Boxing Day Origins, Queen Victoria and Corporation tax

Do you know where Boxing Day comes from? Apparently, Boxing Day originated in England in the 19th century, when Queen Victoria ruled. They made the 26th of December a holiday, and on this day boxes were filled with gifts and money for servants and tradespeople. I’m not sure why tradespeople benefited from this… I mean, [...] Click here to read more »

My name is Jose Gonzalez

I have something quite amusing to report. I am trialling out some speech to text software – to be specific: Dragon Nuance Naturally Speaking. It can be a little daft at times, but when it works it can be a great tool. I just tried saying: ‘My name is Jose Gonzalez‘. Do you know what [...] Click here to read more »

Christmas day 2008

Today is a perfect day for reflecting upon what has been, and for imagining what is to be. Click here to read more »