I'm reading a novel from David Lodge, one of my favourite authors. His books are often about academics (as he is/was before he retired to write novels) and this one is about a man who is a lanugage/linguistics academic in his early 60s who is noticeably going deaf. It looks at the realities of deafness and the challenges presented in social and professional situations when you are literally unable to decipher what is happening around you, even with hearing aids and other resources. Ironic for someone ...
During the week my car met another person’s car, quite unexpectedly, when the other car bumped into my rear bumper in traffic near our respective homes. Speaking later to the insurance company I provided all the relevant details including the rego number of the other vehicle. They asked about the colour of the vehicle. I said, ‘light blue’. Pause. Even as I said it, I knew I was not sure. Was it light blue? Or was it the effect of the morning sun shining on it? Was ...
I have just been reminded how useful it is to have an outside influence occasionally make you look at your business in a different way. In this case, I have started on an ecourse that in some ways may require more time than I feel I can spare for it and in some ways may be easier than I need (ie aimed at those less experienced than me). However, by the end of lesson one I had made the time to review and update a couple of things (some of which relates to a software update that gave ...
I love my work. In the last few weeks being a freelance writer has given me the opportunity to interview people helping others to rebuild after the devastating flood in SW Queensland, to learn more about how enterprises are using social networks like blogs, wikis and Facebook, to edit a 16pp magazine supplement, to talk to an author about editing his book, to develop a campaign to help a client launch a new service and to advise another client on their advertising spend in 2011. I’ve ...
Perched on dolls' house-sized chairs, my husband and I sat at our daughters' desks for last night's meeting with the class teacher. Filled with adults, the room looked very small and much less play-oriented than the preschool we've been used to for the last two years. We like the teacher and I've already shared several conversations with her at morning assembly or afternoon pick-up. I feel comfortable with her. She's been teaching long enough for her first students to be now in their ...
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