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(2024) The Sunrise on New Years Day, from the Land of the Rising Sun – courtesy of our correspondant in Japan. This was several hours before the earthquake, which was off of the other side of the country, so no harm befell Ben - and Thank-you for the numerous enquiries of concern. ” Like being swungContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(A life in the day) “No we didn’t make any contact with your breakfast chef Andre” “The car waited 10 minutes at number 6, and I phoned the number ending ..098 myself and left a message” “If you see the 18 page spread sheet you emailed at 17:00 on Christmas eve, page ..7 ….5 linesContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(’tis the season…) So our season of festivity rolls round again. I have a few days off before I return to the coalface to labour alongside Santa and his elves; – moving, bar, restraunt, hotel, hospital and emergency staff, too and fro in the wee small hours, and tying to get “great Aunt Sally” homeContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(Doctors) I was going to write about the hugely successful musical jam session, or maybe the uplifting weekend away in the Lake District (there was dancing), or the ludicrous 23 digit alphanumeric password on one odd feature in work (where the password is usually some 4 letter Glasgow football team acronym(all Caps) – or “password”).Continue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

There’s going to be a jam session. It’s a casual event brought to you by Richard/Smith/Wilson. You might recognise them under the old trading name of Bert/Graham/Tony. I think people have different ideas about the process here…. —————————————————————————- Spotless hi tech conference room in a building not unadjacent to the world parliament- “Could we haveContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(Health and safetly violation) An old friend came in from out of town, my tux didn’t come back from the cleaners, there was a earthquake, a terrible flood…. Actually, just a run of nights into long days and lot to do (also I didn’t catch fire, or fall, or get diagnosed with some new ailment).Continue reading “It’s A Dog’s Life…”

(First Gig) Most days I sit down at the blank screen without any pre conceptions. I just type, sometimes it’s funny, sometimes (I hope) it’s thoughtful, sometimes I rage… but, I just had this conversation on nightshift where I was impelled to tell a story from long ago, and it occurs to me that thereContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(pensive mood on)* There have been times when I watched more TV – I grew up in a house where telly was almanac, news, enertainment, source of strife, and font of laughter. There have been times when I watched no TV at all – several years in bedsits where, there simply was no screen (!).Continue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(musical). Unusually, we went out to enjoy some live music last weekend. We caught one half of a “big band” (think Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra/ Glen Miller. Youngsters willl need to google). This was the soundtrack of my childhood, that, and big musical shows (Sinatra, Ella, Bing, Roger and Hammerstein….). Real Music! says aContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”

(white powder) My older boy has just turned 20 this week, which makes it twenty years since I stopped smoking. I was a solid, “pack -of-rolling-baccy-a-day” man, and I’d tried giving up numerous times. This had mostly taught me how not to do it, when the time came. Not for me – only when I’mContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life…”