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It’s late again

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How on earth is it the 1st of March already? Also, it’s been almost a week since the last post on the blog. Again. What is happening? I can’t remember postin...

The Biggest Challenge

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Today’s writing prompt asks “what is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months”. Here’s where I step back, take a breath, think through if I...

Friday Morning

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How has it been a week since I last wrote anything in the blog? I’ve been meaning to write something every day - but one thing or another has got in the way ...

Friday

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Ever since I can remember, my middle daughter has had her heart set on joining the police. Throughout school she read endless books, and watched innumerable ...

Bluesky

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About seven years ago one of the first federated social networks appeared on the internet. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “federated” just means “not a ...

Saturday Night

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I canceled my Amazon music subscription this evening, and re-signed with Spotify. While pulling pizza from the oven at dinner time I explained to our middle ...

Exploiting the machinary of the social networks

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There’s something I’ve noticed on the various social networks recently – I imagine some of you might have noticed it too – a crafty trick to do with the algo...

Computers and the Internet

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Today’s writing prompt asks what the most important invention in your lifetime is. While it’s an easy question to answer – the internet – it only really make...

Perfect Day

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Today’s writing prompt asks us to describe an ideal day, from beginning to end.

What If

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How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life?