Sentimental post warning…… It’s funny how life is. You spend your whole young life trying to get out of a place and then as you get older you realise just how great that place was all along. When people ask me where I am from, I say Edinburgh. It’s easier. And more impressive I suppose. [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
An old head on young shoulders and the Junkie Olympics
I never fail to be surprised in Leith when you see kids who look older than their years. There was a kid standing outside the newsagents this morning. I’d say he was only 14 but the look in his eyes made him look about 40. His trousers were all manky and looked like they hadn’t [...]
What are adverts teaching our kids?
I was sitting, bleary eyed, watching old re-runs of “Last of the Summer Wine” on UK Gold yesterday morning when an advert came on which just blew me away. I actually can’t remember the product now, but the basic premise is that a large, female penguin (I should add that this ad is animated) is [...]
Aaarrrr Jim Lad. What be this RSS ye speak of?
I’m reading Treasure Island. Nothing unusual there. In my life, I’ve probably read it a few times, albeit mostly as a child. So what’s different this time? Well, this time I’m reading it online using DailyLit. I discovered DailyLit in the way I discovered a lot of things – via Stumbleupon and it’s very cool. [...]
Nipping out for a chug
I dropped down to Princes Street just now to pick up the remainder of my prescription and in the process must have been harassed about half a dozen times by people trying to give me leaflets for one thing or another. I know that tonight, I will also be harassed by the “Record PM” guys [...]
A precious cargo
I’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging front of late. The first week back at work involved a fair deal of travelling and presenting and I didn’t have much in the way of web access. We were also busy last week with an ultrasound scan. My wife is pregnant with our second child. The [...]
A new year, a concerned citizen and the shitey wee dugs of doom
My first post of 2009. I’m all Leeds United about posting. Excited that is for those who don’t do rhyming slang. I’ve not felt inspired to post this year. I’d love to get all deep and say that the prospect of 2009 and the credit crunch became too much for me and I couldn’t bring [...]
