Notes

Being from North Wales and then living in Merseyside for over 20 years, it’s a little surprising never to have been to Talacre Beach.

We finally got there at the very end of 2011 and it was lovely (if a little cold at this time of year!).

The full set is on Facebook.

Now this is quite cool. These chaps have a range of maps that are free to use.

If you’re into that stuff.

Which I suppose I must be, a little bit, to think this is cool.

So, here I am after finishing my first 3 months as a Pastor at Matheson. I’m loving it.

After so many years of having to provide weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports on all sorts of things (not to mention ad-hoc analysis or even hour-by-hour updates in crises), it’s odd not to have to do so.

That said, [...]

This was the status of one of my favourite teenagers at the end of August. Soon after, she lost someone very special to her, and it was terribly sad. Yesterday, another teenager lost his life in a car accident near Heswall, a friend of our Matty. The death of the young, all full of life [...]

A few times over the years I’ve been aware of Facebook changing things and it’s surprised me how unhappy it makes people. This time, I’ve become one of those people very unhappy at what’s been done!

I love Google products. When they make a change, there’s usually a link that says “Hey, try the new [...]

It’s always lovely to see references to Welsh names, and there are quite a few around Hoylake for some reason.

Spotted this one today.

I wonder if he’s got a website…?

Dear M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6 (of course!), M6 toll, M8, M54, M56, M57, M58, M60, M62, M78 and all the A-roads and slip roads in between - you know who you are!

The time is drawing to a close where I will no longer need you as I have these past 20 years…

We’ve spent [...]

When companies build organisation structures with defined roles, it seems to me that not enough thought goes into the personality of a role - how does it feel to be in that job?

In my area of expertise, great forecasters don’t make great schedulers and vice versa, but they’re often lumped together.

This is a big [...]

Why do people adopt monotone in speech in business meetings?

People who are otherwise very animated often speak in uncharacteristic monotone, especially when reporting on or explaining complex stuff.

Conversely, in the same meetings, the senior people usually have much more variety in tone.

Ears to hear…

On Easter Monday we went with various “dog friends” to New Brighton for a dog walk.

Julia usually does these herself, but I went along this time with the camera. 250 photos later….

Really enjoyed the photography as all the dogs were so full of life and the sun shone brightly! Lovely!