Hand sanitiser gels contain microplastics.

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A wee visitor to our garden at night…

Homeschooling break in the garden.

An Ann rose in our garden.

Here’s one way to look at Facebook in a culture war context: the conflict is already there, Facebook is just an arms dealer.

Maltese boats.

Vivid memories from a holiday to Malta very nearly 20 years ago.

Colourful boats in a harbour in Malta.Colourful Maltese boats from autumn 2000.

The view from our back garden in Dollar, Scotland, 30 years ago.

Photo by my late mother.

Looking down at Dollar in 1990, from a house in the High Street.

Looking back at locked-down May in 1 second every day.

Down by the Adur.

It is just possible that 1989 Adam was trying a bit too hard.

Malta in early autumn 2000. While the clothes certainly date it, the complete absence of phones is quite remarkable. Just a film camera and a chunky video camera.

Tourists in Malta in autumn 2000.

I am middle-aged enough that I really am very excited about my new compost bin. 🌱

Today’s Social & Digital lunchbreak digs deep on narcissism, toxic communities — and Nazi My Little Pony fans.

Really.

Phew. My MacBook Pro just scrapes into the Big Sur compatibility list.

This time next year I suspect I’ll be choosing between an Apple silicon replacement - or going all in on iPad Pro for mobile computing.

Niches, networks and the secrets of TikTok revealed.

What’s collective noun for a group of SUPpers?

When the Rampion Wind Farm was announced, I was worried about its impact on the feel of the beach.

A few years on, I’ve grown rather fond of it.

A kitesurfer surfing in front of the Rampion Wind Farm.

Kitesurfers on Shoreham Beach

Kitesurfers in the sea off Shoreham Beach, West Sussex

Has the meaning of the word “blog” changed?

Sadly, I think the answer is “yes”.

Blimey. Plurk. The microblogging service where I was [marginally more popular than @ianbetteridge](https://onemanandhisblog.com/2008/06/plurk_3_week_verdict_on_microb/).

This one was a big hit for me back in the day. I can still recall the frustration and anger I was feeling as I wrote it: Why media gets community wrong.