Note to self: Dust off CV and apply for this job on Monday morning. Any client who is interested in people ‘running projects from cradle to grave’ intrigues me.

I am bored of tormenting myself, conjuring up full blown blog posts, pouring over non-existent Adsense revenues and analyzing traffic statistics so I have started a Tumblelog. There is something very appealing about Kottke’s definition of a Tumblelog as ‘a quick and dirty stream of consciousness.’ A Tumblelog can be a short, snappy blog and can also aggregate different RSS feeds (Google Shared Stuff and Items, del.icio.us, last.fm, Flickr and even this blog). Why, Tumblr even has built-in support for quotes. ...

Another in this award winning and ever popular series. ‘Hello John. Can I ask you a quick question ?’ ‘Well I’m onsite at a Red account in deepest Kazbakistan about to go into a crisis meeting. But, as it’s you (again). Go on. Fire away.’ ‘Well I have a really strange problem. I’m currently at Asda and I can’t get…’ ‘Yeah. Hurry up. What’s the actual problem ? Installation, performance, database, network, security, clustering, defect, LDAP - what is it ?’ ...

When your children ask for a pet hamster, always follow your gut instincts and refuse. Last night, I entered the bathroom to find my wife had suddenly and unexpectedly replaced the tile lino with bare floorboards. She was on her knees sanding the boards for that perfect Victorian antique looking finish. I carefully navigated my way to the sink and noticed my two children huddled under the pedestal, feverishly yanking at floorboards and ripping up plywood with their bare hands. ...

An inquest has reached an open verdict on the death of a judge, six years ago. This story caught the media interest in the UK because The victim was a judge hence plenty of scope for pictures of him wearing his robes and his silly wig. The victim was having an affair with a glamorous mistress. The storyline was identical to an episode of ‘Midsomer Murders’ aired in March 2003. The wife was arrested but later released without charge. The mistress was also under suspicion for blackmail. However, what I found interesting (it’s not really appropriate to say hilarious) about this case was the sequence of events after the judge told his wife of the affair and the fact he wanted a divorce. After dropping this bombshell to his wife of 34 years, he then went upstairs to, wait for it, change into his gardening clothes and prepared to mow the lawn. ...