The Christmas truces of WWI are perhaps the most beautiful things I’ve heard of.
The first truce began on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1914, when German troops began decorating the area around their trenches in the region of Ypres, Belgium, for Christmas. They began by placing candles on trees, then continued the celebration by singing Christmas […]
Read this about creating value in respect to the humble blog.
I’m under no pretense here, this blog is noise. But it’s my noise. And so it has value to me.
That article made me think about all the things I do in terms of creating value, it’s an interesting exercise. My music is one of […]
I don’t care for pop charts anymore but when I was a teenager I enjoyed listening to the top 40. Oh how misguided I was, etc. etc. And, while my disdain for the music industry has grown over the years, I’m kinda disppointed that the great British tradition of The Christmas Number 1 has been […]
I don’t use a Mac, and I’ve been thinking about why. I’ve been tempted to get one in the past, the specialist applications I use most (music and chemistry apps) are better supported on Mac systems. As for office software and general use apps, I’d be happy with the options on any platform. Apple make […]