Category: What maketh the man
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Take this New York Times article with a pinch of salt. It's certainly true to say that there's a bigger conflict now between Dad the worker and Dad the caring, involved parent, or at least amongst the Dad's I know (including me) – I'm not even going to go there on 'unappreciated Dad contributions' Mrs…
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Hello, I'm back. A little earlier than I thought I would, but that's the thing about holidays abroad; they're wonderful for a change, to dip into other cultures, suspension of reality etc, but they're also very good at making you appreciate the things you have and like doing. There's that depressing feeling the day before…
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So young William Hovells is nearly 7 months old and quite a few things have changed since he was born, but quite a few things have stayed the same. What is a constant, at least for now is his total dependency on us. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the most important…
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This is a little late, but since I'm in charge, who's going to punish me? It was one of those weeks at work where you do lots of stuff yet end up with nothing to show for it. It's something they never tell you about working for agencies when you sign up; you're mostly prepared…
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There's a saying that you should choose your enemies carefully, and if there isn't there jolly well should be. In so many ways, a good enemy can be extremely useful if utilised properly. I did one or two things to be proud of when I was swimming, yet the thing that gave me the most joy was winning…
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I went a big mad on Amazon last week, it's just how I roll sometimes. As is usual with me, I managed to lace something simple with a flavour of muppetry and embarrassment. How? By forgetting to put my name on the delivery address. That would have been find if it was just one parcel,…
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Can't resist the temptation to join in with the idea of doing Weeknotes (I'm hardly the first) so I won't. Looks like Thursday's the best day to do these. Monday's are full of fog, Fridays are all about looking forward to the weekend. Thursday feels like a good day to look back with an eye to…
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Are you organised? If so I salute you. I am nothing of the sort. There's many reasons why I wasn't a very good suit (Crippling honesty and low boredom threshold immediately spring to mind), however, the ability to get oneself from a to b without mishap, let alone others, is a particular character flaw that sticks out like the…
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You can't avoid the fact that advertising in all its forms is part of, and competes with, popular culture. Now more so than ever, thanks to the web enabled, marketing savvy consumer we're dealing with these days (don't you hate the word consumer). So it makes sense to create campaigns that are relevant to that culture,…
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