07/10/2017

MULTITASKING

Wilson shares his plans with me:

An Agony Uncle he will be.
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Wilson has explained to me what an Agony Aunt does, and announced his intention of becoming an on-line Agony Uncle.


He says that it's 'money for old rope' because all you need to do is tell people what you would do in their situation. 


The chief benefits of his new career, apparently, are that he could work from home (even in bed if necessary!) or while he's on holiday, thus ensuring a constant flow of holiday spending money.


He then described how, through the miracle of multi-tasking (at which anteaters are allegedly highly skilled – although I have never seen any evidence of this) he can be an Agony Uncle even while simultaneously working on his Ant Identifying Pencil, and proceeded to show me this blueprint of his latest design.


He has sworn me to secrecy, giving me strict instructions not to show anyone this blueprint – so once again I'm relying on your absolute discretion!



06/10/2017

STUDYING

A job helping others is Wilson's dream,

But is it just a cash-making scheme?
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This morning I received an invoice from Amazon for a book called 'Agony Aunting for Fun and Profit' and another called 'So You Want To Be An Agony Aunt'.


All thoughts of his Ant-Identifying Pencil having apparently been put aside for the time being, Wilson is sitting in the conservatory reading them.


Polly is encouraging him in what she calls his interest in 'The Caring Profession'... although I'm guessing his interest is less in 'Caring' and more in 'Earning'.



04/10/2017

INVENTOR'S BLOCK

An Agony Aunt Wilson spies on TV —
I hope he's not going to write in about me!*


Yesterday, while suffering from what he calls Inventor's Block, Wilson watched This Morning on tv, and saw their regular Agony Aunt dispensing advice to distressed viewers.


For an anteater whose only problem is that he's not a millionaire, I thought he paid it rather close attention.


I hope he's not going to write in and say he's having a problem with me...
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* Homage to Rupert the Bear — should we make this a regular feature?



02/10/2017

DESIGN STUDIO

Wilson has now binge-watched all of Stranger Things Series One, and there's no more Star Trek - Discovery episodes until tonight, so now he's busy in the Design Studio (AKA Dining Room) working on his Ant Identifying Pencil

He needs to have it in production in time for what he calls 'The lucrative Xmas stocking-filler shopping rush' in mid-December, so he probably won't stop until he's either finished it or dropped from exhaustion...



01/10/2017

FRIENDS DON'T LIE

Hello, I am Billi the Bee, and this is our... um, MY Guest Blog!

I normally present this blog with my Significant Other, Life Partner and Wife, Polly, and together we tell you important stuff about bees, life, the universe and everything, but today is a bit different. 


Wilson gave his New Dad a subscription to Netflix for his birthday, and now we're all busy watching Stranger Things


Now I'm not going to lie, because Friends Don't Lie, but I'm a bit disappointed that no-one has done any work or activism since we got this Netflix thing — Even Polly can't tear herself away to talk to you now. 


The only reason Wilson isn't here is because he's in the kitchen making himself a Margarita Slushy before he comes back to watch, when really he should be inventing stuff to make him rich. 


Although I will admit that Stranger Things is VERY exciting – and there have already been a few arguments about who will be 'Eleven' when we play Stranger Things games in the garden – I'm beginning to think that Netflix is the Opium of the People. 


The People round here, anyway!


So, I've been The Bee, and I'll see you next month. 


Until then, BEEEEEEEE GOOD – and don't watch too much Netflix!