Having already achieved a high degree of success in emulating our ability to speak, our cat Alby is now sitting at my desk, setting his sights on reading and writing. | Continue reading
The other day Mollie and I walked out of our house, up the farm lane opposite, and were greeted with a breathtaking view of woods and fields bathed in a wonderful wintry light. Yet again we were reminded that these fields sit there patiently waiting for us to come and look. But d … | Continue reading
Losing myself Being absorbed by winter mountain wind and rain making a mockery of my thick skin. Feeling the hot sun on my skin as the sound of waves breaking on a beach fills the empty space between my ears. Looking into the eyes of someone brave enough to fully look into mine e … | Continue reading
Thinking you have achieved some sort of profound insight and then discovering that you wrote the exact same thing in your journal thirteen years ago but had forgotten. I may have to stop keeping a journal… | Continue reading
“As a vertical animal, man was to get into the habit of looking ahead, not only in space but in time as well. To which wretched origins we may trace the Future!” – E.M Cioran | Continue reading
May we raise children who love the unloved things – the dandelion, the worms and spiderlings. Children who sense the rose needs the thorn & run into rainswept days the same way they turn towards sun… And when they’re grown & someone has to speak for those who have no voice may th … | Continue reading
…that I all too often forget. “The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.” Arthur Miller | Continue reading
“The infant sees a sparrow dancing on his window ledge and he’s all full of wonder and awe. The infant is brimming with excitement and he rushes to tell his mummy about the little wonder dancing and singing on his window sill and mummy tells him it’s just a sparrow. Next day the … | Continue reading
Third time up this cracking little mountain in Snowdonia. Pretty steady rain on the way up. Scrambles on the ridge, which when I’d done them in the past in the dry seemed a doddle but took on a whole different character in the wet. High winds, driving hail on the top. Nice steady … | Continue reading
Longer walk today from Studland Village to Swanage and back past Old Harry Rocks. As I took the photos I was very mindful of an episode of Saving Lives At Sea in which the RNLI rescued someone who’d fallen the full height of the cliffs. Amazingly he was a bit misshapen but lived. | Continue reading
Looking after Dad in Dorset for a couple of days and so took the chance to clear my head with a bimble round Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door. | Continue reading
One day, I hope not to measure my days in minutes or hours, but in miles walked and pages read. Patrick Rhone | Continue reading
Every year we watch Elf. Every year I cry at the end. This year I started earlier in the film than usual. Maybe I am getting soft in my old age. | Continue reading
I decided to re-read all three books of Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch and opted for listening to the audio book. Audible have vastly improved their watch app and I have my headphones permanently paired to my watch. So, as a result I now have 26 plus hours of liste … | Continue reading
Some of you may remember my Getting out of the bath experiment, and some of you may not. But then we are not in control of what we remember, or what we think. Our subconscious reacts to the world around us, decides our next actions or thoughts, and our conscious brain then retrof … | Continue reading
Nice post from Matt Ballantine on why AI need not be such a challenge if we know the real reasons why we do the things we do. Ultimately it comes down to why we do the things that we do. I write to try to make sense of the world. I of course could ask … Continue reading What do w … | Continue reading
Great post from Harold Jarche on the changes currently taking place in our online world. | Continue reading
My greatest addiction is to my story and the endorphin rush of irritation when the world fails to match up to that story of how things should be. Over the years I have been able to curb my urge to smoke, to drink, and to eat meat. There is no reason for me not to … Continue readi … | Continue reading
Aparently the oldest in the country. Nice spot in the evening light for a cup of tea and some ginger cake in the van! | Continue reading
No, not a list of very expensive books but a list of favourite books of the year – almost all of which I added to my shopping list! What a fascinating and fantastic list from Maria Popova. | Continue reading
Not being sure might be AI’s most important feature. This was my first play with ChatGPT | Continue reading
Sometimes the online “marketplace of ideas” gets too noisy. All of those voices clamouring for attention. I have enough voices in my head already without adding to them. | Continue reading
H/T John Gruber who also shared this quote from Steven Aquino: Of course Apple wants you to use their products, but so too does Amazon and Google and Microsoft and others. There exists a deeper message: the point is not whether Apple is subliminally advertising to people; the sal … | Continue reading
I know, I have mentioned Dr Amy Johnson on my blog before. I have listening to her podcast for years and thoroughly enjoy her ability to touch on some pretty complex, esoteric, profound topics with a degree of clarity that is enviable. When she recently reached out and asked for … | Continue reading
It’s interesting reading that Alexa looks set to lose Amazon $10bn. I have never used it, and so can’t comment on how well it works, but what I do know is that I use Siri all the time. I mean all the time. Several times an hour, all through the day. I use it to … Continue reading … | Continue reading