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Spinning plates – don’t let it be you that crashes down
When you work for a range of clients and do lots of different things (like I do), it's often referred to pompously as a "portfolio career".
Dumb questions and headphone hair
Podcasts are a strange old beast, and everyone has opinions. They tell you that you're talking too fast, or too slowly
The wood and the trees: fascinating forestry
I'm an inquisitive type and I've always been interested in finding out more about new topics (apart from DIY, to be honest)
A website 12 years in the making
This website has had a long gestation period. It was on my to-do list when I left The Scotsman in July 2009. A mere 12 and a half years later, here we are.