I was a bit bemused to find my favourite newspaper encouraging sensible Germans to save less and spend more. The Economist has been the way I ‘connect’ with the real rather than the virtual world over the last ten years and I think it may have just lost the plot. We are being encouraged to …
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Not a good name for a car
Wasn’t sure whether to post this on Twitter or Facebook, but thought perhaps the blog was just the place and so that way it wouldn’t disappear below a whole load of other posts that quickly! Renault’s marketing people have – as the title suggests – given a very poor name to their new eco car. …
Three for two? No thanks…
We had a bit of a shock on Saturday when found out that our friend Neil had had a heart attack. It happened while he was in Tesco pointing out an offer on ice cream (the 3 for 2 of the title) to the assistant at the checkout. Whether it was the stress or just …
Club, cafe, train
On a recent business trip to London I had the chance to sample lots of ways of working and meeting. Not all of them great, but all interesting. I thought I’d share my experiences here. I’m tempted to mark them out of ten, but some of the people involved may read this and think I’m …
Recessed lighting and Portuguese tiles
I can’t let this splurge of Dan-posts go by without saying how much I love our new bathroom. That it was assembled with great care by Olly and Artur in August while we were in Poland shouldn’t make you think I wasn’t appreciative then. The time that has passed hasn’t dulled my enthusiasm. It is …