Category Archives: personal blog

I had a chat with my boss. I told him that I was worried about going back to work. Actually, I don’t think it’ll be a problem. We aren’t open plan and we don’t hot-desk. There are only three of us in our team, and our office is big enough for us to socially distanceContinue reading “Not walking”

I went for a walk this morning. It was the first time in 6 weeks that I have been out for a walk in the morning. It was lovely to be able to go. It wasn’t sunny, it was a little bit breezy, but not cold. A concern of the family was encounters with otherContinue reading “Lockdown & Blog”

It’s not a story, so don’t think I’ve gone fictional on you. The story is that of me writing my blog. The thing is what do I want to do with this blog? I’ve nothing to sell. I’ve no real story to tell. All I have is a desire to write. And, nothing to writeContinue reading “The Story”

IS it really the 20th of March since I last wrote a post? That’s outrageous. In my defence I will say that I have written something most days on my facebook page. Towards the beginning of what would turn in to the lockdown, we were preparing for an ambition fulfilling holiday, to China. The crunchContinue reading “The Lockddown”

It seems that Covid-19 is getting very close to home. Literally. I suspect that it won’t be long before one of us goes down with a cold and then we will all be in isolation. But, unless I am actually ill I see no reason to not go for a walk. I went out forContinue reading “Friday, 20 Mar 20”

Tonight was the Isle of Wight Radio Society’s Thursday Night Net (TNN) most weeks now, I chair the net for an hour, and going back over my log it looks like I’ve been doing it for at least two years now. As is usually the case, my record keeping wasn’t very good when I started.Continue reading “Thursday 12 Mar 20”

Hugh Bonneville of Downton Abbey fame plays a British soldier by the name of Donald Jeffries in the film. Jeffries gets shot by a German soldier in a church whilst trying to protect a piece of art, which is kind of the point of the film. But, the main thing for me is the letterContinue reading “The Monuments Men”

I really didn’t want to get up this morning. Bed is so comfortable. But then you have to. As usual, I looked out the bedroom window. The main thing was no rain, no excuse to not go for a walk. I get dressed and go and do 30 sit ups, do they help? I reallyContinue reading “Tuesday 10 March 2020”

I’ve just finished Colin McGinns book The Making of a Philosopher, the story of how he “became” a philosopher, and his life. Why have I put “became” in quotes? Because I’m not entirely sure you can choose to become a philosopher. It is a state of mind, which is with you from the moment whenContinue reading “Monday 09 March 20”

It was one of those lazy days. I went and got the papers, and sat and read those for about an hour or so. Then I went for a walk, down to the waterfront, along to the turn off for trinity church which houses Handel’s music organ, where I paused briefly to see if theContinue reading “Sunday 8 Mar 20”