Here... I just write about the most random stuff
7 Apr 2026 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted
I generally don't use co-working spaces because I don't see the point. Some people don't like the idea of working in the same room you sleep in, but I'm not one of those people. Some people like waking up and getting up and dressing up and commutin...
5 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted
I don't remember where I was or who I was with but I remember when somebody told me that Guinness, contrary to what some people think, is a red beer, not a black beer. Or maybe it was written on a coaster, or maybe it was written on one of those pro...
4 Apr 2026 1 minute read 6 comments LeftFooted
Like most people, I'm on social media. Like most people, my social media feed is full of stuff I'm not particularly interested in. But unfortunately, like most people, I do react to what's on my feed because that's how the human brain works, whethe...
13 Mar 2026 2 minute read 3 comments LeftFooted
When I tell people I'm a [content] writer, I always get the same question: "are you worried about AI?" My answer is always the same: "not for now." AI isn't worrying me (yet) for two key reasons. One, the main one, search engines (including Google)...
22 Feb 2026 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted
I want to start with a premise: this is only true for me, and other people may have different experiences. BUT, what I can tell you is that I've never - not once - lost a dispute through PayPal or Apple, and in a few days I'll let you know if that a...
13 Feb 2026 2 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted
Language evolves, including in writing. And as someone who's been writing professionally for about a decade or so, there are a few things I've noticed, and I wanna share them. All-caps headlines - no, just no please This used to be a thing in Engli...
13 Feb 2026 2 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted
I've been working for about 20 years and I've seen the culture change and, in my view, it was for the worse. When I first walked into a building I would call my place of work, it wasn't the free-for-all, anything-goes environment that previous gener...
6 Feb 2026 1 minute read 2 comments LeftFooted
The 'ask me anonymously' thing on social media is ridiculous. If you're a woman, especially if you're a good-looking woman, you'll get questions and compliments from thirsty guys and not much else. If you're a guy, unless you have a significant fol...
5 Feb 2026 2 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted
First of all, there are two references - two Easter Eggs if you like - in the headline. Connecting people, as in Nokia. And people connector as a job title. Like reacher (that's how the author of Jack Reacher came up with the name), and Catcher in t...
22 Jan 2026 1 minute read 2 comments LeftFooted
If you're very lucky, your life is a constellation of moments to look forward to. If you're unlucky, your life is a sequence of things you fear and can't face. But for most people, it's somewhere in between. Most people have things they don't wann...
