A few photos of a rammed gig – Brett is possibly the best front man around right now. He had the audience from the first minute and, even more appealingly, smiled for most of the set. Not bad for 58, though weirdly, he did drop the mic about 5 times…
Education
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Artificial Stupidity
Yesterday the PDF reader on my phone offered to turn my National Express coach ticket in to a Podcast. Sometimes I wonder if AI may have gone too far? More seriously, it is also having a negative impact on CO2 emissions – as of June 2025, Google’s total emissions reached…
Executive Functions
Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith write some interesting emails about the legality of decisions made by the Trump Administration. Today’s email featured a discussion about the earlier attack on Venezuela, which culminated in the arrest and deportation of Maduro and his wife. In summary, US Presidents have pulled this kind…
Walking
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Conwy Mountain
Parking (Google Maps) Starting with a disclaimer – this obviously isn’t technically a mountain, at least by the 600 metre rule (it’s about 250 metres.) That being said, for a short walk, (an hour or two), it has pretty amazing views along the coast, across to the Great Orme, Llandudno…
Live Music
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Bootleg Beatles and the awkward Bond Villain
Sgt Pepper/With a little help In their movie from 2019, Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis explore the premise of a world without The Beatles (except the main character, who remembers them and rips them off/ recreates them to share with the world). The film itself has the sentimental kitsch often…
Life
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Jet Set Willy
It’s amazing what you find behind the sofa on Xmas Eve. Those sounds are incredible -there’s a Chemical Brothers track in there somewhere.
12 Steps
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12 Steps & 12 Questions
Someone in recovery put me on to these podcasts and I really get a lot out of them for a “meeting between a meeting” recovery connection – Silvio is a very personable and engaging interviewer. I’m listening to 12 Steps & 12 Questions – Patrick McA (AA) on Podbean, check…
12 Steps
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Step 4 Inventory Sheets
These sheets were devised from the Joe and Charlie Big Book Studies circa late 1990s. The first three columns are the same ones in the Big Book, listed in Chapter 5. The fourth column refers to the instruction: “Referring to our list again. Putting out of our minds the wrongs…