Just discovered that I need a 30 year old filling replaced.

Fabulous start to the week. Now I have to decide which day I want to sacrifice to that delight in the coming months…

2026-01-19


When I was a regular at the Barbican in the early 90s, back when the RSC had a residency there, I never dreamed that I’d find myself on that stage twice a year 35 years later…

#CityStGeorgesGrad

2026-01-20


Best ever feedback from an in-house training/workshop delivered a few months back:

“He’s a proper journalist, who swears and everything”.

That is so going on my gravestone. It should probably be my LinkedIn bio, too…

2026-01-21


I just discovered the Moodle (and Moodle email) supports Markdown, and I could not be happier. I’ll certainly be more efficient…

2026-01-22


Oh, brilliant. Ghost has added filters to its web analytics - and full support for UTM parameters. Get in there!

2026-01-22


Substack now has an AppleTV app. But the headline calls it a “newsletter platform”.

It’s not. It’s an increasingly walled garden social content app, whose only difference from the others is the monetisation strategy is audience revenue, not ads.

2026-01-23


London can be very literal sometimes.

Yes, I’m in Angel.

A large, intricate metal sculpture resembling wings stands prominently in an outdoor public space, surrounded by modern architectural elements and greenery.

2026-01-23