Autumn Sun

Looking out through French doors leading from chez Strachan's dining room to the rear garden, low autumnal solar rays highlight unsightly grime upon the glasswork. Muck consequential of recent West Yorkshire precipitation...... Looks like we'll witness the windolene, a cloth and chamois leather later today. Thankfully, though, the rain residue isn't bad enough to deprive... Continue Reading →

Ditch of Despair

Tuesday 1st May - Met up with friend and ex-colleague this morning. For 20 years we stood side by side in the metaphorical trenches of IT Incident Management - For a number of reasons, March 2014 was the last time we were comrades in arms. I've no intention of elaborating on those reasons, other than... Continue Reading →

How Do You Solve A Problem Like…..

Towards the start of the movie The Sound of Music, the nuns of Nonnberg Abbey sing of their exasperation at the behaviour of a flighty novice in the song How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? Well, never mind trying to resolve the conundrum of young Maria’s frolicking, I want to know how do you... Continue Reading →

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