I’m sitting safe inside my house in Hove. It’s Sunday night, and my cosy life is complete, with cats curled up in corners, my partner on the sofa opposite and the TV burbling comfort television. But in Paris, families are mourning their loved ones. I have everything I need: a…
The Sword and the Pen
I’ve had something of an epiphany, thanks to yet another of Joanna Penn’s podcasts. This is getting to be a habit. In the latest episode, she interviews Guy Windsor, who has been an enthusiastic martial artist for most of his (still young) life. He is clearly exceptionally dedicated to rediscovering…
A Walk in the Park
Technically, not so much a walk as a bit of a lie down, to be honest, but it was from my ground-hugging vantage point that I saw the purpose of this post. Sunday 28th June, Queens Park, Brighton. It’s the annual Picnic in the Park and the ground is strewn…
Dear Diary…
It’s been a while – six months, almost to the day – so what on earth has been going on? The word “challenging’ comes to mind when I try to sum up the period since I last added to this blog. There have been health challenges, including a bout of…
New VAT Rules Affect All Digital Businesses
Not a very positive update, I’m afraid, but important news nonetheless. On January 1st 2015, the EU is introducing a change in VAT rules that will affect the sale of all digital goods and services, including PDFs, ebooks, music downloads, photo libraries, online courses and so on. The changes will also include draconian data collection and…