three mile run and a sprint finish

First run with lunchtime runners at work for ages. Managed a fair paced three miles with a sprint at the end and have felt good about that for the rest of the day. It was great out in the sun and running with company.

That makes 8 runs and 26 miles total in 2011 - a marathon of sorts!

Hannah Peel

Hannah Peel, a photo by Dilkusha on Flickr.

Great support for Erland and The Carnival tonight

Erland and The Carnival

Erland and The Carnival, a photo by Dilkusha on Flickr.

really rather enjoyed these live at Exeter Phoenix tonight

Buzzword Bingo

The new guy:

Toyota Production System
Just in Time
Flow
Manufacturing process
Lean management

Jezza:

an important step forward
Tipping point
Commoditised
cloud-bursting
bit-part data player
the magical transaction
overloaded terms
a disruptive distribution platform
disaster risk reduction sector
fruit machine slide
pipes, people and poems
credibility still running strong

The outside guru:

new societal needs drive business opportunities
digital gossip and digital deceit
emerging trend radar screen
hype cycle
the Z factor - computing in 3 dimensions
Paradigm - first use of the day!!!
lean-in devices
lean-back devices
the Hollywood effect
gamification
tertiary level effects

The unknown guy:

customer intimacy
steps along that journey
best in class
not a rat's nest, more like spaghetti hoops
harvest strategy

Lunch:

Déjà moo - bullshit you've heard before

The big boss:

walk towards the problem
pick up the pace
no corner left un-cut

wrapping it up:

engendering understanding with strategic customers

Phew!

Here comes the summer

The clocks changed on Sunday, "spring forward, fall back".

The weather was better than expected, so I spent most of the day tidying up the front garden. Lots of trimming dead stuff, and I'm still pleased that I managed to hoe and weed the front border in one go, normally it takes a couple of attempts to clear it. It was also the first time I mowed the lawn. Ought to do the back now!

Other firsts of the year were: first family meal eaten alfresco, and first lie in the hammock - it wasn't all strenuous!

Saturday had been quite pleasant too.

The Exeter Young Strings Spring Concert was held at Exeter Phoenix Centre. Due to a mis-read email we arrived rather early for the practice, but it was a nice place to kill time with good coffee, beer on tap and a newspaper on hand. I'm gradually getting to see my son on stage at a number of Exeter venues.

Better stop here, trying out the update via email facility...

latest run update

whilst twitter free, I'll need to record here my first run for a while. Did four miles, longest for a couple of months, bringing the total number of runs during 2011 up to seven runs totalling 23 miles. Maintaining an average of just over three miles, that's the main thing!