‘Muddling through’. There’s something reassuring about this little phrase, isn’t there? A sort of quiet confidence that neither tempts fate nor abandons hope. I’ve noticed it appearing in almost all my conversations of late and whilst I’m not sure why that is, I think there’s a touch of magic to saying those two words. There’sContinue reading “Humble Beginnings”
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Gossamer Echoes
Imagine how many times a day your thumb glides across the screen of your phone, taps an app and you find the whole world at your feet. Now imagine a world without Wi-Fi. Tricky, isn’t it? It wasn’t until this week when mine disappeared that I realised the visceral reaction my hand has to myContinue reading “Gossamer Echoes”
Iris the Self-Confessed Luddite
Delving into the depths of my memory, I recently remembered a rather remarkable story I heard last year. I was talking to a woman (let’s call her Iris) whom I barely knew, who happened to casually reveal that she’d once met Tim Berners-Lee at a dinner party. As you do. Their meeting was prior toContinue reading “Iris the Self-Confessed Luddite”
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