We went to a German market last night.  The Gluhwein was good, the sausage was perfect. I ended up spending a small fortune on salami by a girl who can only be classed as a sausage pusher. Yes we’re starting to feel all Christmassy now. I got in the spirit trying on some novelty winter…

When we left this we were about to embark on group dynamics. First, a word on numbers. The optimum number of respondents is 6 to 8. Anything more and it’s a bunfight, anything less and it’s just narrow opinion. If you have eight you’ll get much more talking, it will be livelier, but you have…

I know it’s a Monday, you’re in a bad mood and want to be left alone. But if you can, spare a minute and send happy thoughts to the gang at Cynic. You won’t find a kinder, more generous bunch anywhere, but they’re all a bit low at the moment. The North wishes them well.

If your struggling to find Christmas presents, you could do a lot worse than look here at Re. Lots of unique textiles and nick knacks. These mats are quite fetching. Scott showed me the way. If you’re after something unique, there should be something here that suits.

If there is a national meal in the UK these days, it’s a good curry. And believe me, no one likes it more than I, indeed when we go out with friends for an Indian, I’ll make sure I’m sat next to the person that eats like a bird so I can pinch some of…

There was another incident today. Only inhuman reflexes, the same that took a a set off Tim Henman, enabled Stuart to avoid a gout of boiling hot coffee scalding his genitals. No chance of suing me though, I’ve a watertight defense……. It wasn’t my fault. As I plunged my caffetiere with abandon, a hairline crack…

So I’m changing jobs. After four and a half years I’m leaving here and joining here. There will be a bit more commuting, but they make tea really well …..and I think it means I’ll be a Disruptor, which makes it sound like my job is being a Star Trek weapon. I know for sure…

Mark’s running a free breakfast seminar. It’s tomorrow (forgot to do this earlier, sorry Mark). I can’t go thanks to living Up North but you should if you can. In his own words: Hi Andrew, Hope you’re well. This is a bit of a long shot bearing in mind the distance and the ungodly hour,…

If you haven’t read Mark Earl’s Herd yet, you should. It’s about time someone wrote a planning-ish book that argued for a new approach that was more than a long creds document.   And being a geek, I found the first bit fascinating. He uses science to argue that humans are social creatures buy nature,…

The fact of my feckless, clumsy, absent minded tomfoolery will come as no surprise to people who pop here now and again. From locking keys in cars to spilling hot tea on my privates, it all happens to me. Frequently. But sometimes I think most of comes down to bad luck. Like this weekend, cycling…