Toastmasters is probably not the best choice of word for a speakers club in this day and age. When you say Toastmaster you see an image of very posh man in a red coat with a big sneering grin.  A bit like this: The truth of the matter is that Toastmasters is a fantastic global [...]

As I mentioned on my last post, Mrs Scot and I decided to take out a contract at our local gym. With some successful experience in sales (through a part time job), I consider myself to be quite a good negotiator and my secret is to use a diverse range of tactics. I’ll start with an example. When holidaying [...]

Hello! After being warned of how bad a drought we are in over the last few weeks, nature sure has made a point of proving a point. We have had SO much rain! Saying that, the sky is blue, the birds are singing and it is set to be a beautiful day! The weekend has [...]

A big hello to everyone – I am back!! I have internet again and am connected to the world. It is strange how disconnected and helpless that you feel without an internet connection. How amazing is it that one wire can carry so much information that we are reliant on: Internet Voice Movies Streaming television [...]

This process of waiting for a router to arrive is so painful… I feel that I have let down my readers, so I will give away my announcement – I have started co-writing on another blog with various other bloggers – PennyThots.com I have one published article (written well before the hassle of moving ) [...]

Sky messed up my order and the router has still not arrived. Consequently I have an active broadband line but no means of connecting ! A big complaint and £10 credit to my account later it should be here soon – Hang in there….