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Bristol Artisan/Specialty Coffee Scene 30 May 2013 | 04:37 am
Pretty much a year ago to the day, I went on a first date with someone who knows about coffee. I had told him I was a coffee snob, but within, ooh… all of about 2 minutes of chatting with him on the t...
New Adventures In Flesh: Meat Laundering 11 Feb 2013 | 08:50 pm
I posted the following rant on Facebook earlier today. The reaction made me think it worth sharing here. This whole meat trade thing… let me check I’m understanding this right… to be able to provide t...
Faith and Science – a great conversation… 29 Jun 2012 | 06:43 pm
A friend posted this on Facebook. It’s so good, I want to share it here. No idea if the last line is true or not, but that’s hardly the point really… It’s a conversation between a professor and a stu...
The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer 16 Jun 2012 | 12:05 am
I came across this poem again today and it seemed significant somehow. No idea why or how, but I feel compelled to blog and share it anyway… The Invitation by Oriah It doesn’t interest me what you...
140 is too long & other Twitter RT Best Practice 18 May 2012 | 09:02 am
I posted the following words about RTing (retweeting) on the Link4Growth subscriber forums earlier this evening, but figured it’s worth sharing with non-subscribers too (although why you wouldn’t subs...
Circles of Influence, Connection, Networks & Collaborations 20 Apr 2012 | 12:19 am
They say don’t mix business and pleasure. They miss out! (Actually, they’re probably just still doing business ‘the old way’ – which means not only are they missing out on heaps of fun, but they’re al...
Twit My Blog: How Best to Link Twitter and your Blog 27 Feb 2012 | 10:33 am
I just had a text message from a friend asking, “What is the best way to interlink tweet and blog… how do you best tweet to point to your blog post, but further more how can I get people to follow me...
Pinterest – what am I missing? 17 Feb 2012 | 11:33 am
Over the last week or so, there’s been a flurry of Pinterest mail dropping into my inbox. Because I’m somewhat ‘out of the industry loop’ this month, I assume this is because they’ve either hit a crit...
Um yeah… remember me? I used to blog here… 30 Nov 2011 | 07:23 am
But then I stopped. I keep meaning to start again, but something always seems to interrupt and it just doesn’t happen… Like now! I sit down to write this and my friend Graeme pops up on Skype… ok, he ...
How To Deal With Business Problems & Challenges The Smart Way 15 Aug 2011 | 03:47 am
SME owners and sole traders often struggle with finding lasting solutions to the problems, issues and challenges (both routine and exceptional) that inevitably come up in business. There are all kinds...
