It's not every day you pop out from the office to get some milk and step into the erratic path of a unicycle.
Very, very cool. Ridden by a tall bloke with blue hair, in a suit, down the middle (ish) of East Street weaving in and out of unwary shoppers like me, not really paying attention to the traffic on a narrow one way street.
the cycle had a very large wheel compared to others I've seen, such that the saddle was only just clear of it.

I hope he got home safely.

Signs of spring all around - the children playing outside when I got home from work today and it being too warm for the waterproofs.
Hurrah. We have tulips.

There are signs of the crisis I have been expecting in the office to though, which is not good. I have always advocated that our project at he Cruise Terminals is a brilliant idea and represents an exciting opportunity once we can get 'into' the right media bubbles and attract clients. M and D have spent a year doing this and are now proving very successful.
I believe that it is very easy to sell a good idea, and though they have worked hard and its been quite a challenge, now that people are aware of what we are doing there it is proving attractive and 'sells itself' as one after another the agencies all sign up for a look around.
The agents themselves a fickle bunch of 'no-brainers' who have to have their egos stroked. Took a long time to accept that the buyers have to really believe THEY found US so that they can show off to their managers tick a box and get a pat on the back (and presumably some commission?) for discovering such a wonderful and lucrative opportunity. So this time last year when WE frst went to THEm with it, they didn't want to know, couldn't see the benefits and it just wasn't part of their conscience.
Seems the seeds were sown effectively tough, and now we have media buyers ringing US. the same people.
People like M...

But D is already showing signs of struggling to cope now as he takes on Project management and Operational responsibilities to actually get the posters, exhibitions, displays, take-ones etc into place, in some kind of order, on time, professionally organised etc etc which of course is what they except for the silly money they are prepared to pay.
And this is where I come in, to try and relieve some of the pressure that his stress is causing in the office, and taking up far too much of other people's time.
It's going to be a big challenge and we have to get it right. But, and I take great comfort and support from this, we have a very exciting viable business without so if it should all go tits up and fall over then we have plenty to fall back on.

Providing we don't lose sight of that in the maelstrom that these operational duties are causing around everyone. Who are of course equally busy all trying to do their own things which are of equal value even if they are not nearly so financially lucrative.

Isn't it so, so true that things that are worth more money have less value?
Like premier league footballers compared with nurses, for example.

To write. Apiece for the new PR material that we as a church have recognised at last that we need to generate. Our hall hire has fallen by £8K in the last twelve months and that needs addressing.

Anyone want to book a meeting room? Or a badminton court? Or host a children's party?
We have a kitchen, conference facilities, attractive and sheltered courtyard garden.
And of course one of the most impressive examples of early Victorian architecture in the city, housing one of the largest internal spaces of its kind in the county.
Now available for weddings, concerts and all manner of lovely things.