Starvation and storms

December 23, 2013

A rather storm wracked day.  I started it with a blood test which required me to starve from 2200 the previous night and I must admit to some nervousness about the results, due next week.  I assume its all going to be OK and I passed a psychological milestone with now less that ten kilos to loose to hit my target weight.  Then, following a hasty coffee to the opticians to be fitted for a contact lens.  They have come up with novel idea of my wearing one in my left eye to correct it for long vision (my right eye is generally fine) when I go hill walking.  That means I will not have to face fogged up glasses covered in rain drops.  On Pen-y-fan a week or so ago my vision was severely impaired.  I finally managed to get it in and was sent for a walk to see how it worked.  An odd sensation as it was the first time I have been without glasses since I was 17.  I had always been put off contact lens after watching my sister go through agony with them when young.  I still remember one day climbing Pen yr Ole Wen when dust got under what were then glass lens.  I had to improvise a tent with my walking cape and then escort her down, step by guided step.  Those memories stay with you but I need not have worried.  I hardly noticed it after a few minutes.  So back to the opticians and a nightmare ten minutes learning how to remove them and I left with a small supply to experiment with this week.   Looking good and should improve the overall walking experience.

By the time I had finished the wind and the rain were intensifying and I had shall we say an interesting drive to a lunch time meeting in a pub in the Vale of the White Horse.  A nice enough place but nothing I could eat on the menu.  I then had to make it back in time to do the first ever webcast to Cognitive Edge premium members on the complex domain model.  I was late thanks to flooded roads and torrential rain so it was 1530 before I had anything at all to eat other than a coffee first thing!   The plan is to do these webcasts monthly as the first of a series of initiatives to provide additional value to premium members.   We are also looking for other ideas and comments, so all welcome.   

Finally that evening to the local pub/restaurant (the best in the area if you are ever in the are of Avebury and looking for somewhere to eat) for a birthday meal for my son.  When your children are adults the nature of these events changes and with a private room we had a good chance to talk.  I also finally, at long long last, got something to eat!   Driving back we had to navigate a flood and then shift a tree that had fallen onto the road.  Net result an imperative to light the wood burner and settle down to a film with a glass of Penderyn and prepare for the early morning ritual of collecting the Turkey and shopping for Christmas meals tomorrow.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

About the Cynefin Company

The Cynefin Company (formerly known as Cognitive Edge) was founded in 2005 by Dave Snowden. We believe in praxis and focus on building methods, tools and capability that apply the wisdom from Complex Adaptive Systems theory and other scientific disciplines in social systems. We are the world leader in developing management approaches (in society, government and industry) that empower organisations to absorb uncertainty, detect weak signals to enable sense-making in complex systems, act on the rich data, create resilience and, ultimately, thrive in a complex world.
ABOUT USSUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER

Cognitive Edge Ltd. & Cognitive Edge Pte. trading as The Cynefin Company and The Cynefin Centre.

© COPYRIGHT 2024

< Prev

There but not yet back again

A family trip to part of two of what can only be described as a ...

More posts

Next >

The plan fails as ever

Over the last decade or so I have established a steady routine on Christmas Eve. ...

More posts

linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram