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Saturday, 29 August 2009 11:41 |
"As A Child I Was Fascinated By Flying Machines..."
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As a child I’d always been fascinated with things that flew or sailed; engines, machines, electricity and things mechanical.
I studied, trained and worked in the aero-industry with Rolls-Royce in Bristol, SW England for 8 years, but Rolls-Royce was a place where one had to wait to fill a dead man’s shoes. I had more important things to get done. It was time to climb another rung of the ladder.
Postgraduate studies at Cranfield followed 7 years of sharp edged aeronautics - forecasting, statistics, mathematics, computers; I started all over again.
In the late 1980's Total Quality Management was the buzzword; my Cranfield Masters set me up for a series of jobs in the City of London, though Banking and Insurance, I was to discover, were not for me.
Late 1991, I quit my job, packed-up in London and headed north to my home town of Stamford in Lincolnshire. |
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Monday, 20 July 2009 17:36 |
"So What’s It About? This Twittery Thing."
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Call me an Innovater, I like Early-Adopter, call me quick, I’m 3 years late. FaceBook died, for me at least. No lack of friends, but who wants ‘teddies’. Ok I came back but I’m a Returner too. What’s wrong with Skype? “...can’t live without it.” But Twitter? “Oh Pete, please shut up!”
It’s not SMS, you get only the 140; perfect for those who can keep it short. Who needs 160 when you’ve got the #Hashtag? RealTime PeelTime but Tweet all the same. Why not to @Zenshine sunshine and joy. Banter with Keith AT PearlyDean, tweet him a Tiny URL and tell a story in half a jiffy.
Then you bump into @BusinessBiker Dwain from deep down south, who writes and rides. Or @SunnyRyder, who rides and writes. I met @Chesshirecat and @CarolCasey ‘a DIETITIAN & Patriot Guard Rider’. I found @REBullet from Napier New Zealand, who’d bought a 500 and been for a ride.
What's it about? It's Twittery Twoo. @PeterFrancon.
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A Watched Pot Never Boils, Dry |
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Wednesday, 15 July 2009 12:11 |
Does Your Pressure Cooker Have A Broken Handle?
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An essential cooking utensil in any Asian kitchen is the pressure cooker, a simple device with few parts, rugged and reliable. Its gentle hissing can be heard wherever you go, heralding an impending meal of rice, dal and if you can afford it mutton curry.
Yesterday, I was charged with the simple task of turning off the gas after only a few minutes, when the rice would be ready. As I stood and watched it, it occurred to me that I’d never seen a pressure cooker without a broken handle and thought...
That's daft enough, I’ll write a piece about broken pressure cooker handles and nipped back to my desk.
Hissing forgotten, words flowing off the keyboard a story was written. As long as it took to write these words, the hissing ceased and silently the contents began welding itself to the inside. Satisfied I’d covered the details I returned to the kitchen and felt that dreadful feeling... I’d burnt the rice! |
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