There Are Several Reasons Not To Read This PostHave you considered disconnecting instead?Mar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
You Are Your Own Blank SlateIf you blog, or tweet, or keep a journal, or write to friends regularly, or use email, then you probably know what it’s like to begin the…Mar 10, 20211Mar 10, 20211
Time OutI spent most of this year away from social media, and as far as possible away from the internet too. I have nothing against the net, but I…Dec 15, 2019Dec 15, 2019
Apple’s Screen Time Woke Me UpEarly this morning – too early, really – my iPhone burrred its way into my sleep, and woke me. This happens sometimes: either I forgot to…Jan 27, 2019Jan 27, 2019
A Weekend In The CityI went to the city to escape the rush of country storms, the traffic on the busy major road near my home, the constant, silent, absence of…Jan 5, 2019Jan 5, 2019
One Small StepAvery long time ago, in the early 1990s, when I was younger and less frightened by vehicle emissions, I owned a bike. This is not the…Jan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2019
Christmas With SiriDad sits staring at his iPad, waiting. Siri is holding, calculating, guessing at what to do next. Dad’s last instruction – “Siri, call me…Dec 26, 2018Dec 26, 2018
Don’t Take OffenceYesterday I read “Dear Men, Feminism Needs You” by Jessica Valenti and thought about men I’ve known since I was a teenager — smart men…Dec 8, 2018Dec 8, 2018
Winter Is ComingOctober 3rd, and the morning sky is paler than usual. The wind is up – leaves shiver, the high clouds that in summer look stuck in place…Dec 6, 2018Dec 6, 2018
