Lucie loves shoes

I guess one of the things you realise when you have kids, or you're around a lot of them, is that they all have weird obsessions. You expect the usual superheroes, or horses or fire engines, but my daughter is obsessed with shoes! She just loves them, and

Oh! This isn't good enough!

Since moving to a new domain and trying to put all the things I create together online, I've been feeling a bit of pressure. Granted, completely self-imposed, but a very real tinge of anxiety to be better at what I publish there. A noble pursuit but one

It's Not The Camera, It's A Camera

There is no getting away from my love of photography and cameras. My favourite thing in the world is going somewhere, anywhere, and just wondering around pointing my lens at things. The simple act of doing so is like mediation to me, and nothing thing else comes close. Occasionally, I

🔗 The iPhone Isn’t Cool

Damon Beres writing for The Atlantic: > In a market generally defined by boring hunks of plastic, Apple gained an edge through impeccable design that was actually less functional than most of the competition. The iPhone got its foot hood in the market because it was Apple. They designed and

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Schrödinger's iPhone

Each year, when the new iPhone is released, I feel the same emotions that I experienced the year before. The iPhone takes up a weird position in my life where I both want it and don't want it at the same time. Unfortunately, I can't open

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Why GR36 has returned?

My life online is often complex and filled with preaching advice that I don’t take. More often than not, that involves my use of an app or blogging platform. If you’re new around here I go backwards and forwards in just about everything and most the of words

Constantly Waiting

Over the last few weeks, I have come to realise how much time that I spend waiting for people. Islam sat in my car, just chilling and waiting for something to finish. This is usually my view. Waiting for my son to finish school and walk to meet me. I’

Isolating

Day two of being positive, and it has been a lonely one. In other circumstances my day might have been considered perfect, filled with crap TV, books and chilling out. I don’t feel ill per se (bar a headache and a bit of a cough) but I am completely