The first in an occasional series. No. 1 - O’Reilly’s in Brussels. Difficult to find, particularly if you hold the street map upside down and wander aimlessly down dark, empty streets and end up in Schaerbeek. Easy to find if you hold the map the right way up. Stella - 4 Euro per pint. Lively pub. One big screen and several small screens dotted around. Plenty of seating available. Blackburn 1 - MUFC 1 (Carling Cup Semi Final). Two superb goals. One melee involving Rooney.

On Wednesday, I found myself patiently waiting in a queue, talking with a nice lady from Toronto, to get through airport security at Heathrow Terminal 4. Nothing unusual there. Although, for someone from London to exchange pleasantries with a complete stranger is a little unusual (but she started it). However, on this occasion, only two X-ray machines were in use so the queue was a little longer than usual and slowly and relentlessly growing in length. ...

A long time ago, there was a unique band called The Chameleons who hailed from Middleton, Manchester. Like a lot of bands, The Chameleons made some records, built up a dedicated following, played lots of gigs and then split up. Like a lot of bands, The Chameleons reformed. Like a lot of bands, The Chameleons made some more records, played some more gigs and then split up (again). However, unlike a lot of bands, the lead singer, Mark Burgess, once went to a private individual’s house and played at their birthday party. ...

A long journey starts with a single step… I was curious about applying the concepts and ideas behind GTD to try to manage my time (both at home and at work) more efficiently so I read up a little about GTD over the weekend and actually ordered a copy of Dave Allen’s book (having read snippets in a bookshop who were nice enough to give me a nice leather armchair for my comfort). ...

Have a look at this blog. Lots of interesting, varied material, frequently updated, nicely presented, excellent use of images, easy to navigate, searchable, well structured and very professional looking. All in all, an excellent blog. This blog is by Paul Stamatiou, a 19 year old student. A few months ago, I happened across this article on Paul’s blog when I first started blogging but stupidly forgot to bookmark it. This is undoubtedly one of the best personal blogs I have seen. In fact, I was so impressed I did as he suggested and nominated Paul’s blog for the ‘Best Teen Blog’ award. ...