We're always scouring the web for cool pictures to use on Touchnote cards. So I'm happy to report that you can now use Banksy paintings and drawings to send your Touchnote greetings...check out the collection here: http://www.banksy.co.uk/outdoors/horizontal_1.htm All you need to do is right-click on a picture, click 'save as..' and save it to your desktop; then come to www.touchnote.com/photo and upload your pic there...simple. Here's one I made earlier.. Have a good week :-)

Finally, we're live!

The Touchnote team has been at it all hours of the day, fueled by a mix of cake, Coke Zero, toffee donuts, and more than a bit of determination. Really impressive job team.

And it's looking good!

And to all y'all, thanks for dropping by, it's good to have you here.

So I was at the Arsenal game the other night, when Wenger's "young guns" demolished an experienced Sheffield United side (6-0 in case you didn't catch the headlines). The average age of the Arsenal team was 19 (vs. 27 for their more experienced visitors from the Championship league), with one of their goal scorers just 16.

Now to me this shows a clear advantage for the raw talent of the younger team despite the superior experience of their opponents. True, had Arsenal conceded an opening goal, their confidence may not have been as high and the scoreline might have be somewhat different.

So I got thinking - what if this same rule were to apply in other areas of our lives....

...would Duke of Edinburgh work experience students be telling their bosses how to run their companies? (in the case of management consultancies, it often is the case that recent undergrads are advising seasoned senior execs on key strategic decisions)
...would patients, having done a bit of internet research, be telling their doctors what their diagnoses should be? (patients are already demanding doctors provide them with treatment as demonstrated in some tv advert)
...would bright students be challenging their teachers? (the best teachers do often change their thinking if appropriately challenged)

Now if only babies could change their own nappies and feed themselves...

...and here's how the Touchnote team spends it's lunchtimes...


Bon appetit...

On a recent trip to Stockholm, I was surprised by the number of major Swedish brands that, well let's say to the English ear, just didn't translate well - below are just a selection...

You may have seen this, but since I still enjoy seeing it, I thought I'd post it.

I think it's OK to enjoy it, feel the hope, and chuckle at it all at the same time.



See this on viral videos in the US election - relevant extract below.

"Obama, with his rhythmic cadences and stirring phrasemaking, is the frontman and everyone else his backing singers, halfway between a gospel choir and hip-hop hypemen. But it's hard not to compare Jesse Dylan's clip, with its tasteful black and white photography, plain backgrounds and John Legend's excellent cardigan, with a Gap advert. Yes, we can have tasteful, affordable knitwear."

Now we all know what it's like being stuck on a rail replacement bus
service because TfL thinks that weekends are a sensible time to shut
the whole of the Victoria Line...but how often has that experience
brought a smile to your face?

I've just been on the aforementioned bus service trying to get to
Victoria. It was the usual sullen-faced passengers, swearing under
their breath due to being stuck in traffic and all giving disapproving
sideways glances to a rather vocal elderly Irish gentleman who'd
probably had a few pints of Guinness too many.

After thrusting his views on the state of the economy upon a rather
timid-looking French woman, the Irish character engaged two
unsuspecting Aussie girls and an English lady (well, actually given
his volume, it was really the whole bus) in extended conversation
about Harold Macmillan, Christine Keeler and the Profumo affair - he
even entertained us to a 10-minute limerick on the topic! By the end
of the journey he had the whole bus in fits of laughter with strangers
talking to each other and passengers from the back chipping in comments!

Now if all my public transport journeys could be as entertaining, I
may give second thoughts to Boris's proposed ban on alcohol on the
tube...