A new look for One Man & His Blog.

The old theme was feeling dated, and isn’t being updated for new Ghost features, as far as I can tell. So, for now, one of the default Ghost themes has take its place. Some tweaking is likely in the coming weeks…

The homepage design of One Man & His Blog, hosted on ghost(pro).

Oh, yikes. The home office iMac won’t get macOS 26. Somehow it’s still “my new iMac”, but it’s five years old now…

Time to start putting the money aside for a Mac Mini and a decent 5k screen.

Wow, Midjourney really struggles with the idea of scissors.

A high-angle shot shows a person's hands holding an old pair of metal scissors, cutting out a square from a newspaper spread open on a table. Another piece of newspaper, already cut, is held in the person's other hand. The newspaper appears to be in a foreign language.

#mbjune Day 9: Wood 📷

All the images from the challenge.

A wooden birdhouse is attached to the trunk of a large tree with leafy branches extending into the scene.

Escaping email hell with a beach walk before school pickup.

A pebble beach stretches along the coastline with two people and a dog walking near the water's edge under a clear sky.

When did you last reply to someone on social media?

As Elvis didn’t sing, a little more conversation, a little less promotion please.

The downside of falling behind with your email:

“Wow, that looks like an interesting event. I must book. Let’s see, when is it…? Oh. Two weeks ago.”

I have spent the last 20 years of my career endlessly campaigning for the journalism business to take the idea of community-building around its journalism seriously.

Now it’s finally, finally happening I should feel vindicated and celebratory. But largely I just feel tired.

#mbjune Day 8: Travel 📷

All the images from the challenge.

A Snapchat advertisement on a London Underground platform features a collage of photos, including people and a dog, with overlayed text and the Snapchat logo.

I can’t find the list of #mbjune prompts for today onwards. Anyone seen it?

#mbjune Day 7: Switch 📷

All the images from the challenge.

A white light switch is adorned with a small, yellow bee decoration at its center.

My daughter clearly likes hanging around in our local Warhammer shop too much. This was her latest procrastination technique in face of my “Ready to go yet?”

A group of white dice with black dots is neatly arranged in a grid pattern on a red surface, next to a Warhammer Age of Sigmar Spearhead battle mat. All of the dice are showing 6s

Grabbing a coffee, some Aeropress filters and a vegan croissant at Small Batch Coffee. And catching up on my feeds in NetNewsWire.

The weekend!

A cafe interior features tall chairs lined along a counter by large windows with potted plants and pendant lights, next to a barista station.

#mbjune Day 6: Contrast 📷

A close-up of a purple flower with a vibrant yellow center is shown against a dark background.

All the images from the challenge.

Replacing scrolling with microjournaling:

Microjournaling is exactly what it sounds like. Instead of setting aside 15 minutes to write in your journal, you’re going to shrink that to a minute or two. A microjournaling session could even last under 60 seconds. It’s just enough time to dash off a thought or two.

Or, y’know, microblogging.

Ghost 6.0 coming “in the next few weeks”.

Another step towards mainstreaming ActivityPub.

A cartoon-style illustration of a pug dressed as a superhero, wearing a red mask, red cape, and a blue suit with a large yellow number 6 on its chest. The pug stands confidently with its paws on its hips. Beside it, a smiling cartoon ghost with a simple white sheet-like appearance looks on proudly. The background is light blue with a few rounded clouds, giving the scene a cheerful and whimsical feel.

The leaked script for the Apple WWDC keynote…

10:35: “Here at Apple,” Federighi continues, “we believe in honesty, in accountability, in holding ourselves to the highest possible standards. And when we make a mistake, we hold our hands up and blame John Giannandrea. Get out here, John!”

😂

My wife’s first book is released later this month. I’m in awe of how much work a textbook takes compared to the books I’ve written.

#mbjune Day 5: Reflection 📷

A serene pond is surrounded by trees, with a small dock and a person in a red jacket visible in the distance.

Original 1980s #warhammer40k Space Marines, a relic of my long-ago teenage years.

#mbjune Day 4: Nostalgia 📷

Three miniature Games Workshop Space Marine figures in detailed, colorful armor pose on a surface with a blurred window in the background.