“I have a really inherent natural tendency to want to connect with people and make them feel comfortable. I think the dark side of that is I realized you can become a chameleon that’s too adaptable.”

On October 8th I gave myself thirty days to test a small idea: a digital store on Shopify selling Notion and Excel templates. The kind of thing I've been building for our own household anyway. Thirty…

Excitement fills the air at Zurich Airport: almost exactly a year ago, the Swiss flag carrier welcomed its new flagship. Upon its first touchdown, the Airbus A350 received a traditional water salute,…

This is just one little thing. You still have everything else. This is a really big mess, and this is all you have. But it's still something. Just wade through the hell. Month after month. Year after…

Doing: Lightning visit to Naarm to present ARia: Song Unseen at the Burrinja Climate Biennale. Was a pleasure working with (and meeting up) with our developer Steve Hadley who is incredible. Endless…

What I'm doing now

TLDR: Cleaning my study for the first time since 2020 turned up a pile of bits and bobs from the Dreams days. Some random reflections: Twitch and the Dreams community, presenting the first Impy for…

October 15, 2026 - Published I've been in a productive mood! No important news to announce, so I'll get straight into it. Art: - SonaPartment #30 - ( Itaku ) - SonaPartment #30.5 - ( Itaku ) -…

It's been a great 14 years. Can we stay friends?

A year ago I was on a train, rattling slowly through December’s grey towns and leafless landscapes. I was reading a book, a tale of bright sunshine, colourful village fiestas, and adventure. I looked…

I’ve been cruising for 25 years. I’ve sailed enough nautical miles to learn a thing — or ten — about life aboard a floating city. Some lessons were learned the... Read more The post…

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Maaltafels 1, Maaltafels 2, Maaltafels 3, Maaltafels 4!

It&#8217;s now full on autumn here. &#8220;True&#8221; Thanksgiving last weekend* was great, thanks for asking. Had a gravy juice.** We&#8217;ve already taken drives to have a look at the…

Sorry I&#8217;ve been quiet, life got in the way. I enjoyed Ross&#8217; post entitled &#8220;The Search for Joy&#8220;, it&#8217;s been roughly where my head has been, trying to find a meaning. Life…

I was just reading the book "Hunter, Gather, Parent" and her thoughts about the nuclear family. First, I didn't know what nuclear families were. So here’s a summary: “A nuclear...

I have a Braun electric razor and needed a new 70S shaver head. There are plenty on eBay; some are advertised as compatible and sell from around £7.00 up, and some are presented as genuine Braun…

By Carol Beuchat PhD Many breeders have had the experience of whelping a litter that went on for hours. There can be long periods of no apparent progress between some births, and things can all too…

welcome to this weeks likes starting with the color of this rose against the rocks a lovely semi sweet red a pretty sky <a…

Last night, I had to make a screencast for a project I’ve been working on. I find this sort of thing really challenging. I’m not sure whether it’s because I’m self-conscious or because I’m an…

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There was a strike at Riyadh&#x2019;s King Khalid airport this week. The same airport I used to land in and depart from. In the video I see people sitting on the same chairs I used to sit on while…

I&#x2019;m writing these lines somewhere high above the ground, I don&#x2019;t even know how many kilometers. I always wanted to say that. I&#x2019;m on the Barcelona-Istanbul flight right now,…

Clear comms on 262.225 with Aircraft 907 calling Raven Ops for radio check.

Madonna&#x2019;s back. I&#x2019;m on three project management recognition lists. Apparently, we&#x2019;re both giving you reasons to pay attention again.Apparently, I&#x2019;m an influencer now.…

Something I didn&#39;t mention that made the last couple weeks even more annoying than I already mentioned is that our AC broke at the beginning of a heatwave! I kept trying to blow air past frozen…

When I was a kid growing up in the suburbs with the same neighbors for years and years in some of the houses, Halloween was basically a block party where you got to dress up and little kids got to…

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The Contents of My Pockets When I leave the house every day, I check my pockets to make sure I have some importnant things: wallet, keys, phone—and a little A6 sized notebook and pen. It’s useful to…

What&rsquo;s Here Some folk use icons in their organizers to help with visual cuing. This page contains a number of folks approaches to organizer iconography. KemoNine Ir use a pretty straight…

Life with two boys who are just starting to grow up.

Reading on the go Some thoughts on reading while on different forms of transportation Airplane 3/5 - In theory this is a great setting but falls flat the moment you're on the plane. The seats are…

Better late than never right? I had a terrible month in September and I think that’s why I procrastinated writing this post. My last three book launches were either failures or not making money yet.…

Last week , which looked like this, I concluded with ominous music, because I knew : Last week's rolling 90 day average spending This week things look substantially worse: This week's rolling 90 day…

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Our littlest maple has gone all red.

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On a recent trip to NYC, I was aghast at how many people walked around Manhattan staring at their phones. The post Looking Down appeared first on It&#039;s Just DJ.

Been a while. Like a while while. Life is good. Turns out my penchant for fast research and instant results means that companies find me very useful to them. I’ve been promoted, then promoted again,…

Back in July 2025 I made a list of bus routes and operators following the commencement of new contracts on many routes. But two things have changed since then. Firstly some new routes have been added…

Karta turned 21 today. He is the love of my life. I love you, darling boy.

Imagine we lived in a world where there was no social media. In a world where there weren’t people telling you that you have to look a certain way, dress like this, dress like that. Imagine. Wouldn’t…

This September, my wife and I started viewing houses to buy for our first home. This’s been a long time coming—for the past 5 years, we’ve been saving aggressively and safely investing our savings in…

Town Crier appointments are sometimes many weeks apart but this November is going to be a bit different for me. The diary is looking pretty full. On the 8th November we have Remembrance Sunday. I…

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I ordered wonton soup. It was 47 degrees when I drove to the office. Among the span of subjects I was mulling over, I decided that I wanted soup for lunch. By the time I saw a window to leave the…

But also some nice things to say about rainy runs, retirement funds, and the city I love

What I'm Reading: Livia Albeck-Ripka, in the New York Times (13 October 2026), These California Boat Dwellers Fear the Worst: Life on Land The human-interest and Northern California counterculture -…

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