There is no point being brave about this. I’ve been in agony this week! I’m just not as young, flexible or fit as I used to be and pounding the pavements takes its toil like swimming and my cross trainer never did. But, I’m persevering. Two sessions this week along the waterfront in Wellington. Luckily [...]

After blogging about this for a year the time has actually arrived and I am now officially a domestic executive again. Well, part time anyway! I’ve trundled my desk drawers to a pod down the office to free up the desk for the incoming Acting GM. Written up the desk file and signed over authority [...]

In a moment of weakness in the office I agreed to join a jog squad for an eight week training programme leading to completing a a run along (or rather up as the name suggests) the Rimutaka Incline Rail Trail. It was lunch time and the conversation was more about nice picnics so I thought [...]

It feels really wierd at work. I think I am now officially a lame duck General Manager. With only 8 more working days in this role my email traffic has almost ground to a halt, the phone only rings to recruitment consultants or advertising sales people and my staff look at me with that knowing [...]

I wonder whether Monty Python wrote their Spam Song http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2496293981990713675 how much of an intrusion into people’s lives Spam would become. Just recently, our wonderful ISP decided to change it’s email system and lo and behold my usual menu of email is accompanied by a liberal dose of Spam. And you know what, I hate [...]