100DaysofBeing
Writing for a 100 consecutive days, first in 2026. No rhyme or reason, just stuff and thoughts that bubble to the fore.
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41. Murakami on Writing
To write a novel I have to drive myself hard physically and use a lot of time and effort. Every time I begin a new novel, I have to dredge out another new, deep hole.But as I’ve sustained this kind of life over many years, I’ve become quite efficient, both technically and physically, at opening… Continue reading
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40. Not (yet) Buying the World Cup Hype
Italia 90 was my first World Cup, with each one since then eagerly looked forward to and anticipated. The current edition is the first one which I am yet to buy the hype. The optics and politics can’t have helped, as have Nigeria bungling the opportunity of a life time to be at an expanded… Continue reading
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39. Podcast Fatigue
As an avid listener to podcasts, I spend a good chunk of time collecting and adding to the list. The threshold for addition isn’t really that high; usually boiling down to: Something liverpool/ football related A podcast by an author I’ve read a lot A podcaster featured on a podcast I already listen to Something… Continue reading
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38. Taxes and (Gen)AI
It’s that time of the year when HMRC commences sending nagging reminders to file one’s self assessment taxes, even though the deadline is in January of the next year. I usually leave it till late until I am spending half a day organising the paperwork then beating it into a summary for the (online) forms.… Continue reading
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37. The Finest Hotel in Kabul
It has taken a month and a bit, but I have finally finished Lyse Doucet’s The Finest Hotel in Kabul. As with all books, my interest waxed and waned but in the end, a clear weekend with the brood out of the house was what I needed to power through. Intertwining the lives of ordinary… Continue reading
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36. Poetrying
Poetry has been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember, reading, pretending to write some, and seeking out poetry podcasts such as Poetry Unbound and Read Me A Poem] from time to time. It was therefore a particular delight to discover Read a Little Poetry as part of JUnited.… Continue reading
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35. Sports Day
Photo by Philip White on Unsplash — The plan was for a variety of outdoor activities. The reality was that plans met the unstoppable mountain that is the great British Summer, which meant the day was spent indoors in the end. There were tears, there were fumbles and laughs to boot. In the end, it… Continue reading
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34. Job Search Revisited
The neither here nor there job search continues “at pace”. In today’s edition of interviewing, I somehow ended up across the table for a guy who used to be my boss, four times removed (i.e the boss of the boss of the boss of my boss at the time). Of course that stint came up… Continue reading
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33. How I Met Your Mother, The Alternate Ending
I stumbled on an (the?) alternate ending to How I Met Your Mother on Twitter the other day and it took me down memory lane! I was a big fan, back in the day, seeing far too much of myself in Ted Mosby (My Mosby Problem, Mosby-itis) Being so beholden to Ted, I never felt… Continue reading
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32. Re: Where do blogs go when they die
The prolific blogger (and initiator of JUnited), Robert Birming asks a particularly pertinent question, Where do Blogs go when they die? His experience of broken links and blogs entirely disappeared is one I can relate to, as would most people who have written on the web or been digital natives for any significant amount of… Continue reading
