I think being an identical twin is a good thing. Many identical twins seem to make it their whole identity, whereas we go perhaps the other way and never mention it to people who have only met one of us. It seems a weird thing to randomly announce, after all. "What film shall we go... Continue Reading →
Making decisions
I read a lot of news articles about AI. I think about it a lot. What will it change, what won't it change, what skills do I need, what skills do my children need. I've not really come to a conclusion, becuase if I had, I'd probably be rich, not feeling so skint that I've... Continue Reading →
Am I having a software problem, or a hardware problem?
It is Monday night, and I left work on time, which was nice. The point of leaving work on time, apart from being there for the kids while Richard does his Scout group, is to spend at least two hours practicing my violin. Only, I didn't; because I couldn't be bothered. It seems to be... Continue Reading →
You are what you do
When I read the Sunday papers, I often think about what it means to be someone who chimes out copy for a living. To be someone who takes their children's exam season, and turns it into a few hundred words of light-hearted, relatable and yet meaningful commentary on everyone's lives. He manages to squeeze in... Continue Reading →
The decline of the 1940s
Today would have been my father's 85th birthday. Well, not actually today, because I never posted this, so it's a month later. I'm now slightly drunk, so I'm writing those random thoughts down anyway. My father was born in 1940. My stepfather was also born in 1940. He is still alive. He once berated my... Continue Reading →
Separated by a common language
One of the best days of 2024 started at 5 am on Labor Day in New York. My flight had arrived at JFK at about 10pm the night before, but by the time the Uber got to 31st Street, it was nearly 1 am. I had decided I would be beating the jet lag by... Continue Reading →
Love does not hurt when you’re married
My Garmin tells me I'm really stressed at the moment. I didn't need a Garmin to know that. On Thursday, my entire working day is meetings, continuously, from 9 am to 5 pm. I guess maybe my secretary might take pity on me and bring me some food. Or maybe some meetings will get cancelled.... Continue Reading →
I can’t ignore this
I am watching my boys play Minecraft. They are for a change cooperating with each other, which is nice. I don't actively avoid writing about politics. As this blog has become mainly something to leave for my children to know me, I am perhaps cautious about documenting every passing thought that could be misinterpreted. And... Continue Reading →
Can I live in Stepford?
Apart from observing that the 2004 film with Nicole Kidman is really quite dire and horribly cast, I don't think it had quite the intended effect on either me or my husband. There was a scene somewhere in the middle of the rather flat footed satire where Matthew Broderick (so, basically Ferris in a suit)... Continue Reading →
Yeah 2025 will be a banger
I was going to write a note about how much I am enjoying The Empress on Netflix, or the creepy weirdness of its algo suggesting a film about Rjukan in the war (which I've just come back from), but my day at work was shit and I don't have the energy, so I'm just going... Continue Reading →
The resting writer 