Stuck in an interminable passport queue - while EU citizens breeze through the gates.

Thanks, Brexit.

Above the clouds.

The only one of my Apple device getting the 26 update today is my iPad Pro. Not taking the risk with the others before travel - but the new iPad windowing is just too tempting.

How The Economist aims to survive – and thrive – in the age of AI.

And some insight into why it’s launching a newsletter on Substack.

The future of media technology is sofas, it appears. #fomt25

Three people are seated on a stage with a backdrop displaying "Future of Media Technology Conference," engaging in a panel discussion with two screens displaying the same scene.

Green is clearly “in” for the charity shoppers of Market Deeping…

Three mannequins display green dresses and garments, with a variety of styles including long-sleeved, wrap, and sleeveless, accompanied by a hat.

Lovely view from the room where I’m running a couple of client workshops today.

A sunny outdoor area features picnic tables, a tree providing shade, and a grassy lawn next to a building.

Possibly the most disastrous thing about the rise of AI is the way it’s leading tech companies to abandon their net zero goals. Google appears to be the latest.

AI ain’t going to do us much good if our planet is no longer habitable for humans.

We had a sparrowhawk in our back garden. Looks like a young-ish female…

A magpie and a sparrowhawk are perched on a wooden fence beside a planter with pink and white flowers.A bird of prey and a magpie are perched on a wooden lattice fence adorned with pink and white flowers.

Trying a new coffee shop / restaurant just up the road from City St George’s.

A cup of coffee sits on a table in a modern cafe with a person descending a staircase in the background.

Last coffee on camp. Feels very much like both the summer holidays and summer itself are done.

A hand is holding a stainless steel mug in front of a tent outdoors.

Such an amiable chap, for a green man.

A green, carved face resembling a bearded man with a long nose is surrounded by colorful mosaic tiles and cobwebs.

Love, half a century old.

I wonder if the feelings lasted as long as the carving.

Carvings including initials and a date from 1975 are etched into a tree trunk in a wooded area.

A little campfire cooking.

Skewered meat is being grilled in a blue pan over an open flame, accompanied by slices of flatbread.

Typepad RIP

Wow. Typepad is shutting down after 22 years. And they’re giving a whole month’s notice.

I remember, back when I was managing a corporate relationship with Six Apart, when they started telling us that they thought Typepad would be a better match for our blog publishing needs (we had a very large Movable Type installation, running dozens of successful business blogs.).

It really wasn’t. When I left, they were starting to project plan a move to WordPress.

I wonder what will happen to the blogs.com domain they own?

Gnasher has seen better days.

A badge with googly eyes, a black and white face, and black hair-like material on a wooden background.

More old box sorting. This is a card for a restaurant — Restaurante O Manuel — I visited nearly 40 years ago as a teenager with my family.

It’s still there!

A cartoon man with a large mustache and red shirt is carrying a fish on a restaurant card labeled "Restaurante 'O Manuel'."

A little blast from the past - I just found my mid-80s Prince August fantasy miniatures moulds.

You melted metal in a little crucible and poured it in…

Black, rectangular rubber moulds with miniature figure patterns are placed alongside some brown paper cards on a textured surface.Two black molds with intricate patterns are placed on a textured fabric surface.

Lakeside.

A serene lakeside scene features lush vegetation and a pebbled shore under a partly cloudy sky.

Vigilant pigeon.

A pigeon peeks out from a hole in a stone wall near a padlocked wooden door.