More from Genius on Radio 4. This week’s best idea was a solution to the bead conundrum. It’s annoying that bread only comes in fixed thickness of slice – thin, medium or thick. Of course, you can have unsliced bread and do it yourself, but slicing bread isn’t easy for people as hamfisted as me.…

One thing I miss about being a suit is all the free lunches, good food is my third favourite thing too- drink is second. Don’t forget I’m from North, ergo tight fisted; free is good. You can imagine then how much I’ll enjoy the coming weeks of sampling some eateries on expenses.  It’s for a…

Two apparently unrelated things connected for me this week. Firstly, thanks to all the swimming training I’m doing, I occasionally find myself a bit tired and have to watch out for momentary lapses of judgement at work. It’s hard doing anything anything significant outside of a full time job unless your commited and fantastically organised…

I was reading that Lucozade is being respositioned as an alternative to the caffiene pick me up. Interesting thought (although Lucozade will always be a funny tasting drink to have when you’re ill to me). Did you get that from any of those ‘Energising Britain’ executions? I certainly didin’t, maybe my brain’s tired. Time for…

Famous Rob’s posted about the John Smiths ads here. There’s 30,000 people called John Smith in the UK, you could have some fun with that………

Nice time of year to be outside. It’s warm enougn to sit down with the paper, but there’s enough warning of winter on the air air to stop you overheating. The shadows are a bit longer too. It’s time for planning next year’s garden, planting bulbs and tidying up (or to be truthful,reading the paper…

This was me aged 12 on a swimming trip to Germany, proudly sporting my City of Leeds team t-shirt. It was my first trip abroad without Mum and Dad, and I was bit nervous, but a bit curious about what it would be like. It ended up being one of those times when you feel…

  There’s an interesting post on Russell’s blog with lots of advice on moving from account handling to planning. There’s plenty there on how you can make it happen, but less about the things you might want to consider first. I made the move myself and found that I had to get used to some…

I’m enjoying  Joe Klein’s new book. In ‘Politics Lost’, the author of ‘Primary Colours’ argues that politicians need to lead with more conviction and humanity. As voters look for sincerity rather than minutia of policy, it’s how you come across, not what you say. This blog and politics don’t mix, but just for once…….I reject…

Here’s a great Observer article on Generation Y and Web 2.0 stuff. It describes the complexity involved in younger people wanting to be defined by what they do, not what they consume. There’s also some thought provoking views on how tough the young have it in the UK- worries about pensions, can’t afford to buy…