Thoughts
Hope can be found in Arsenal’s cruel defeat
Arsenal’s cruel shootout loss to PSG could fuel despair. Yet the three-year arc—quarter-final, semi-final, final—still points up.
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31 May 2026
Moments
Reflections, passing thoughts, and snapshots from daily life.
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17 May 2026
There’s something about an under-resourced team with seemingly little chance of success, attempting what no one thinks is possible.
Arsenal’s cruel shootout loss to PSG could fuel despair. Yet the three-year arc—quarter-final, semi-final, final—still points up.
Honestly, my youngest being 14 feels strange to take in. Still, I’m deeply grateful for all the love, joy, and light she has brought into our lives.
A gravestone marks an ending, but life doesn’t stop. It just keeps going—quietly, stubbornly.
I’m sure there are quicker ways to get up and running with a personal website. But in all the years of having my own site, this is the first time I feel like I have something that is truly mine.
Eloise and I enjoyed our first ComicCon in Liverpool, taking photos with Stranger Things stars and soaking up the fun atmosphere.
It was a somewhat wet and wild walk, but was just what I needed to blow away the cobwebs!
When it comes to amassing a stockpile of ideas…by far the most important thing is just to get into the habit of noticing things and making some record of them.
Too often people try to change their lives by using the will as a kind of hammer to beat their life into proper shape.
The real world, with its quiet repetitions and constraints, offers something the digital cannot: room for contemplation.
The old experience of falling into a stack of books at the library wasn’t efficient, but that was hardly the point.
Caitlin Moran’s column in The Times this morning is a thought-provoking take on the reality show Stacey & Joe.
Today we said goodbye to our beautiful Molly. We always described her as our first child—a wonderful family dog, a loyal companion, and a constant source of love and joy.
What happens when external forces, such as societal expectations, social media, or the opinions of others, begin to define us?
A fascinating reflection on the societal implications of screens and being at home more.
The people who live the longest, stay the healthiest, and are the happiest are the people who have more relationships with other people…