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Warning: this blog may contain disturbing imagery

Tue, 10 May 2011 02:35:13 GMT

Do you remember when your mother said that you should always wear clean underwear in case you got into an accident? Well, she was right.

Getting on my goat

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:06:05 GMT

I recently planted an exotic Chilean shrub in my garden. It grows to about 2m in height and develops enormous spines that, in its natural habitat, often impale short-sighted mountain goats and turn them into an excellent compost. ...

A rambling blog about drowning that contains the most tenuous analogy you’ll see for a good long while

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:54:23 GMT

I never get bored of telling people that I died at the age of ten. It happened during a school lesson at Sandbach public baths in Cheshire. After five years of trying, I was the only kid in the class who couldn’t yet swim. ...

Celebrating the death of youth

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:22:49 GMT

Something happened to me recently that was just as profound and life-changing as a first kiss or the realisation that sprouts taste okay. I not only went to a garden centre; I actually looked forward to going to the garden centre before I went. ...

Unwanted friends

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:39:47 GMT

I’ll tell you what’s a little bit tragic. The e-mails Friends Reunited send to me that imply their site is still interesting and relevant in any way, shape or form. Sorry Friends Reunited but it’s all over. Stop bothering me. ...

Diamonds are not forever

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:46:19 GMT

This first blog of the year is pure padding as I never have anything interesting to say until around mid-March when the weather’s warmer and little lambs are gambolling across the fields, ignorant of their mint-sauce laced fate. ...

There’s no ‘I’ in failure

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:14:21 GMT

This blog has been going for six weeks now and it’s time to take stock. ...

Innovation: what a load of old nonsense

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:03:00 GMT

There are many business gurus out there who base their entire shtick on the importance of innovation. Without new ideas, they say, your company will stagnate and die. ...

A serious article about SEO

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:09:08 GMT

A few weeks ago I said that this wouldn’t be the usual agency blog that handed out rubbish tips on subjects such as SEO. However, I have run out of things to say, so this week I’d like to share my expertise on SEO.

Why you should be a plumber

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:19:20 GMT

People are always asking me how they can become a copywriter. Of course that isn’t true at all. Only one person has ever asked me that question and they thought I was an underwriter. ...