Home sweet home. Somewhere deep in our subconscious, there’s this idea of a perfect home. It looks beatiful, smells delicious and you’re always happy. There’s a little voice that won’t go away that tells you this is the home you should live in. Love will blossom in it, our lives will be this shiny vision…

I was glued to a series the BBC did recently on the power of the earth. It covered volcanoes, the sea, the climate and icebergs amongst other things. And you know what? When you look at the long history of the world, you realise how insignificant today’s global warming really is. There have been five…

After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations Oscar Wilde The daily ritual of meals – the shared preparation and eating with others – can bring people together in more ways than one. Bonds are formed, richer connections come about. There’s more time to listen to each other, indulge, inform. But…

Two pitches, one tracking study, one U&A to make sense of, ongoing being the new boy…. No posting ’till Monday. See you then. (and I turned up to the right hotel today)

They cana make us behave differently and be aware of what we do. A cup isn’t just for gettin liquid inside us. Take tea (of course tea). It started as a medicine and became a drink, in China first, five thousand years ago. By the 8th century, it had become very rarified (Imperial tea was…

It seems that blogging has reached some sort of critical mass – naming people named after their blog. The favoured method of adressing me at work has become, "Hey Northern.". Which, I must admit I quite like. They could have chosen ‘Planner’, but since that’s actually my job it doesn’t work so well. There’s a…

When I was young, I used to love Greek mythology. Of course, at that age the stuff I read never included the sex, the incest or the jealous, petty cruelty. It’s actually racy stuff. The Guardian has published some free booklets, with a summary of the best bits. It’s fun to read them as an…

Okay, so this morning I was supposed to meet a very important client, along with my CEO in the Radisson Manchester. The good news is that I turned up to a Radisson Manchester on time with no problems. I get there early, I take a seat in reception. I see Piers Morgan sweep by, pose…

It’s now 7.30am Monday morning. It’s a very different atmosphere to Friday. There’s only three people in, it’s quiet. I’m on my first tea, which I’ve just found was made with bloody off milk. Curses. I like this time of day, chance to think, get ahead. There’s a comforting sound of the radio from the…

So it’s 5ish and I’m sat at my desk, thinking about a presentation structure. I need a quick break and decide to do a 5 minute post.. It’s been a hell of week – mostly great, but with some of those teething troubles you always get when you’re trying to learn lots of new things…