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      • A column on Nelson
        10/31/2006
        I thought I'd give a little detail about where I work now. Tucked away in a side street away from the main drag in Camden is Mandela Street, a virtually traffic-free new media mews with retro buildings and plenty of forward-looking businesses.

        Not a lot is made of the name, and inde

      • Encyclopaedia Japanica
        10/30/2006
        Let's start this one with a question. What is the main religion in each of these four countries?
        a) Britain
        b) India
        c) Pakistan
        d) Japan
        Apart from answering part a) with 'celebrity', I am fairly sure which one you hesitated on. Japan is not renowned for its

      • In advertising
        10/30/2006
        I started my new job today, beginning the day with an early rise, and a ride on the rather earthy Silverlink train over the rooftops of North London. Using the word 'earthy', I think I'm sidestepping the fact that it smells of piss. Anyway, as you approach Kentish Town, you can see th

      • Fast lane humour
        10/29/2006
        The following letter has been hand-plucked from the pages of this month's Viz magazine:

        "To the woman putting on make-up whilst driving her green Fiat Punto badly in the outside lane of the M11 on Monday 1st August: If you want to use the motorway as a make up studio, I recomme

      • A mean street ain't a green street
        10/28/2006


        What has a badly-lit late-night street like this got to do with looking after the planet? Plenty, actually, if you think about it.

        You walk up this street at night, past those yellow signs that ask for witnesses to a robbery at knifepoint, and keep your wits about you until y

      • Parting company
        10/27/2006
        A significant date today - I left Fujifilm after four action-packed years in charge of the marketing for the digital cameras. I have to say, I had quite a time there - activities included pushing stalled German coaches up hills, falling through a tree on a Bristol hillside, World Cup football matche

      • New photos on the site
        10/25/2006


        These are just some of the images that I have uploaded to the photo section of my site (click here and then navigate to the end of the 'travel' section) from the two week break, much of which was spent with Mayke and Ruby on the lovely Baltic island of Ruegen. Back in the days

      • Fast track development
        10/24/2006

        For those that are interested - Ruby is doing very well indeed, and is learning to use her face to convey her emotions. Number one is wistful reverie, number two is a request for food, and number three is slight displeasure, possibly hastened by oncoming flatulence. She is becoming more and mo

      • Buttnaked man!
        10/23/2006
      • Out of office message
        10/07/2006
        I will now be out of the office for two weeks. And not before time, quite frankly. Mayke, Ruby and myself are going away for a team-building break. Upon my return, I will be working a further week with Fujifilm and then diving headlong into a new job and a different life. During the break, I will be

      • Telling porkies
        10/04/2006
        Useless fact time:
        Did you know that the size of the UK pork scratchings market is over 13 million pounds? When I read this, I sat down and tried to visualise thirteen million quid's worth of pork scratchings. I used all of my visualisatory powers, but I had to give up.
        If you are no

      • The flying yobs
        10/02/2006
        Generally, when you fly a slightly less desirable airline, you may occasionally be unfortunate enough to encounter a less desirable passenger. This particular individual in the red T-shirt deserves web-wide notoriety.

        He and his troupe of beered-up lads boarded my usual Ryanair flight fro

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