Saturday, March 28, 2015

Mental Health 109 - The long grief. Five years on ...

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Today was an emotional day.  It's Violet 's 40th birthday - but those who've read for a while will know my good friend Viole...
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Friday, March 27, 2015

How I learned to stop worrying, and embrace public speaking ...

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When I was at school, public speaking in any form terrified me - and some people find that hard to believe now. As part of a project, I...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Writing a kick-ass defect!

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I was asked by a graduate tester about just what should go into a good defect report.  It's a really good question, and to my surpris...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

The Battle Of The Winshill Rec: And how it affects you as a tester ...

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There are many shades of bullying - some so subtle, half the trap is that we don't even recognise or name it as such. But at Abbott...
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Friday, March 13, 2015

Death comes for Pratchett

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It's with absolute sadness I've just read this morning of the death of Terry Pratchett. I was introduced to his writing through...
Saturday, February 28, 2015

Farewell Leonard Nimoy

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Growing up can be a grim affair - especially in early 80s England.  The news seemed ever present with tales of flare ups between America ...
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Friday, February 6, 2015

The direct route ... or the interesting one? Managing time and goals, whilst allowing for discovery

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Over the summer holidays, I've become increasingly fascinated with how we as individuals plan and spend time.  Putting my families behav...