Why do the first 100 pages of a book disappear in the blink of an eye and yet the next however many hundred pages always seem to go on forever? Whether for better or worse, I’ve encountered this strange phenomenon for what feels like aeons. Whilst I suspect there is probably a psychologically sophisticated answer,Continue reading “Reminiscing”
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Morris & Me
I’ve happily fallen prey to nostalgia this week. Whilst lately we seldom seem able to discuss this peculiar quality without derision, I see very little wrong with occasionally allowing ourselves be warmed with wistful affection for the past. I suppose I mean this more in reference to our own lives than in the grand termsContinue reading “Morris & Me”
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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