Tag: Funny
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How come fashionable parents look so cool?
Here’s a piece I wrote for Eastern Daily Press about my frustration with ‘Fashionable’ parents… How on earth do Fashionable Parents look so ‘together’? It really isn’t fair, especially when the rest of us look like we got dressed blindfolded… in a jumble sale. For a bet… Let me explain. These days I’m a Stumbler.…
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SIMILE LIKE YOU MEAN IT!
The word ‘like’ is one of comparison. It suggests that one thing is similar to, but not the same as, another. Yes, we all know that, but it’s important to state at this juncture. For some reason, however, the word ‘like’ has replaced ‘erm’ for many as an unconscious way of punctuating sentences. As such…
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Sincerity….
‘Sincerity – if you can fake that, you’ve got it made…’
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Thinking inside the box-set
I’m part of a growing group who don’t watch conventional TV in the way we all once did. For us it’s no longer a case of sitting down in front of the goggle box and watching ‘whatever’s on’. Oh, no – for box setters, ‘linear’ broadcasting (to use a pretentious-sounding term) is a thing of…
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‘Smize’ like you mean it…
Communication, we all know, is a complex thing; filled with thousands of tiny nuances that can completely change the meaning of any interaction. A recent awareness of the importance of ‘Smizing’ has really brought home to me the need to be authentic in the way we as individuals, businesses and brands communicate.
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On Pointe
Here’s a piece I wrote for Western Morning News, published on April 1st (that’s important). In it I explain how the fates have conspired to make me a middle-aged Billy Elliot…
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Your average Cycling writer? Fat chance!
When I started writing about cycling I had to make the decision (and it was a decision) to be honest. What do I mean? In short, I had to make it clear that I wasn’t one of those lean, mean, ‘cool’ cyclists who clock up 100s of miles without breaking sweat…
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Writing for my heroes…
They say never work with your heroes…
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Cycling writing…
It’s funny how things go…
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Hairy Dogs for Nick Toons
Over the years I’ve worked on developing and scripting several animation projects for both TV and business.
Chris McGuire: Writer 