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  • This time it’s personal

    I bet they’d love your sparkling personality – Carol Sturka, Pluribus The easiest way to piss someone off is to poke fun at something they take personally. Their haircut. A pair of brand new…

  • 100 thoughts

    We all have a ridiculous number of thoughts everyday. Most are invisible. Most of the rest are like a highly repetitive radio station. But there’s the occasional thing – a quote, an observation, an…

  • Ground teeth – Three years of Buddha Bike

    2025 is coming to a close in a few days. It’s been a relatively quiet and uneventful year for me, with most of my time spent close to home and work. In mid December…

  • The wall

    When we see someone hitting a ball against concrete wall, we tend to say things like, oh that’s a bit sad. At least that’s what I think. That looks boring. Doesn’t he have a…

  • Notes, Quotes, Songs, Writing – November 2025

    Here are some notes, quotes, songs and writing from last month. This is probably my last post before the end of the year. At some point in January I’ll compile all my notes for…

  • Your services are no longer required

    Will AI take my job? This is a question that has been hanging over many of us this year.Will AI replace me? Will I no longer be needed? What will I do? Many of…

  • Drawer shoving

    “The one thing that our unconscious will not tolerate is evasion of responsibility.” – Robert A. Johnson To-do lists are a simple tool, invented to get stuff done. You write down the item that…

  • Yes? What else?

    It’s a shame we take our thoughts so seriously. They distract and pull us away from what’s actually going on. They sneakily absorb our attention without us noticing. Spiritual teacher Osho goes further, calling…

  • Designing like a spreadsheet

    Nudge. Change position. Change label. Undo. Redo. You hit a wall. You think about deleting everything and starting from scratch.  Then, an idea hits!  You race after it, leaving a stream of frames and…