Any semi-regular blogger knows the kind of mail that trickles into their inbox via their blog’s handy Contact Us form.
I keep the form alive because occasionally I get some real feedback, even fan mail, as well as the odd work offer or request to advertise. But to be honest, about 70% is dross. Some is […]
So I completed my first organised run today. In terms of distance it wasn’t huge - a fun run of 7km or 4.4 miles for the non-metric - but it was still quite an achievement for me because it’s the first time I’ve ever willingly signed up for a sports event and then done […]
My chances of winning the lottery are precisely null, because I never buy a ticket. Well, that’s not true; sometimes, when the PowerBall reaches over $10 million I suddenly develop this ‘feeling’ that I’m going to win and I head to the nearest store.
Normally I scoff at the idea of ‘feeling’ something’s going to happen, […]
There’s an episode of Friends where Phoebe is working in a massage parlour (real massages) but she’s not happy there because it’s “one of those chain places”. Still, she stays despite her misgivings because they help her with what she calls a “four-oh-wunk”. Cue the canned laughter, because she’s referring to a 401K which is […]
I enjoy watching Donald Trump’s The Apprentice. On the one hand, I can watch and learn about marketing, project management, interviewing, profit margins and business objectives. On the other hand, there’s the usual entertainment value of watching suckers jump through hoops for a spot working for the Don, only to be told they’re “fired”. (In […]
