Today, I shall be attending my first graduation ceremony since my wife got her PhD nearly two decades ago. And I shall be wearing a gown for the first time since my own graduation over three decades ago.

2025-07-14


Preparing to process…

A person wearing a graduation cap and gown is taking a selfie in a brightly colored indoor setting.

2025-07-14


Cultural whiplash - from a graduation ceremony at the Barbican to watching K-PoP Demon Hunters with my youngest.

Still, it’s a varied life.

Three animated characters are performing energetically on a screen with colorful lights in the background.

2025-07-14


The one downside of being a contact lens wearer is that, very occasionally, I put them in the wrong eye. And sometimes it takes me a few hours of mild fuzzy-headedness to figure out what’s wrong, and swap them around.

Today has been one of those days.

2025-07-15


I always said my wife was the brains of the operation — but now I have proof.

A person is holding a book titled "Medical Genetics and Genomics," part of the Fundamentals of Biomedical Science series from Oxford.A textbook cover features the title "Medical Genetics and Genomics" with images of DNA strands.

2025-07-15


Rebellious gull.

A seagull stands on a wooden structure near a warning sign that reads Danger: Unsafe Slipway Structure, Keep Off, with water in the background.

2025-07-19


Shooting interviews at a local swimming club, which isn’t at all acoustically challenging… 😳

A smartphone mounted on a tripod stands near an indoor swimming pool with people swimming.

2025-07-20


Not a lot makes me sadder than seeing a very small child desperately trying to get the attention of a parent who is just staring at their phone.

2025-07-20