The good, the bad and the very bad

Another year rides off into the sunset, and a new one dawns. But before it does, here are the highlights of my blogging year:

January: Big Business makes big mistakes, including dead bodies in planes and the toy that turned into a date-rape drug.
February: It’s advertising, Jim [...]

You’re confused? Spare a thought for your readers.

In summer 2007, I decided I was stressed (long story, email me for all the juicy details). So I took myself off to a meditation course.

The course leader was a sweet old lady in her 70s. Grey hair piled into an unruly bun, skewered by a [...]

You might not notice – but somebody will.

Several years ago, a friend of mine worked for a recruitment consultancy. Let’s call them Acme Inc.

Their contracting arm (which supplied staff to companies on a contract basis) was called Acme Inc. Independant Services.

Did you feel a twitch of discomfort as you read that? Good. So [...]

Let them touch it, taste it, feel it, smell it, drive it.

Ever flown first class to Hong Kong?

No, neither have I. Or at least, not really. Well, sort of. Kind of. What I mean is that I feel as if I have.

Let me explain.

I’ve just been for a ride (turning left at the [...]