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For about a year, I did nothing.

Apr 1, 2022

It's electromagnetic (metaphorically speaking)

Jun 24, 2022

We shall not cease from exploration so don't ask us to compromise our beliefs because we still have NO IDEA what wonders we're capable of. And other…

Dec 30, 2022

Or: Nothing propinks like cycle touring.

Jun 10, 2022

The way that the human brain works, strong opinions like mine can lead to political breakdown, financial collapse and even death 💀

May 13, 2022

Cooperation on a local level — human to human, here and now — makes the relentless negativity of news media (and the power it represents) not only…

Jan 20

While livers and kidneys and stem cells do their surreptitious work, the rest of the world, friends, family and lovers from back home look on and ask of…

Sep 30, 2022

This week: NHS hype, tree mentors, burner email and online poker...

Feb 5, 2021

Every meeting is an inspiration — not because we all sit around patting ourselves on the back, but because everyone, every week, has So. Much. Going…

Nov 18, 2022

Lorenzo looks me in the eye, finger tips pressed together, and delivers his final verdict: 'Seriously, there’s no point. Why would you even do that…

Aug 26, 2022

After two millennia, a collapsed way of life feels humbling, but safe — like sitting on the edge of a high cliff at moonless midnight, looking over the…

Sep 2, 2022

A pirate in shining armour, capitalism rode to the rescue, camera crew and cruise ships in tow.

Sep 9, 2022

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