Whimsy

What Elmer taught me about work-life balance

What Elmer taught me about work-life balance The year will have been 1998. I know this because in 1999 I became an analyst, having excitedly tapped an email in response to a job

TANSTAAFL - Funding Top Tips

TANSTAAFL -  Top Tips for Funding Applications Someone I’m working with asked for a quick response as they were seeing a potential funder. I sent them this — how did I do? — The

What you know

Write about what you know, they said. What, I thought- my childhood? That continuum of non- descript non-events that somehow went to define me? Of solitary walks to school, collecting Smurf stickers from

The Armed Man

This "come and sing" session was delightful, albeit a bit discomfiting due to the lack of tenors and my close proximity to the Kings Singer who was running it. I apologised

A Recipe for Wholemeal Sourdough Bread

A Recipe for Wholemeal Sourdough Bread. With Notes. 05 May 2020 Loosely based on BBC Good Food. Ingredients 1 kilo of wholemeal flour for two loaves, plus enough (500 grams-ish) for the starter