tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46913888949252116172024-03-05T10:57:28.800-08:00JackcabnoryLee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-81477939242859590462019-08-05T15:13:00.000-07:002019-08-05T16:18:19.445-07:00Another brick in the wall......
So, it's been almost 2 years since I've last written.
Well, that's not strictly correct. That was the last time I macro blogged. I micro blog a lot. Thanks if you follow them, I hope they're intermittently witty and infrequently annoying.
I last wrote in long form here which compressed my quest to change careers for a 3rd time . A further two years, and alas I am still yet to qualify Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-25775031184437532392017-09-11T17:45:00.000-07:002017-09-12T01:57:21.765-07:00Teaching. The final frontier.
If you know me, then you'll know I made a decision about 6 years ago to change careers. A decision that has occupied almost every waking hour since.
Back then, my work life was dull. Repetitive. Unfulfilling.
What was I going to do then? Indulge me with a bit of backstory.
Call it serendipity, but I met Drew Buddie at a Twitter conference (yeah, I know) and Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-78882419840171652582014-01-24T04:57:00.001-08:002017-09-11T14:27:30.042-07:00Why don't you shut up?
I am the kind of person who likes to be connected. Always in need of conversation. I thrive on information; current affairs fascinate me, and keeping abreast of them is a constant task. In pursuit of these aims I’ve always been a talker. I love to chat and chewing the fat about many topics brings me great joy.
In my previous occupations, this has been fairly Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-71817783324617085142013-01-14T15:22:00.001-08:002013-01-14T15:22:22.587-08:00Life, parenting and the universeI usually start by saying it's been so and so length of time since my last post. This is mainly because life disappears up itself, faster than a goldfish forgets the view from the bowl......
Anyway, the thing is, I never knew it would be this hard. Yes, you can call me naive, but I would refute that in a second. Nearly 13 years ago, I had no preconceptions about how I was going to handle it. Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-4177880050912291632012-10-15T13:37:00.000-07:002012-10-15T13:37:14.203-07:00Maximum Break
Dear Reader, it's been too long, and I'm sorry.
Too long, 147 days too long. Or over 200k minutes.
Since my last post, not since I saw my mother, or did a good deed.
It's not been uneventful, I've reached a mini milestone on the path towards teaching, having achieved an A* in my English GCSE (amidst a sand storm on the grading of said exams) which I resat in May.
I did drop theLee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-74023326535293676002012-05-21T05:38:00.000-07:002017-09-13T03:45:06.907-07:00The writer..... A short story
The door opened into the dusty reception room. The lady that emerged was equally dishevelled. Mrs Sinha was a petit woman, standing only 5ft 1 inches from floor to the ends of her wispy greying hair. It had been a full five minutes since I had first knocked on the door, waiting patiently for someone to respond. I was waiting to discover what this, unimposing to the eye, Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-77455796227451508312012-05-09T11:53:00.000-07:002017-09-11T14:39:49.824-07:00The Challenge
“It’s 5 o’clock,” whispered Harry. “Yes, I know.” Came the reply from the confused bus driver.
Harry had fallen asleep on the N85 routemaster as it wended its way through town. He had been with friends for a party in The Ram, and had stumbled onto the night bus; Knowing there wasn’t much time left until the day. The day when he would face his fears and abseil down the largest Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-16859227971182122812012-05-08T15:02:00.000-07:002012-05-08T15:02:26.335-07:00A tale of two decibels
Quiet
Serene. Look it up in the dictionary and it will tell you it means “clear and calm, placid and unperturbed.” This is a broad description of my dining room. It may seem simplistic, but when it’s not overrun with people; eating and drinking, doing homework or arguing, it is an extremely calm place. I think it is here where I can sit and read, sometimes Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-36179549256826889132012-04-11T13:36:00.000-07:002012-04-11T13:36:56.080-07:00New app...new toySo, a little bit of back story to bring you up to date before this one starts.
My lovely family bought me an iPad for my recent fortieth (yeah, I kept that quiet didn't I.....!) and it has brought me much joy. As much as any inanimate object can. All the regular things, email, tweeting, emailing, browsing.
I've long held a desire to do some painting, call it the creative being in me. &Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-30992377111195614772012-04-08T06:54:00.000-07:002012-05-09T12:01:17.112-07:00New EnglandBefore we got married, my wife and I visited a friend in the US. We planned the trip online, booking accommodation in two other areas (a small town in Vermont and also in Kennebunkport in Maine) wanting to see as much of New England as we could. Arriving at Heathrow for our flight, we were excited about the trip ahead.
With the twelve hour flight completed, we stepped off the plane and met Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-34201462138402617612012-04-05T15:27:00.000-07:002012-04-05T15:27:00.887-07:00An open letter to HailoTo Whom It May Concern
I have tweeted several times today, all without acknowledgement. The reason for my inquiry is to understand why myself and other drivers did not receive funds today, payment is normally made on a Friday. Tomorrow is however a bank holiday, and we have been told that payment will now not be made til Tuesday. The message so far communicated has been that payment is delayed;Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-59979968977176203122012-03-27T04:06:00.001-07:002012-03-27T04:06:45.546-07:00Argumentative writing....I had to write something argumentative as part of my English studies and thought it would make a good post.Smacking is good for childrenThe argument for smacking children is an ongoing battle between the disciplinarians and the liberal minded who oppose it strongly.The case for smacking is that it instills a sense of authority, from the parent to the child serving as a line in the sand, a point Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-54276375420814096372012-03-18T16:28:00.000-07:002012-03-18T16:28:40.511-07:00Random musingsThought I'd drop a few lines down about customers of note and also some other thoughts.....
I picked up an elderly couple from Kings Cross, they were en route to Sussex via Charing Cross station to visit family....the clan extends to 4 generations. What a fantastic dynasty they sit atop, "great grandchildren are the best" they said, "you can enjoy them without any feeling of responsibility"..Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-22265106592736377402012-03-15T14:56:00.000-07:002012-05-09T12:01:36.317-07:00Well then, where have you been?"I'm going to blog," "I'm going to blog"...... These are words that I've been saying time and again. All without execution, I am now blogging, not an inquisitive question or attempt, I am actually doing it.
My trouble is I think too much, I over think in fact. To the point of despair, despair that I will say the wrong thing or not please the right person at the right time. Instead I should be Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com0Welling, Greater London, UK51.4676744 0.09963979999997718651.4539274 0.075587799999977182 51.4814214 0.12369179999997719tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-34237961670281594972012-01-17T05:14:00.000-08:002012-01-17T05:14:22.031-08:00Nothing like the smell of fresh paint...So, a new broom sweeps clean and all that, we're finally having some aesthetic cleansing done.....by that metaphor I mean that the wonder Danny, has been working his decor magic in our tired old living room.
The darn thing has been "stripped and ready" for nearly 3 years, so I can't tell you how invigorating it is to see it taking shape into an inviting and calm retreat from the daily Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-86700473837379354552012-01-05T02:31:00.000-08:002012-01-05T07:49:18.455-08:00The Brook Estate
I grew up in a family of four brothers, for 21 years, we always lived in the same street, on the now infamous 'Brook Estate".
So to the memories, which can be funny things,often romanticised, sometimes chronologically askew, but all very personal, and these, are mine of those years.
It was a council estate, and for all of my childhood my parents rented the accommodation, and with many Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-34171211426568207442011-11-15T03:54:00.000-08:002011-11-15T03:54:46.829-08:00LifeLife's been a bit of a rollercoaster in the last couple of weeks. My dad had a triple bypass on 31st October, and developed a lung infection in the week after, he had to have another operation last Thursday to rectify that and enable the antibiotics they have given, the ability to work the infection through. So emotionally it's been very draining, he was extremely confused and Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-67743644151670948282011-10-01T06:17:00.001-07:002012-05-09T12:01:36.319-07:00Run To The Beat and other stuffLee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-57899098780133307152011-09-20T17:28:00.001-07:002011-09-20T17:28:48.085-07:00A description of me....Did a thing and was asked to pen a few words for it...... These are they, I liked them so thought I'd blog it.
Where to start....My involvement in the 140characters project was thru, funnily enough, a twitter follower/ee the wonderful @Dr_Black, I'd met Sue back in November 2009 when I attended a conference, yes that's right, an actual "let's get together and talk about twitter" gathering Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-39156150915163535832011-06-05T14:26:00.001-07:002011-06-15T07:05:27.316-07:00The world is android shaped.......Well..it is for now, I picked up my new phone this week, a very nice, shiny Samsung Galaxy S2 (oooh !) so far so good. It does lots my old iphone did and more, and what's more important, is that it does so far more quickly, and more than one thing at a time....simultaneously if you will.
I've had a great week, and had a very pleasant brush with rockstars. On Friday I picked up three guys near Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-66376859883237600432011-05-16T15:48:00.000-07:002011-06-15T04:49:16.355-07:00Cadburys take them and they cover them in chocolate.......Nothing like a random post title to get you going.......and this certainly is one....
Anyway, it's been a busy few weeks, quite a lot of frustration with my damaged ankle ligaments and some other annoying niggles that have made me feel less than A1....I'm pretty much into the new routine, not working Monday and now Tuesday, doing the school runs, and most importantly - studying, I'm resigned to Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-42019110718331799672011-03-03T07:13:00.000-08:002011-03-03T07:21:35.799-08:00It's been a while since my last post....I've been doing all the usual stuff, plus studying - here's an essay I have just written for my English language course.
Accidents
Accidents are common place in everyday life, from cutting ones finger on a sharp food tin, to tripping up a badly laid paving slab in the street. It is said that the most common place to have an accident is in your own home,Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-30847662336068706622011-01-29T14:16:00.000-08:002011-01-29T14:16:29.265-08:00Long division......really long!So, evening or indeed, afternoon *delete as applicable....... here comes another load of waffle about my life in the time since last I blogged.
A week's a long time in politics it has been said, and an even longer week when you have prepubescent small people in your house! bless him (!) our eldest continues to struggle with his emotions, blowing hot and cold. It requires diplomacy ofLee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-15658320994190123002011-01-21T13:41:00.000-08:002011-01-21T13:41:29.247-08:003 weeks of January.......So, almost at the 2nd month of 2011......what's happened then?
More running, as you can see to your right, that's it, there, I'm keeping track of the mileage I do. It's great fun, and helps keep me sane! and also keeps the flab from gathering.
I've been running this week with an ex-work colleague, it's great to run together, we get to catch up, over lunchtime, and even better, I get to use theLee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691388894925211617.post-3374041797746117752011-01-02T13:42:00.000-08:002011-01-02T13:42:59.585-08:00Home is where the blog is.....I decided yesterday that I wanted to add a certain "widget" (fancy tech term for info from another website etc) that showed my running endeavours on my blog. Unfortunately the wordpress site I was using to host my blog, didn't allow "Java" format widgets, so I've decided to "come home" to my blogger which does allow it.....
For anyone who's been reading my posts, I have updated the blog with Lee Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529863688731996679noreply@blogger.com1