Sketchbook Monday! Indestructible travel card holders, free to test!

Time to read: 2 minutesOk. So maybe not “indestructible”. But if you use one of my travel card holders and it falls apart (you know, how the plastic ones do?) within a year of purchase, i’ll make you an identical new one for free! Yes, this applies to sit-on-it-daily young men too. No guarantees on the cards contained though! […] continue reading »

Sanguine, by Jacques Prévert. And some Paris photos!

Time to read: < 1 minuteAs an apology for missing my blogging schedule, and seeing as I am in Paris… And too tired and busy to manage to write a real blog post this week… I’m copping out. I’m going to share one of my favourite poems. A “tasting party” at a friend’s place reminded me of the fruit “sanguine” […] continue reading »

how disruptive has mobile technology become?

Time to read: 5 minutesAmusingly perhaps, my topic of choice this week is mobiles, how ubiquitous they have become and how we deal with their interruptions. I decided this on Monday. On Tuesday morning, it was announced that Microsoft would be buying nokia’s devices and services. I never expected to be blogging about mobiles and my love of nokia on the week its death sentence was pronounced. But there you go. Serendipitous irony. […] continue reading »

how do you sell yourself, if you hate selling yourself?

Time to read: 3 minutesI was talking to a friend the other day. Ok. We were talking about someone we know. It’s this really great guy, who is incredibly good at his job and has true understanding and vision in his field. But his immediate managers cannot see what he sees. And he finds himself periodically wanting to change […] continue reading »

Can you tell your mother to not read your blog / twitter / facebook? Or why it’s good for other generations (younger or older) to join social media

Time to read: 3 minutesLast week, my mother surprised me when she told me she was reading my blog. This means she googled me, like anyone in the world can. And I was surprised. Why? […] continue reading »