Well, for the last couple of weeks if I'm honest because I'm bloody useless at finishing writing the posts and getting them out there. My Drafts section has well over 50 "in progress" items. This is but a snippet of things that have caught
I can't really remember how this book came to my attention, but somehow, my brain managed to lure me in to buying it. About the book: Stellar challenges conventional thinking and offers a vision of hope and optimism – a necessary antidote to the fear and despair that define
Spent the afternoon in the garden in the sun, replying to emails and doing all the boring admin/paperwork stuff. Had the company of two squirrels running around the tree next to me. Took them an hour or so to get used to me being here.
I've been a subscriber to the NFL Game Pass for a little over 8 years now. As a fan of the Atlanta Falcons, it's been a rough ride. During that time, the price of the annual subscription fee has fluctuated. Mostly up. But it has absolutely
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Set in Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life ...
This popped up in my feeds a few days ago, and I thought it was fascinating. Japan Post launches ‘digital address’ systemUnder the system, users can input seven-digit codes on online shopping websites, and their addresses will automatically appear on the sites.The Japan TimesThe Japan Times Rather than providing
Pocket seemed to be a bit like Marmite for some people. They either loved it, or hated it. Some true hatred Mozilla got for bundling it into the browser was a bit much if you ask me. But here we are. As of 2025-07-08, Mozilla will be placing Pocket into
I'm going to start this by saying that this is my fault for not reading the documentation. However, I'm sure this never used to be the default functionality before Linode got swallowed by Akamai. A little while ago, I shifted my Ghost blog over to Magic
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Every day, the news around technology just gets worse. I'd avoid it entirely if I could, but I can't. Working in the industry means having to have some idea about what's happening. And I can't say I like it much. This isn&
Because why not. They're wonderful. Today's walk required two stops. The first on the way up the hill to say hello. And, then they bumbled across the field when they spotted me coming back down. They were far more interested and friendly today. It did result
Checking in on the cow beasties that said hello yesterday. They were happily settled in the middle of the field, enjoying the sun today. The black one did turn to face me a little more, and the brown one next to it sat up. So I left them too it
Every time I look at the Red Devil hanging on the wall, I feel a deep sense of guilt that I no longer ride her. And haven't for a few years now. But, I don't think it's likely I'll be returning to