“It’s almost like I had a serious blow to the head recently” is my new catch-all excuse for anything stupid I do.

Milking it while I still can.

Also Ed Zitron:

I believe that we are on course for a truly horrible crash, the likes of which may rewrite the venture capital industry and mortally wound one or more hyperscalers, as well as fundamentally divide society on so many levels into those that fell for this and those that did not.

Ed Zitron:

One of the greatest mistakes we can make in our lives is to assume that the rich and powerful have any idea what the future holds, or that they have any grand plan or strategy.

Here’s some juvenilia of mine from the early 1990s. A piece of semi-autobiographical fiction of what bored students did to keep themselves occupied during the summer months in the early 90s recession.

I’ve been cleaning through some old stuff lurking in our garage, before work started in there this week. There might be more to come.

Louis Elton:

Most agree we should reject the Slopbeast. Humanity is built for greater things than amusing itself to death in TikTok pleasure palaces. However, few agree on how we move forward.

Oh, here’s something from a long time ago: TTRPG writing I did about 25 years ago, from White Wolf’s Hunter: the Reckoning. It’s been so long since I wrote fiction and game advice /rules that I’d pretty much forgotten I wasn’t bad at it.

A book page with English text and subtle illustrations in the margins.

I’m not saying that my girls have a “losing things” problem - but this is what the Guides camp leaders have called the lost property bucket:

A blue plastic tub labeled The Tinworth Tub is placed on a textured concrete surface near a wooden fence.

Having a strangely quiet morning, because both the girls are off at camp.

I miss them.

Stolen moment

A long, light-filled dining room with wooden floors, featuring a central communal table with brown chairs on either side. Large multi-pane windows line the left wall, letting in natural light. At the far end, three tall arched stained glass windows with floral and bird motifs provide a decorative focal point. The right wall has a brick fireplace with an ornate white surround, framed artwork, and painted white brick walls with stone pilasters. Additional smaller tables and chairs are arranged along the right side of the room.

For those of you wondering how I’m getting on post-accident, I wrote an update yesterday. It’s… a mixed picture.