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Recognising the sound of your own voice
The other day a friend sent me this amusing little meme. Which one am I? I thought probably Bruce. Yet when I asked a trusted source, I was informed I…
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Michael Crichton, Mr Toad, and the M&Ms
I was reading a forthcoming book recently, because I’m writing a review. It contained a quotation from another work: Toad at his best and highest, Toad…
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On the Square
Last weekend I visited the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia. Across from city hall, I must have walked past it before, but this time I took a tour inside…
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end of an era?
So Netflix are finally closing down their DVD by mail service. Honestly, I thought it had disappeared years ago. Like the copy of Robin Hood I lost…
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Tiny details
This week I was doing some research with the South Somerset Heritage Collection, into some garments they own. They are from the eighteenth century, and…
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Easter egging
Welcome to all new subscribers, I’ve had quite a few signups in the last couple of weeks and I’m glad you’re here. Tomorrow is Easter in the Western…
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Knitting thoughts together
I’ve had a week of feeling like I can’t concentrate, so maybe it was apt that I saw a discussion in an online forum about video job interviews and…
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Incurable
I’ve been thinking a lot about Kat Rosenfield's piece on online ill health culture, and people who have built their identity around (usually chronic…
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Streaking! (not like that)
There’s been a lot of research done on habit-forming, and I’ve read lots of books about procrastination and organisation. (How best do I procrastinate…
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