Back in the day when the web was in its primeval soup phase - 1999 - I went to some of the First Tuesday events. First Tuesday was and to my surprise still is a networking club for entrepreneurs, financiers and suppliers like Lawyers and Accountants to meet and, well, network.
The events took place in nice venues like the Design Museum and when you arrived, you were given a colour-coded sticker/badge which marked you out as being in one of the three categories. (more…)
Filed under: Brands, Humour by Giles Palmer
My friend Damian has a 5 year old daughter called Lola. On Saturday, she left her favourite bunny at my house after a visit. They live just down the road from me, so no biggie I thought, I’ll just drop the rabbit round. But first I think I’ll go for a swim at the Gym. The bunny was upstairs, so when I went up to get my swim shorts, I picked it up at the same time. There was some small drama at that point as I couldn’t find my car keys quickly (why didn’t i just put them in the key pot as always?! Argh), but I found them in my jeans pocket, so all’s good. I picked up my towel in which I have wrapped my shorts and goggles and we’re off.
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Filed under: Humour by Giles Palmer