Hello, I’m NCS.
This is where I think out loud, mostly from the little yellow beach hut I built on Lancing beach. Notes on reading, work, life and lighthouses, written when something is worth writing down. More about me.
Latest from the collection
Lighthouse stamps and postcards, and the stories behind them. See all the postcards and stamps.
-
Life is like a taxi
You are scared I understand why. You are scared to start a 4 year degree course because your are 28 years old and by the time you graduate you will be 32 years old. Here’s the thing, whether you take the degree course or not you will be 32 in 4 years time. So why… Read more
-
Learning from puzzles
I love a puzzle, it can be a Rubik’s cube, a crossword puzzle, an escape room or just a jigsaw puzzle. When I say ‘just a puzzle’ I don’t mean it like that as my favourite thing to do down by the beach on a rainy afternoon is do a 1000 piece puzzle and listen… Read more
-
Walking to think
I have a theory, that when we walk we are distracting the part of our brains which are easily distracted and leaving the rest to create, to digest, to process. This works for me at least and so I walk for physical and mental health reasons. Different walk locations give me different stimuli which helps… Read more
-
I was involved in a a bank robbery and Jesus was my getaway driver
Authors Note: As click bait goes. thats a cracker right? I mean it would be great click bait if it were not true. My last day of a business trip to Pleasanton in 2019 was an eventful one. I managed to lose, cancel and find my passport. Then feature in a bank robbery, yes thats… Read more
-
Koi carp on Cialis and the secret fax
It is funny how nostalgia can file off the rough the edges of the good old days. I often think back to when I was I used to work for a pharmaceutical company supporting commercial IT. I supported a bunch of different teams, all of them were nice people and occasionally you would see some… Read more
-
Be Storyworthy
I’m reading a book called ‘Storyworthy’ and there’s a daily reflection exercise the author recommends called Homework for Life. The idea he proposes is that at the end of every day, you spend a few minutes thinking “What’s the most story-worthy thing that happened today?” Then you should make a spreadsheet of each of your… Read more
-
No grit
We had some snow this weekend and local news outlets were complaining about why didn’t they grit/salt the roads. Not that many cars need to be on roads at the moment. Years ago my daughter asked me the question. “Dad, what happens to the homeless on weekends like these when it snows and is very… Read more
-
Our Brother Will and a famous sandwich
My youngest brother called Will is the best Barber in Burgess hill. He is highly sought out, with people waiting for ages to get in his chair. He is my youngest brother but a giant of a man well over 6ft. Customers love to talk with him because he is a great listener. He is… Read more
