: Dear Apple, maybe white text on an orange background isn’t the best choice? How much is that book?? …
: Night all! Cosy cosy in the snow
: Last few hours of 2025. A day in the Cairngorms, then Loch Morlich, then Glen More cafe. And just …
: Heading north (Aviemore area) for Hogmanay! There will be snow! Motorhome is packed, just bikes to …
: In an odd limbo. Feel emboldened to write, blog posts, journal entries, novel excerpts. Social media …
: Mind you, if we do get snowed in I might have the chance to finish off my little AI coding project, …
: Heading North in a couple of days for Hogamanay. Staying for a few days, likely through to the …
: Boxing Day, waking up in our motorhome after a wonderful day yesterday. Woke at home, watched our …
: Finally watched F1 movie. As an F1 fan… I loved it.
: Just watched The Long Walk. I read the novel many many years ago, but it’s one of those that …
: Alanis Morrisette gig - with Wet Leg and Skunk Anansie as support! - next year in Glasgow. £80+ a …
: Realising that I have two little side projects in the go that are all very similar. Move from Day …
: World Cup draw done. Today F1 qualifying, washing the roof of our motorhome, and hanging out with my …
: Long term project to reshape my blog is shaping up. Starting with deleting old broken/pointless …
: Friends to leave Netflix UK at the end of the year. We are mid-way through a re-watch. I’m ok with …
: Got to visit the school my son will start next year. Primary schools have changed a lot since I was …
: Zwift day. Not doing much, but better than nothing! Determined NOT to make any fitness based New …
: A random day, a quiet morning, a potter round the shops, home to build some toy storage (which so …
: Ok, planning is coming together. Moving from WordPress to Bear and culling non-value posts on the …
: Definitely getting old. Driving to Blairgowrie this morning, mostly in the dark, and definitely …
: Adding Reeder back and on a bit of a blog discovery kick. Anything to try and break the algorithms.
: At some point this year will end. Right? Cos I’m about done with 2025 thanks.
: Right, time to plunge back into HomeKit automation and find some decent ‘smart plugs’. …
: We’ve been trying to… hang on, this isn’t a paid advert or anything! … find decent water bottles for …
: FC26 is half price at the moment. £35. Easy purchase as it’s the one game I play consistently …
: Weird sickness bug thing yesterday so had to cancel (for the 4th time!) my tattoo plans today. Oh …
: 1 year since my Mum passed. Still doesn’t feel real
: Ten Pin bowling my my boy this morning! He beat me 89-85! What a great time. Just finishing off …
: Lovely late lunch at Ardnamurchan in Glasgow. Couple of beers and a lot of laughs, celebrating my …
: Off to Glasgow this afternoon for a friends birthday lunch. A wee solo afternoon out, so this …
: Loving the Ulysses update. Fast becoming a favourite app.
: Son off nursery as he’s been sick (on the mend) and I’m doing my end of week tasks …
: Nice wee day. Sunshine, a cycle to the park, now home for snacks and chilling.
: I should probably check but this does feel like something I do on a fairly regular basis, reconsider …
: Revisiting micro.blog let’s see what’s changed in the last couple of years.
: Revisiting this, possibly good to have a short form ‘place’ that isn’t my blog? …
: My experiment with microblog is coming to an end for no other reason than timing. This year …
: Our wee dog Sasha has been in animal hospital getting an operation to fix a bad knee (cruciate …
: Back to the office today (I worked at home on Friday). Kept myself awake because I didn’t eat enough …
: Finally finished watching Mr.Robot. What a wonderful head fuck of a TV show. Now, on to Watchmen, …
: Day 3 of 2020. So far it’s pretty similar to 2019. So, um, now what?
: Slowing down social media is the goal for 2020. Doesn’t mean disappearing, just means placing …
: Only one more sleep… youtu.be/gDhG25fgb…
: Implications It’s great to see so many posts on social media showing increased donations to food banks, toy …
: Finished watching Expanse Season 4 this morning. Might rewatch through again, clearly the quality of …
: Team night out last night, tequila featured yet surprised myself by not being dead today. Just as …
: All I want for Xmas Christmas twinkles closer. Presents have been bought - fewer this year than last as who needs all …
: A Saturday. Gentle plans, some chores, some coffee, some writing. Being good to myself. Plenty of …
: Don’t be angry at people if they voted Tory yesterday. They have been manipulated by lies and …
: A Glasgow and your glorious rain, such a dear green place indeed. A quote for today then. The rain …
: Suppose I’d better start thinking about Christmas then. What would be your one perfect …
: Enjoying a warm, Oatly Barista, coffee before heading out into the rain with Dave. Definitely a lazy …
: My blog has never been about one thing, and whilst it has been a reflection of my views and thoughts …
: Six by Nico fading We had another good meal at Six by Nico last night; Mad Hatter’s Tea Party (pics on my …
: Wee Mindings This year the adults in our family are all agreed that we will forgeo big presents and mindless …
: The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it. – George …
: Dropping off current car today, new one arrives on Wednesday. Also ordered a new bed. Rock n roll …
: Growing up I never really felt like I fitted in anywhere. I was always an outsider to whichever …
: Heading to Apple Store later to get new battery for my 2012 MacBook Air. Must not buy Apple TV. Must …
: Words have lost all sense of meaning these days. Being offered a slice of cake with your coffee is …
: Ownership and property are vital to many people, lauded by others, and still more crow and trump …
: I live in a home full of love, and dogs. My family care for me and support me, my friends have stuck …
: I’m trying a (mostly) plant-based diet at the moment. I’m hoping to find the right mix …
: It typically falls to me to lock up our home last thing at night. It’s something I remember my …
: A man is known by the company he keeps, said Aesop (a fabled storyteller). I look at my closest …
: It can be hard to remember to smile these days. The constant horrors in the news, the eroding of …
: I’m in the midst of trying to change some habits. I’ve tried a few things in the past, …
: Sometimes you don’t realised you had a gap in your life, a hollow, until it is filled and you …
: Decisions can be agonised over, dwelt upon, mulled, simmered, and stewed. Big or small, we analyse …
: As 2020 approaches it’s already feeling like the year I abate my use of social media. It will …
: I watched Game Changers last night. Wow. Meat eaters (I am one) need to see this. Short version, we …
: Superlatives are commonplace. Everything is awesome, wonderful, amazing. The words have lost all …
: I try to be selective as best I can, with what I consume, with the friends I keep, the choices I …
: Isn’t it interesting how mass media manage to take simple things, manage to mangle the truth, …
: Election time in the UK. I am comfortable with my politics but moreso than ever, I recoil from the …
: It’s an odd thing, an injury. I marvel at how my body and brain, cope and adapt. I give no …
: I’ve moved around a lot, stayed in many places. A friend recently showed me the for sale ad of …
: It happens subconsciously, we can be sitting on the bus, or on the sofa watching TV, or walking in …
: It’s Sunday. A day to put down whatever technology you have in hand and enjoy the world around you. …
: I don’t have many jackets. I run warm most of the time so barely need one for half the year. …
: Life is too short, they say. It’s a phrase I use often, but don’t act on enough. Out …
: My Mom Has a Question - Dave Pell - Medium
: Time flies like a banana, some say, but for me as my years advance, time really does seem to be …
: A mostly sleepless night. Between caring for a dog terrified of fireworks and a pulled stomach …
: I like walking. Whether alone, with the dogs, or with friends, walking is quiet therapy. It’s …
: Being accused of being mean-spirited hurts. I am not mean. I just want fireworks banned for …
: Fancy that. 2 days into a “post every day” challenge and the lurgy descends. When I say …
: I sometimes wonder what life will be like when I am no longer here, will I have left my mark in any …
: The key to building a sustainable habit is to establish a good foundation that makes future …
: Disconnecting Wall to wall blue skies for the last two days as we drove up to Pitlochry for a night away. Along …
: Autumn in Sunday Another glorious sunny Sunday. Gleaming blue skies bring dazzling light, bouncing off windows, …
: Doing the right Musts “A bird does not sing because he has an answer. He sings because he has a song.” A …
: Mental Buckaroo Realising that my mental health ‘mood’ is very much a game of buckaroo. In isolation, …
: 📚 A Gentleman in Moscow Getting my reading groove back, it always comes and goes. Recently finished the wonderful A …
: 🎥 Joker ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Still getting to grips with Joker. What a stunning movie. Accused by many of having a lot to say but …
: Autumn wandering I’m trying to walk more in an effort to regain some of the fitness I’ve lost this past year, and to …
: Today is just a day It happens every year, and the more often it happens the less value I place on it. I don’t …
: New Year Resolve 2020 looms and with it a refocusing. Double down on the things that bring joy, and lose more of the …
: A routine The alarm goes off but I’m already awake, my sunrise clock having slowly brightened the room ahead …
: World Mental Health Day There are many tactics - google will get you all of them no doubt - to counter mental health …
: March 2020 decisions In March 2020 two things happen. 1. My current contract ends, and whilst there may be (another) 6 …
: Rain rain go away Rain rain sod the feck off. Forecast says rain for the rest of the week, which is fine, except the …
: Rain rain.. A lovely dreich evening in Glasgow. Perfect for walking the dog ‽
: Writing writing writing Writing habit is returning. Slowly, but it’s there. Need to get rid of some more distractions …
: FU Facebook What the hell? Fuck you Facebook. popular.info/p/faceboo…
: Ugh. Halloween. And lo, October has arrived. With it comes the promise of golden leaves shimmering on frosty …