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Charlie Warzel, writing for The Atlantic:

“The acceptance and fellowship that online communities bring, be they subreddits and Facebook groups or anonymous message boards, allow grievance to harden into a full-fledged identity.”

Viewpoint + Community = Identity


This is a rather nice one. Trafalgar Square, early summer 1994.

One of the fountains in Trafalgar Square in summer 1994.

More West End candids from 1994.

A busker in Leicester Square in 1994.

Chiquito in Leicester Square, 1994

A girl cluching a Ronald McDonald ballon on her father’s shoulders, near the Swiss Centre in Leicester Square — 1994.

Tourists on the steps of Eros in Picadilly Circus in 1994.

A few candids shot around London’s West End in early summer 1994.

Sure, the fashions date them — but the sheer absence of phones is what really leaps out at me.

Toni’s Italian Ice Cream, being sold near Trafalgar Square in 1994.

A robot busker near Leicester Square in 1994, being watched by a crowd of tourists.

A woman reading a magazine in Trafalgar Square in 1994.

Here’s the posts that caught your attention on my site in 2021.

Happy New Year to you all!


Finding a stolen and burnt out motorcycle near their grandma’s house was an education for the girls…

Two girls looking at a burnt-out motorcycle on a path in Knowle West.

A very merry Christmas to all those who celebrate it!


Somebody’s not enjoying the festive season.

A rather miserable statue in a yard, with a santa hat on.

Night boat to nowhere, Worthing.

A fishing boat on the shore at Worthing, at night.

“Organisers are people who have noticed what is happening and want to do something about it. We roll up our sleeves and get on with it. Organisers can be all of us.”

Do Earth by Tamsin Omond 📚


“The way nature brings peace to my busy mind feels like one of the most abandoned parts of who I am. Slowly I am rekindling it. I walk in the woods and I feel at ease. It becomes easy to hear the world whisper, ‘This is everything that is happening right now.'“

Do Earth by Tamsin Omond 📚


This rather elderly angel used to top my late parents’ Christmas tree.

And now she tops ours.

A ceramic engel from the 60s on top of a Chrismas tree.,

So, after having two vaccinations on Saturday (flu and COVID booster):

  • Sunday I spent barely able to stay awake and shivering all the time
  • Monday started with headaches and lethargy, but improved thereafter
  • Today, I feel great.

So happy I’m boosted and done. 💉💉💉


I suspect that the best use of my evening would be ensuring that there’s enough good coffee and whisky in the house to see me thought what feels like the inevitable lockdown #4.

With that, and the flu and COVID booster vaccinations earlier, I feel prepared.


Two jabs in one session:

Covid: 💉💉💉 Flu: 💉


The iPad Pro is the best coffee shop computer yet invented.

Thank you. I will not be taking questions.

An iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard on a table in a coffee shop.

Time to slay the iPhone tabs monster…


One for GoPro folks: New firmware for the Hero 10 Black, including more 24fps modes.


Down by the harbour arm again. It’s cold and grey, so I had the beach to myself, apart from a handful of scavenging birds.