I’m writing this on the 10.03 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Parkway feeling smug in first class after my SeatFrog upgrade. I am a little foggy headed after a few wines last night but I’m feeling pretty positive about things as I sit here. Camp Digital was a tonic, really lifted my spirits. It is my…

Look, it was my own fault. Banging on about having a ‘good week’. Bringing O’Shea Jackson Senior’s name into things. It clearly angered the Quintessence because this week has been miserable. Fully Les Misérables. Adding Metformin to my morning pharmaceutical cocktail of Antihistamines, ACE inhibitors, Statins, Aspirin and Gliclazide caused a major malfunction Tuesday that…

Recently a combination of Terence and James forced me to confront my prejudices about mobile apps for public service needs in a way that I haven’t done since the days of Tom’s seminal blogpost. I’m in no hurry to endorse a Wild West of apps and most times demands will not be backed with a…

To paraphrase Ice Cube…”that was a good day week”. It was the nearest to the kind of shape of week I thought I was signing up for when I took the role and gives me hope that the tide is turning towards something with a bit more balance. I’m going to continue with last weeks…

I did work some of last week but honestly my head was all over the place as I tried to arrange the follow up appointments from my worrying blood test results so I was off my game to say the least. Honestly it is all pretty scary – my blood sugar numbers are horrific (much,…