I have had great intentions to blog more this year but alas work keeps me away from blogging on a regular basis. One of the pitfalls of running your own business is the absolute commitment you need to make to it 24-7. It is a rare evening that I am not working and that includes Saturday and Sunday nights as well.

When I do have free time it is not blogging that comes to my mind first. But other things that take me away from my desk and office and into the physical world. So if given the choice between blogging and woodworking or blogging and hiking with the dogs I am more likely to take the latter option. That is, I know an abrogation of my responsibilities to the people who enjoy reading my blog ( I know you exist – I see the hits that come from RSS readers) but one of the pitfalls of living your life on-line 24-7 as blogging and twittering and other forms of social media are allowing us to do is that it divorces us from the tactile and 3D world outside our window.

There was a funny little statistic that I saw some time ago that said if people who watched cooking shows actually spent the 30 minutes in the kitchen that watching a show entailed they would actually become better cooks and actually cook real meals for themselves. To a degree we have fallen victim to this in the on-line world. We spend to much time commenting on the commentators who are commenting on other commentators and that really isn’t as productive as we think, is it?

Work is lightening up somewhat for me this year heading into Christmas ( I hope it isn’t a portent of a “soft landing” by the economy") so I am going to try and post some thoughts about things that have occurred over the year and also things I have been thinking about. I hope you will enjoy them.

Up first: Cilmategate.

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