Longer, slightly considered posts, roughly one a week.
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Dear Jen
A year has passed since you left us. I have been dreaming of you lately, odd childhood moments all smushed together into an incoherent ramble that I awake from feeling confused and sad. A year of grief rolling over my bones, picking at my skin. Jagged and sharp in shape and form. I am trying…
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Timely Reminders Shortcut
So this may be a little niche but while I built this Apple Shortcut for my own specific needs and set up, it might be something that you could use and adapt for other circumstances. Background For several years now I’ve been part of a Formula One prediction competition. It’s run by a friend, and…
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A letter to my son
Being a man can be a bit of a puzzle. We are constantly bombarded with images and ideas that others believe define what it means to be a man. Some people think you need to be physically strong, others believe you need to have a dominant personality, and some measure their manliness like a strange…
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2026 Resolutions (the AI years)
I’ve written before about resolutions, and my general avoidance of them, but I’m changing tack this year. Given that I remain unfit and overweight, and have spent the last 4 years trying a variety of different approaches, none of which have worked, I’m thinking that maybe I should just try a new year resolutions? What’s…
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Merry Christmas
Whether you celebrate, or not. Are with family, or not. To those who have difficult relationships with your family, those who are struggling, give yourself permission just to survive this week. Be kind to yourself. It’s just another day after all. Or not. I hope this festive day finds you well, or well enough.
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A day that changed my world
I woke that Saturday morning before my alarm, had I set one, would’ve rang. I lay in bed for a moment. I can still remember that feeling of the bed being perfectly warm, not too hot, not too cold, and no matter which way I moved I was instantly comfortable. I fought the easy desire…
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A year in the past
The dusty, decrepit past slides out of view as a brighter, fresher, more inviting future beckons you over the horizon. So is the story the New Year likes to tell, a narrative that talks of new beginnings, better versions of yourself, I know, it’s just the earth moving around the sun, but that doesn’t stop…
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Digital Curation
I’ve done it again. Made plans with myself to do two things, both of which have been bubbling along in my head for a few months now, both of which will take a fair amount of prep work, but it feels like the right time to do them. Not in an ‘ohh it’s almost the…
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Legacy
What am I leaving behind? Looking back over the past year, the most tiring part, physically and emotionally, was clearing out my Mum’s flat. Whilst Mum and Dad had done a LOT of clearing out before they downsized, it doesn’t take long to build up more stuff, more detritus. Even after my Dad passed and…