Living the Dream 2 min read Free

Things that go bump in the night

The silence of the night was shredded by a crash. Cymbals? Window? What? The dogs were upright, ears cocked. Mrs L exclaimed “What was that?” The star of the show however, was me. I rolled from the bed, grabbing my trusty five iron and standing in one movement.
Sean 1 2 min read Premium

Dairy Queen

“That wouldn’t be wise, Sean. Look, these guys are professionals. They will do what they need to do. Their exact rules of engagement are not something that is going to be shared with me, or with you. Stop worrying about things you cannot influence.”
Living the Dream 2 min read Free

Reaction Times

Apocryphally, Cypriots never used to indicate lest doing so would deplete the battery. Now, it seems that somebody has announced that mobile phones only work when driving a car.
Sean 1 2 min read Premium

Coq au Vin

“It’s lovely that you have gone to all this effort, and I definitely think you should do it more, but you’re about to try to persuade me not to come to Prague, and I am not going to let you.”
Living the Dream 3 min read Free

The Third Carolean Era

Market reaction was muted. (Mostly, this would be because most of “the market” were enjoying a long, mostly liquid, lunch. It was a Friday, after all.) However, as people digested the measures being taken, the pound plummeted and yields on gilts soared.
Working Tools 3 min read Free

ReMarkable! (2)

“Replace your notebooks and printed documents with the only tablet that feels like paper.” So boasts the website. That’s bold, intriguing and vaguely worrying.
Sean 1 2 min read Premium

Back to Work

"But the Russians are bad news. I know the business is good, but can’t we stop? Kriszta and I will find new business, better business, cleaner business."
Working Tools 2 min read Free

Study-buddies

These “colleagues” are the best kind. They smile, greet me and then leave me the hell alone. At the end of the hour, they give me the thumbs up and disappear.
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