has poor execution of integrated care. I’m not...
I‘ve long been a believer in sharing or narrating my work, my first attempt was using VAX Notes probably 20 years ago, then I moved on to detailed highlight reports (that I continue to this day) but my real focus has been blogging. After a good start about 10 years...
I’d been feeling tired all week, but yesterday at lunch time, my finger tips started tingling, not a good sign. By 13:00 I’d taken pain killers to keep me going and to be able to drive, by 14:00 I was struggling to keep my thoughts straight but hung on for...
As I was driving along the prom today I saw a JCB and a couple of guys shovelling sand off the pavements. A job that not too long ago I’m sure would have been done by the owners of the Hotels that line the prom. A job that each hotel...
This post is part of my What I Like series I’ve decided to write a series of posts trying to figure out what I do and don’t like. This first post is about TV and I’m prompted to write it as a result of recently stopping watching quite a few...
I’ve been messing around with Twitter and Facebook today. I like to share what I read and write, but I don’t like that information cluttering up my main Twitter account that I use for my diary. I’ve concluded that I need to have three Twitter accounts: @SteveRichards – this is...