The blog

Why is everything in life so black and white. Governments through history have either adopted a treat, everyone, the same policy or a more extreme right-wing policy. Neither of these really makes any sense to me. It’s a simple fact of life that everyone is different. The thing that has sparked this particular rant off […]

The States has given us KFC and the Playboy channel, but like everything, there needs to be complete equilibrium. So to weigh down the negative side of the see-saw they’ve also given us a ridiculous litigation culture. Also, Uncle Sam has inspired us to have our own Little Miss beauty pageants! In case you’re not […]

My company recently hired a new developer which brought the number of developers to….(drum roll)…Four! OK, not a really significant amount but enough for us to need a more effective code change reporting system. We needed a way to alert developers of any changes made to their files. The system I managed to put in […]

I’ve just read my prediction post for last season. ‘This season’s goal will be the same as last year…survival. Plain and simple. Survival is not just in footballing terms but also in financial terms’. Well, 1 out of 2 ain’t bad as Mr Meatloaf might say. So my hopes for this season are exactly the […]

As a developer, you can become a little complacent with the framework and language you’re using. You’ve invested a lot of time in getting yourself up and running so why look at other solutions to problems you’ve already solved? Well, there is more than 1 way to skin a cat, and the other methods out […]

Sitting in the dentist’s waiting room I have a choice of Essex Homes or a glossy celebrity magazine to browse through to kill time. In hindsight, I should have opted at looking at maisonettes in Ockenden. Flicking through the pages of  ‘Empty Monthly’ really brought home the point. What a shallow world we live in! […]

So we’ll be hanging on to the ’66 victory for at least another 4 years. I can see us hanging on to that for a lot longer though. My dad reckons it’s because the schools are discouraging competitive competition. I agree that this doesn’t help, however, I think the England team did at least try […]

Mental! I know, but hear me out. I’ve listened to a number of theories as to why England is so poor in this tournament and I don’t believe a single one. The fundamental thing is the players look tense and tired. This pressure is caused by the media’s ‘build them up to knock them down’ […]

Wembley, the history, the dreams, and the £6 soggy pizza. OK, in case you’re wondering why a Southend fan was at Wembley it wasn’t to watch the Quo or to see the Chuckle Brothers (who were in the Rotherham end by the way). It was in fact to watch Dagenham in the league 2 playoff […]