Use Plaintext Email
I recently found this minisite about using plaintext for your email. While I agree that plaintext should be the default, this site takes things way too far and frankly, misses the mark.
📅 24 October 2023
Blog
This is a list of all the content on this site - I like to think of it as my digital stream of conscousness. Blog posts, notes, books I’ve read, and links I’ve enjoyed are all mixed together, but you can filter them if you prefer. Enjoy. 🙃
🎛️ Post Filters
I’m Too Addicted to My iPhone
According to my iPhone Screen Time, I'm way under the average in terms of usage, but I still think I use my phone too much.
📅 23 October 2023
A Year at the Smallholding
Today marks the 1st anniversary of us moving into our 2.5 acre smallholding in Wales, but how has the first year gone? Here's a retrospective...
📅 18 October 2023
Friends from Blogging
I've been lucky enough to make a number of friends off the back of this blog (and also their blogs). This is a bit of a feel good post about how social media isn't the only way to meet new people.
📅 13 October 2023
Having a Microblog on a Traditional Blog
I was recently talking to Jatan Mehta about microblogging vs traditional blogging, and what should go where. I thought it was an interesting conversation, so decided to share my opinions here too.
📅 11 October 2023
Fat Boy at 40 - Update 01
It's been a little over a month since I mentioned the Fat Boy at 40 thing (me wanting to lose some weight), so I thought it was hide time provided an update...
📅 03 October 2023
Migrating This Blog to Kirby
Yes, that's right dear reader, this site has gone through yet another change - it's now based on Kirby and I think I've finally found my blogging utopia.
📅 30 September 2023
Stuck in the Chicken Coop 😂
So I managed to get myself stuck in the chicken coop while putting them to bed this evening. 😂
📅 28 September 2023
“Thing” Is the Worst Word in the English Language
I absolutely hate the word "thing". Like, serious, what value does that work have? It adds nothing to a conversation and should be erased from the dictionary.
📅 27 September 2023
Clucking Good Fun 🐔
The next step in developing our smallholding is to get some chickens. The coop is built and we picked up our 6 little feathered friends recently.
📅 09 September 2023