Thinker, Blogger, Hacker, Hiker.
Can you inspire people to find their own inspiration?
Can you inspire people to find their own inspiration?
11 February 2013
One thing I've noticed recently is that there's a power in story. People love telling stories and explaining what they learnt from their own experiences. Lot's of motivational speakers and bloggers draw heavily from their own experiences, and lots of successful people have stories of "this one time when something happened and I overcame the […]
You could say I took an arrow to the knee…
You could say I took an arrow to the knee…
10 February 2013
We don't like to talk about much, but there's a time to look at "crazy" challenges with a face of sensibility. Last year, I did a 26 mile [sponsored] walk around Manchester, and so this year, I signed up to do the 55 mile version. I'm undoubtedly fitter than I was a year ago, and […]
Going viral: Luck of the draw
Going viral: Luck of the draw
9 February 2013
A while ago I blogged about how I had "discovered" a viral video. I recently had an experience of just how life is serendipitous. Ian / FollowTheFoot released a video which I thought was hilarious, and clearly worthy of more eyeballs, so I posted it to reddit to /r/videos and /r/travel. Despite a few views […]
Could we see a cyclist-friendly Taxi firm in Manchester?
Could we see a cyclist-friendly Taxi firm in Manchester?
8 February 2013
I'm a cyclist. But that doesn't mean I cycle everywhere, all the time, I take the train, I take buses, I take trams and quite frequently I take taxis. Taxis and cyclists don't always get on, this doesn't have to be: I take taxis a lot more often than if I owned a car. The […]
Portraits: Where I become a 'published' photographer.
Portraits: Where I become a 'published' photographer.
7 February 2013
As I mentioned, I almost never post photos of people, because it's always an unnerving process with much too potential to cause conflict. Therefore, I was very careful to seek full permission to publish this photo, but since it is already been published in various places (excitingly possibly also being my first photo in print […]
Portraits: Bess
Portraits: Bess
6 February 2013
One thing about taking photos of people, is that there's quite a lot to consider, and one of the most central is the feelings of the person you're taking the photograph of. If the person being photographed doesn't like the photo, posting it say, on this blog, might be a good way to make myself […]
Travel, Manchester and Football
Travel, Manchester and Football
5 February 2013
Everywhere I go, people ask me, who I am, and where I come from, and I tell them: I'm Tim and I'm from Manchester. And if I'm not in the UK, the next thing they say is guaranteed to be related to football. Sometimes the question is: "So which is it? City or United?" or […]
Reddit and @wossy
Reddit and @wossy
4 February 2013
A while ago, I was reading slowly over reddit, when I saw somewhat moaning about a thread on a subreddit called /r/BritishProblems where someone had posted someone had posted something complaining about TV presenter Jonathan Ross, and Jonathan Ross had, himself, using his handle "wossy", turned up to debunk it. After verifying that, it was, […]
Sunset over Manchester
Sunset over Manchester
3 February 2013
When I work from home, I usually work with my curtains closed, partly because of prying eyes in the street, and partly because the extra light makes the screen hard to read. Yesterday, I saw, through a gap, a glimmer than suggested I should have a quick look. I didn't regret it:
Plans for 2013
Plans for 2013
2 February 2013
With reference to my round up of my 2012 resolutions and aims, here are some for 2013: Develop my photography skills I recently had various compliments on photos I've taken, which is always very gratefully appreciated. However, having a nice camera does not make someone a good photographer, and I need to reduce the ratio […]
What being a victim of crime was like for me.
What being a victim of crime was like for me.
1 February 2013
Since reading my friend Dan's travel blog of his exciting day in South Africa where he talked/sneaked himself out of two muggings in a day, I've given some thought to how I'd try to handle these kind of situations. What happened A few months ago, as I was cycling into town after work, I was […]
Do paramedics and emergency responders have positional audio?
Do paramedics and emergency responders have positional audio?
26 January 2013
Background I'm considering a possible way to assist paramedics and emergency responders who are dealing with large incidents which might have multiple units attending, with a control structure. The easiest example might be a multi-car collision on a motorway, or a derailment. I'm not familiar with the ambulance/police's communication systems, and if this suggestion is […]