All clear on the eye. Retinal tears successfully sealed. No sign of new damage since.

Now just healing. The end is in sight.

Back at the eye hospital - hopefully just for a check-up this time.

A hospital hallway with grey and white walls features several framed photographs and purple chairs along the side.

I can’t quite believe that Om Malik has died.

I’ve been reading his work for near.y a quarter of a century, and even had a couple of email conversations with him. We’ve lost a voice of sanity in the tech madness.

Om Malik, 1966-2026

Not even 10am and this is the temperature in the living room.

A hand is holding a digital thermometer displaying a temperature of 28.1°C.
A modern office building with large windows and parked cars in front is shown under a clear blue sky.

Funny how life history reconnects with life present. 25 years ago, when I was on Estates Gazette, I had a great working relationship with the Lincolnshire Economic Development team. Now, I’m regularly doing client workshops in a building they led the development of.

Life doesn’t repeat, but sometimes it plays snatches of old themes.

Nae surprise here, pal.

Full story.

I am not enthused by the shifting definition of “podcast”. A lot of these sound like the definition of a talk show…

It’s been a while since I woke up to an election result that gives me a sense of relief - but Burnham winning comprehensively in Makerfield does exactly that.

Good to see that he got more votes than Reform and Restore combined.

Grabbing a coffee before spending the day running a newsletters workshop.

A long black in a cup labeled Black Sheep Coffee sits on a wooden table in a café.

Canary Wharf looking very sci-fi in the sun this morning.

A vibrant, colorful pedestrian bridge connects modern office buildings in a bustling urban area, with people walking and sitting nearby.