Spacehoppers, you say?
Right. That’s quite enough internet for today.
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Wankernomics
I’m not a corporate person. I know a lot of people who are corporate persons, but I am not one of them.
Really, if being a corporate person is the goal in life – and many corporate persons do seem to think that it genuinely is – then I have failed.
But I’m happy to have failed.
To be fair, a lot (but certainly not all) of the corporate persons that I know, don’t tend to throw around corporate speak. Or if they do, then (I hope, at least) it is tongue-in-cheek: poking fun at those office characters who can’t help but “circle back”, “touch base” or “unpack” something rather than just use normal words like “repeat”, “meet” or “explain”.
And it’s precisely because I will never use this corporate lingo, that I will never be a corporate success.
Oh well.
Step forward comedy duo Wankernomics: James and Charles.
James is the Chief Disruptor and Strategy Optimisation Evangelist, brand builder and thought leadership Ninja. Charles is Customer Engagement Jedi; passionate about creating bespoke consulting solutions and growth strategies for clients across all sectors.
Of course he is. Of course they are.
And their stuff – which I spotted on Instagram – is so good!
I actually use this one in this way in my life, which is why I laughed at it.
“Waterboard them!” still means the same thing though, right?
Brilliant footnote usage.
There’s so much on there – including some great videos – and on their website, their shop (the tote bag!!!!), and news about their tour.
Navigate through their digital platforms to optimise your online experience and leverage the full spectrum of available content.
Erm, I mean… Go and enjoy!
Setenil de las Bodegas
Easy for you to say.
This is a town in Andalucía (some of) which is literally built into the cliffs of the gorge that surrounds it.
But don’t take my word for it. The Tim Traveller has been there and checked it out in a(nother) typically quirky video:
The background music (performed by him, I believe) is just so good. Subtly clever.
And what a place.
Enjoy a fun five minutes with his witty commentary down in Southern Spain.
Succulent issue
Not much time today, so here’s something someone else has written (and filmed).
Just another way in which a lack of will or effort to carefully use a unique natural resource to benefit the impoverished local communities has allowed organised crime to take hold, even in the smallest dorpies in the Karoo.
A biodiversity hotspot in a remote part of South Africa has become the hub of an illegal trade in protected plant species, with organised crime groups capitalising on overseas demand.
“They’ve not just stolen our land or our plants, they’ve stolen our heritage as well,” a livestock farmer angrily tells the BBC, as she expresses dismay at the social and ecological crisis that the poaching has caused.
It’s a sobering read.
About 2025
I know it’s early in the year, and I hate to get other people doing my blogging so very soon, but I have been playing that Mexican Train thing with the family, and I’ve run out of time and energy.
Plus, I thought that this was actually rather interesting:
Yes, some of them are a bit contrived, but what are the chances of there being so many coincidental squares in this year*?
I’m not (that) into nerdy maths, but 2025 = (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9)2 is pretty cool, right?
Right?
I’m off to taste wine in Stellies again tomorrow, but hey – let’s see what happens on the blog…
* The chances are 1, because it has happened.