Image by Steve Troughton, used under Creative Commons licence 1.0 Despite being disappointed with the series ending, I loved Mad Men! And as a copywriter I enjoy reading about the adventures in advertising on Madison Avenue (read ‘From Those Wonderful…
Author: Peter
The agony and the ecstasy of Christmas shopping early
Image by aitoff, used under CC license 1.0 Question: when do you start Christmas shopping? Answer: way before it’s strictly necessary if you’re me. Every year, I try to be one of those irritating people who gets it all done…
Fitness frenemies: the 5 people secretly competing with you in the gym
The late French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre believed that life was a series of struggles; that everywhere we look, someone is engaged in a struggle of some kind. Sartre was a boxer, but if he stepped into the gym today…
I Spy – Things You’ll Always See at the Airport
Whenever I travel, I always wonder why people are there, where they’re going to, what they’ll be doing when they get there. Nosey Parker, I know eh! And while I’ve been Sherlocking* over these questions in my mind (and gawping…
How to write compelling original content every time
It’s a content jungle out there. When a Net surfer lands on your website, you have just minutes to engage them with some compelling, original content before they ride off into the sunset to satisfy their content lust elsewhere. But…
How to really shop for clothes
Being not particularly tall and being slightly overweight, buying trousers is just one of the many first world problems an amazing regular Joe like me faces. Nothing seems to go to plan. The waist is right, but the legs are…
Dry your eyes, mate – or how to get over a disappointing date
So you’re heading out hoping your first meetup with Mandy, from Fictional Town, won’t be a disappointing date like the last one was. You’ve been messaging and getting on like a house on fire, you’ve got loads in common… hell,…
5 Dating profile statements that secretly scare people off
So you’re gonna get in on a slice of the online dating action and have created what you think is a winning online dating profile. You’ve out it out there into cyberspace and are now playing the waiting game (or…
The secret signs your date is going down the gurgler
Your date gets arrested for armed robbery just before you’re about to meet up. Your date vomits the minute she sets eyes on you. Your date has got to get back to relieve the babysitter of her imaginary child.…