What’s your default religious setting? Agnostic? Atheist? Believer? Default being the position you’re reduced to when dangling perilously over troubled waters; the one inspired by fear of death or eternal loneliness; the thing that remains when rational thought has left the building.
For a long time mine was atheist, and proudly, vocally so. I adopted this [...]
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Atheism Requires too much Faith (for my liking)
Don’t Forget the Laces Jeeves
A minor aristocrat, whose name eludes me right now, once claimed that the end of western civilisation was marked not by World War One or any other heinous conflict, but when it no longer became possible to employ a valet who would iron his shoelaces. Rumour has it Prince Charles’s gentlemen’s personal gentlemen still carries [...]
Publish and be Damned
Regular readers of this site – both of them – may have noticed I’ve taken a break from blogging recently. This is not a deliberate move, more the fact that my ‘leisure’ time has been taken up by a new endeavour, fiction writing, and I’ve had less time to concentrate on the spurious ramblings I inflict [...]
The True Cost of Global Warming
One criticism that could justifiably be levelled at this blog is that sometimes it errs on the side of frivolity. Inane I hope is too cruel a word, but at its most superficial it is perhaps not so very far from the truth.
Today however, more pressing matters occupy the old grey matter; things that could have [...]
In Praise of the Happy Amateur
Most people I know inhabit a professional world and as such know that, try to make something of yourself and you’ll find your head occupied nearly every hour of every day by what you should be doing, when, for how long and who with. Combine this with our money and celebrity-obsessed culture, which advances the [...]
Magnificent Ways to Die
I don’t, as a rule, contemplate death often – it’s a bit depressing and I’m too busy living life, etc, etc. However, recently I’ve been doing just that and after extensive consideration I’ve decided that if I do have to go early, I want to be mauled by a large, dangerous animal – a lion [...]
My Heart’s in the Highlands
If humans are plagued by an internal dialogue it is that of the romantic and pragmatist.
The romantic dreams of escape – of who we could become if we altered things, of whom we will become when we alter things.
But the pragmatist sighs, eyes the gas bill, the mortgage statement, the empty cupboard, and realises change [...]
Random Thoughts of a Chronic Insomniac
11pm: Knackered. Wrestle the duvet with all the finesse of a punch drunk boxer and beat the pillow into submission. Scratch, lay back, close eyes and relax. Sleep now.
11.38pm: Do you reckon that press release will get coverage then?
I hope so, I really do. Client’s gonna be annoyed if it doesn’t. Good story though, it will, [...]
Visionary? Lunatic More Like
I’ve met a few egomaniacs in my time – some justifiably so – most just plain deluded.
But even the worse offenders haven’t yet stooped to the level of a new trend that seems to be gathering pace on LinkedIn.
Nothing puts me off a person more than seeing they’ve written “visionary” on their profile.
Surely that level [...]
PR Begins At Home
PR means different things to different people. Spin is a word that comes readily to mind for some, whereas to others it’s a valuable communication tool. Lunch and champers are two words that are also inextricably linked with the profession, but sadly in a northern industrial city, and in these post-apocalyptic, sorry recession days, these [...]
About Nick
Nick is a director at the public relations company in Hull. He helps companies and individuals communicate the messages important to them, ensuring success for their businesses.
- Words and Phrases That Really Wind Me Up
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Marriage and the Confessions of a Tweedaholic
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Holy Shit, What’s Happened to My Head?
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He’s Not From This World
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Madder Hatters and English Men Part II
- Atheism Requires too much Faith (for my liking)
- Don’t Forget the Laces Jeeves
- Publish and be Damned
- The True Cost of Global Warming
- In Praise of the Happy Amateur
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