http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/Malcolm takes advantage of his journal to give birth to thoughts that can grow into ideashourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/618996It's been baking here in Cambridgeshire today with sunshine all day and temperatures in the high eighties. A prolonged period of hot weather is really not common and interesting how physically and mentally we are dealing with it. Some just take it in their collective stride and just seem to...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/618882I'm sorry not to have written yesterday or read your posts. I had a half-day in the afternoon and met our eldest son, Ivan, near our offices in London because we spent the afternoon at an outside concert in Hyde Park, culminating in a fantastic performance by Blur who have just re-formed. I wrote...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/618604Day job going OK today and making lots of progress but still feels swamped so started to do some 'research.' One of the sites I found was Iris Piclense which is a wonderful way of searching for and viewing images and videos on the web. I heard about it a while ago but it certainly has kept me...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/618454I worked from home yesterday which meant I didn't have to travel in the heat that has beset England. Having said that, I found it really hard to concentrate on anything at all. Susan was there during parts of the day and I simply spent time chatting with her instead! Sometimes I think you just...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/618202Well, after a great evening when Murray won at Wimbledon and the children eventually came home, we watched a film on Sky: The John Denver story. It wasn't very good and very obviously a made-for-tv film with flaky acting and flakier scripts but I've always enjoyed his music. I think that 'Lady'...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/618054We had the village carnival in Burwell today. I've not seen so many floats carrying waving children for years. You could tell they'd been building and painting them for weeks and were almost relieved the day had come at last. It's been a bit rainy but very warm and a lovely part of the village's...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/617867Ivan woke us in the early hours to say Facebook was awash witht he news of Michael Jackson's death. To be honest I didn't really sleep very well after that and I'm sure there will be millions of people who will be both affected and reminded of his music. I really hope that this will be the focus...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/617780I've been working from home today which has been warm but not nearly as warm as negotiating car, train and tube journeys in London. I actually had a good night's sleep last night - despite the heat and cockeral that thinks morning starts at 3.15am. So, refreshed and with a clearer head today has...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/617491Am having a week of endless meetings this week but this is balanced by me being able to work from home on Thursday and Friday. When I'm at home I sometimes feel as though I should be in the office taking part in meetings so either state is slightly unsatisfactory! Feeling a bit anxious today for...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Malcolm60/617355It's a bit dull in the office today but less cloudy. I know that makes little sense in meterological terms but things do feel a bit lighter with the day job, even though there are often days when I do wonder what the point of it all is. I suppose, after a lovely weekend like the one just gone, I...