It's a funny game

Golf is a funny game. I always play my best when no-one is watching, then I feel awkward telling people about it in case people think it's a fisherman's tale......

Disposable fashion

I read somewhere that Primark is now the undisputed king of 'disposable fashion'. I hadn't heard that term before, but it made me think. Have we become such slaves to fashion that we're prepared to use up the planet's resources, as well as risk a child labour crisis in the developing world where these clothes are usually made, simply in pursuit of fashion. Of course, such excesses have always been around, but in the past they have been restricted to the rich. Now everyone can do it and nobody seems to care.

When I was being brought up, we were taught to look after our things and make them last. To this day, that's an attitude I can't shed and I still feel bad about throwing things away (or sending them to the charity shop) because they've gone out of style, rather then because they've worn out. That probably makes me a loser, but I feel better knowing that I'm not perpetuating mass excess.

Joke

Two cannibals were eating a clown. One said to the other.... "Does this taste funny to you?" Boom! Boom!

This joke is dedicated to the black sheep...

Review: Stranger Than Fiction

Not my usual sort of thing and I was expecting the usual Will Ferrrell offering. Melancholic and thought provoking, but it could have been better with a less sugary ending.... Credible performance by Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Feel good weekend

Well I managed a 49 mile bike ride on Saturday, which included more hills than I'm used to. It felt good, and whilst the overall ride time was just over 3 hours, I did need to take a 5 minute breather before tackling Wrotham Hill! Those of you who know the area, will understand. The this morning I went for a 13.5k run - about 1 hour 10 minutes. Legs felt good. Right achiles is tight though, but I can rest it for a couple of days now though. Next weekend I'll probably reverse the order with a longer run on the Saturday and a slightly shorter bike ride on Sunday. They key is to keep myself injury free.

As you can tell, I whimped out of the Wilmington 10k.

This is a special mention for Daisie who has been pestering me to be mentioned on the blog.....

Pie and Mash

Went to Manze's pie and mash shop on London Bridge Road today. I know it's a London tradition, but does anyone seriously like it? I felt really sorry for the tourists behind me in the queue who were discussing what flavour pie they were going to have. Boy, were they in for a surprise!!!

Web 2.0 or not.....

I've just been reading this interesting post from David Weinberger. He makes a valid point about how business are struggling to cope with the philosophy changes that Web 2.0 is unleashing. But I think it goes further than he says. There are many, many ways in which the new tools and services challenge the tradition of organisations. After all, businesses are built on the military command and control model, and social media breaks that down. Anybody can, and they do. Good times!!