Kids and offices don't mix, right? Tempting though it would be to take a leaf out of Apple's book and employ my young charges--open up a blogging sweatshop, if you like--I think I'd be on the fast track to nowhere--I'd get sacked ...READ»
This week, I was heartened by the news that says that siestas are good for you. Oh, the joy! Researchers at the University of California have discovered that a bit of shut-eye in the middle of the day improves the brain's ability to ...READ»
I spoke to five self-employed Americans. Not one of them had the same outlook on what seems to me to be the only issue for Americans that really matters right now.READ»
The following takes place in the Home Office between Monday and Friday last week. Events don't occur in real time.
Day One, as they used to say on 24, when Jack Bauer still had a wife and a bad relationship with mardy daughter Kim, ...READ»
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This week, as befits a child of the English Midlands (not to be confused with Middle Earth, no Orc or Hobbit, I), I thought I'd get all Shakespearean on your asses. First, I'd just like to state that my editor, the bounteous ...READ»
What is it about the first day back from an extended break? Well, I say break, but it's very hard to switch off completely when one's office rig, that big, fat, one-eyed toad that passes for the nerve center of one's operation, is ...READ»
Linguistically, there are many differences between Americans and British. I say braces, you say suspenders. I say suspenders, you say garter belt. And when I say Black Friday, I don't mean the retail frenzy that goes on the day ...READ»
When you work from home, the person in the Geek Squad overalls bent over a pile of cable spaghetti, reading aloud the same sentence three times from the instruction manual, well, that's you.READ»
