Longer, slightly considered posts, roughly one a week.
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Time for a walk?
One piece of advice that stuck with me, although I know not where I received it, was to look up as I walked around a city. Try it the next time you get the chance, there is far far more interesting things happening above head height in most major cities, so rather than focus on…
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(Re)Starting Small
I appear to have misplaced my mojo. I’ve not lost it completely. I mean I know roughly what it looks like, and it can’t be far cos I had it up until recently. I just can’t be bothered looking for it. I know I know, it’ll be the last place I left it. Thing is,…
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Boom Shake the Room!
aka the Mystery of Memory I know every word to “Boom Shake the Room” by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, a song that was on high rotation in the pub/club we frequented in … checks notes … 1993! God, I’m old. Yo back up now and give a brother room The fuse is lit…
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The person I thought I was
I occasionally read my own blog. I’m not sure why. It’s either a perfectly reasonable act of reflection or a deeply questionable way to spend an afternoon. There are few things quite like stumbling across something you wrote twenty-two years ago and thinking, with genuine confusion, who the fuck was that? The annoying thing is…
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You should be dancing
My baby moves at midnight,Goes right on ’til the dawn,My woman, take me higher,My woman, keep me warm Ahhhh you cannae beat a bit of Bee Gees eh! What a tune! Recently my wife and I attended a friend’s wedding, it was at a local hotel and the entertainment was one guy with a guitar…
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Doorbell Cams are Bullshit
As I have mentioned, I rarely see things completely one way or another. Whether we like it or not we are multitudes and nuance is always required. I can’t think of a single topic where this doesn’t hold true (I’m sure there is, I just can’t think of one right now). And then I read…
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My User Guide
Product: Gordon McLeanModel: GM-01Manufacturer: Lynda & Ian McLeanCountry of origin: ScotlandYear of manufacture: 1973Recommended operating environment: Somewhere with coffee, books, music and access to the outdoors. Before use Please ensure Gordon has had sufficient sleep. This is not a suggestion. It is a requirement. Coffee should be provided shortly afterwards. Snacks are optional but strongly…
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My Blogging Workflow
I’ve been blogging since 1999 so my workflow is a very finely honed precision process. Not. I do have one, of sorts, and it has changed many times over the years. When I decided to refocus on my blog, I took the time to figure out the best way to get thoughts into words, and…
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I no longer care
I am fifty-two. All the clichés are true. Time changes everything. That’s hardly a revelation to anyone older than me, and those of a similar vintage are probably nodding along with all the wisdom we’ve collated. We like to tell ourselves we’re ageing like fine wine, and I think there’s a little truth in that.…