Being a persistent shit-poster on Twitter and rather thin-skinned about criticism strikes me as an extremely poor life choice.
Richard Durrant playing during the sunrise this morning.
A tiny escape on Good Friday.
My feelings were ambivalent - social media and the internet have introduced me to many wonderful people - but I couldn’t help thinking that all this obsessive togetherness made solitude both more intimidating and more necessary.
— Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women by Annabel Abbs 📚
New research shows that leg exercise - in particular weight-bearing leg exercise like walking - instructs the brain to produce the neurons needed to cope with stress and change. The foot-to-ground impact of walking sends pressure waves surging through the arteries, dramatically increasing blood to the brain.
— Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women by Annabel Abbs 📚
One way where I match the stereotype of the middle-aged Dad is my obsession with correct dishwasher loading.
Why yes, we do have a visitor. Why do you ask?
😉
“A mean tweet doesn’t kill anyone; it is an attempt to shame or punish someone publicly while broadcasting one’s own virtue, brilliance, or tribal loyalties.”
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
“Once social-media platforms had trained users to spend more time performing and less time connecting, the stage was set for the major transformation, which began in 2009: the intensification of viral dynamics.”
Some beautiful prints of British wildlife, signed by nature presenters and celebrities.
50% of the proceeds go to nature charities.
Which to pick… 🤔
I suspect I have written more words this week than any other week so far in my life.
And it’s still only Thursday.
The couple of years since the allegations about Warren Ellis came to light have been on long succession of internet-famous people from 15 years ago or more progressively revealing themselves to be rather unpleasant people.
It may be bitterly cold here in Sussex, but the beach knows it’s spring. The first of the plants that dominate the beach during the summer months are pushing their way through the shingle.
Just looking forwards to the temperatures catching up…
