Miscellaneous musings on the Tea House, life, the universe and matters arising
A good friend gave me some good advice: “Whose business is it?” he asked, “just let it go”. It is good advice because I find it too easy to want to get involved – not out of a desire for recognition or glory, but because I want to help. The …
I love deadlines. I appreciate the way that they focus your mind and activity – as some Internet philosopher has observed “without deadlines nothing would get done”. Trouble is when the deadline is imposed by Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise or a similar statutory body. Like when we have to …
Ok – I admit that I suffer from fogeyism from time to time. And although not perfect by any means, do get distraught over what seems a misuse of the English language. For any non-British readers, I’m referring to what has now become “British English”. Other regional variations of our …