Tag Archives: idle musings

Allowing People To Be Ill

Posted on 10/04/2019 by

I manage a number of people in a variety of ways and configurations in the day job. While a lot of people can get hung up on managing rotas and directing efforts to make things happen – to firefight when … Continue reading →

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Brain Weasels

Posted on 03/04/2019 by

I love writing, but it’s been difficult to keep the discipline or momentum of it to any degree. Partly it’s been the demands of working, partly the distraction of games and artwork, but mostly it’s been the roiling storm of … Continue reading →

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Springtime

Posted on 26/03/2019 by

I’ve just locked up at work and it’s still daylight. There’s pigeons cooing as they do their best to hump their way through the roofing tiles, and there’s even some warmth to the sunlight. I’m suddenly feeling a bit disoriented. … Continue reading →

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Choosing the Opportunity

Posted on 05/02/2019 by

I was inspired recently by a quote somebody posted on social media. I know, it’s practically unheard of, but it does occasionally happen. I don’t know the ultimate origin of the text, but it essentially said this: Instead of saying … Continue reading →

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Drawings

Posted on 17/12/2018 by

I’m still drawing all the time – it’s what I do to focus and distract with equal fervour and I now have staff who use the sight of my many doodles as sketches to recognise that I’m based at a … Continue reading →

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Coughs, Splutters and Christmas Preparations

Posted on 12/12/2018 by

Rather than struggle against the head cold that I’ve picked up from Lady S this weekend, I’ve been kind to myself and taken a couple of days off to rest up. Plenty of fluids, rest in bed and on the … Continue reading →

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Heading Home

Posted on 10/12/2018 by

Back on the train home, with a slightly reduced suitcase (I’ve been able to zipper up the expansion panels now I’ve dropped off presents), and I’m rueing the separation caused by the distance currently between us. I love my partners … Continue reading →

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