Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Send later, sift and fair play.

1. What I really like is coming to my desk and seeing that the email I set last night to fire off at 8am has gone on its way, efficiently taking a task to the recipient. 

2. I find the four stories I'm going to use within minutes of starting my weekly scan of the news. To luxuriate in sifting through my sources without a vague feeling of panic that I might not find anything suitable.

3. There was some bad feeling because I listened to I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue with the younger child but not the older. And so to be fair I listen to the episode a second time. I miss less of it because fewer of the jokes need explaining.

Conference morning, break time and memory.

1. Waking up in a huge snow-crisp hotel bed, rather keyed up, but ready for a day in the company of other editors. 2. I take a moment to sit...