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Snippets

Random things I come across that catch my eye, perhaps make me think a bit, and are worthy of a note.

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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.

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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.”

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Sunday walk.

Sunday walk. Fresh air. Silence. Feeling. Noticing. Wellbeing.

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Cold tea

My tea is cold. The house was asleep. I did my best work. Quiet time. No interruptions. Absorbed in writing…

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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.

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Trash

It's amazing how much trash smells on a hot day.

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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

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Financial Impact

Learn to sell the potential financial impact your solution has on the client's business.