Snippets
Random things I come across that catch my eye, perhaps make me think a bit, and are worthy of a note.
Punk Chef
“It’s not about about what you can't do, it's about what you can do when given the right environment.” Scott Garthwaite, Punk Chef – a deaf chef breaking barriers with unique food experiences across the UK.
Malaphor
Just learned the word malaphor today. It's a blend of metaphor and malapropism, and it describes that funny slip when two idioms or clichés accidentally get mashed together into nonsense Like saying “Hammer House of Horror Time.”
Sunday walk.
Sunday walk. Fresh air. Silence. Feeling. Noticing. Wellbeing.
Cold tea
My tea is cold. The house was asleep. I did my best work. Quiet time. No interruptions. Absorbed in writing…
London 0 Hull 4
Listening to House Martins this afternoon. Chicks almost ready to leave the nest. Listening to The Housemartins tonight. London 0 Hull 4. Lossless audio. 1986.
Trash
It's amazing how much trash smells on a hot day.
Different from knowing
Learning and understanding are different from knowing. Knowing is the cheap knock-on effect of the work of learning and understanding, and nearly useless alone. Owen McGrann on LinkedIn
Financial Impact
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