Inveterate dabbler in business, travel, gadgets & life
The journal
Currently I’m in Dubai visiting my eldest boy, Nick and the youngest member of the Jones clan little Isla and of cause Nicks wife Mia. I seem to be getting on OK with Isla who can be quite tetchy, especially if strangers touch her! Here I am playing This little piggy with her toes, quite […]
had our swim coffee and now to the toyshops……… # bike bought. Now eating in ibn Battuta Mall whilst isla sleeps # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Just had an email from the BBC:- “Hi Geoff. Can we have permission to use your “Call girls calling cards” photo for the BBC News website? We can credit you if you like (eg Photo by Geofones/Flickr or with your full name if you like. Thanks ” Good to see my photography getting noticed 🙂
Congratulations to Em for getting an offer of a place at Sussex. I know lots of men in Brighton 🙂 # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Couldn’t help but smile at the kink in our flight path to Dubai, to avoid overflying Iraq. Obviously still problems with the airspace..
did my 32 lengths in the outdoor pool, coffee at Bert’s and then Isla at the swings – she is so neat and tidy 🙂 # From IT Facts "According to Dominos, Americans eat more than 90 acres (36.4 hectares) of pizza a day." # Just back from Fish, chips and mushy peas at the […]
Amazing Finger Painting apparently some of them can take 10 hours to do and then they are just washed off!. Not sure who the guy is, if you do please let me know and I will give attribution (or take them down if requested). All I can find out at the moment, is that some […]
I wonder what Jo Ito has been saying or doing to upset the Dubai censors. I notice from Dopplr that he has been over in Dubai. Now I’m getting this from his RSS feed and his website.
at station waiting for 5.39 to kings cross and then to gatwick and Dubai flight. # now on gatwick express departs in 10mins… # Checked in on Emirates EK012 and marked down for upgrade at gate as agent said he enjoyed serving me 🙂 # Finally logged into BT Openzone for free at Gatwick using […]
Last night I went to the celebrations of Cambridge Temperature Concepts winning 6000 pounds in the National Business Plan competition. Shamus and team were in fine form especially since its looking that there first investment round will reach the 250,000+. Alas, without my cash as I missed the deadline, by partying, last night 🙁 and […]