One Foot in Front of the Other
A few moments after 7am this morning the cogs of the internet firmament clunked forwards and filled the bedroom with the sounds of a local commercial radio s...
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New Years Day
It’s mid afternoon on New Year’s Day, and I’m piecing together the events of the night before in my head - smiling as each moment comes into focus - each fri...
New Years Eve
I woke in the early hours of the morning with a cramp in my right calf, leapt out of bed and hopped around the bedroom like a demented one-legged race partic...
Music Movies and Books
I’m sitting in the quiet of the junk room at home, listening to “On Green Dolphin Street” by Miles Davis. I’m going to blame a good friend on the internet th...
The small everyday deeds of ordinary folk
It is done. I have just paid for this blog to be hosted by Ghost for the next year. I guess the goal now is figuring out how to engage readers without sellin...
The day after Christmas
Yesterday began at 8am in our household - with everybody taking turns through the shower, brushing their teeth, and pulling on variously smart clothes for th...
Discovering a Wonderful Writer
It’s the last working day before Christmas. Half an hour left, with a long weekend stretched out ahead. While not working I’ve been grocery shopping, put two...
Keeping my mouth shut
Somehow we’re halfway through the week before Christmas. Only a few days left. I could swear I lost a day this week already. Being honest, I could probably s...
The week before Christmas
I’m just taking a break from work, sipping a coffee, and listening to some music on Spotify. A friend mentioned Eva Cassidy earlier, and she’s been rattling ...
The system that never existed
Have you ever invented something without inventing it? Have you ever designed a hugely complex solution to something, without designing a huge complicated so...