Too many mega-XXX

Too many mega-XXX

There is a word that has crept into [slang] English, which is used to denote something that is very good…

Fireworks

Fireworks

I have a love/hate relationship with fireworks. On the one hand, they are an exciting spectacle and it is hard…

Legal anachronisms

Legal anachronisms

A few days ago I was involved in a family “discussion” – a slight dispute between two brothers, each of…

Precise or random?

Precise or random?

A few years ago, when my partner and I were just getting to know one another, she used to jokingly…

Moderate cycling on the road to Damascus

Moderate cycling on the road to Damascus

I am quite new to cycling. I had a bicycle when I was a kid, but never really got on…

Evernote

Evernote

When people ask me what kind of job I do, I say that I work in marketing for a software…

Perspectives on a missed opportunity

Perspectives on a missed opportunity

There is an old joke: optimists think that the glass is half full; pessimists say it is half empty; [software]…

The parcel that wasn’t stolen

The parcel that wasn’t stolen

It is interesting how a sequence of events can take on positive or negative appearances as they unfold. That is…

Cool Katie

Cool Katie

Once in a while, things just work out and ones life is enriched. This “bonus” posting is to briefly tell…