Two damn decades of writing the same blog.

Yes, One Man & His Blog is 20 today.


Wood and tile.

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Your Sunday morning swimming pool white board wisdom.


After spending most of the winter feeling cold when out and about, I bought myself a new coat in the sales — just in time for one last cold snap.

#mbmar 📷 Prompt: zip

The zip on a Passenger coat.

Started reading: Bringing Back the Beaver by Derek Gow 📚


I want that sticker.


Sometimes solitude is possible, even in the heart of London.

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A deserted London street at night.

The Good Apple and the Bad Apple

John Gruber:

“Putting the legality of Apple’s anti-steering rules aside, I think they make the company look spiteful and petty.”

It sometimes feels like there’s two Apples: the user-first Apple that makes delightful hardware, and the App Store Apple that’s cheap, nasty and willl nickel and dime you on everything.

That latter Apple is busy damaging the reputation of the company for surprisingly little return.


The perfect weather for a beach walk this afternoon.

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A rather lovely hagstone - and a deep one - found on a quick beach walk this afternoon, trying to burn off some of my daughter’s energy. She’s home today because of the teachers’ strike.

A hagstone on the beach.