Approximately 33 years ago a colleague at work started using a Casio organiser. I described it in My Digital Generation– ‘I sat opposite a lady called Marylyn who smoked about five hundred cigarettes a day and had a voice to… Read More ›
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“Insulting and frankly appalling”
The words in the title come from Sir Kier Starmer today in response to what Trump (draft dodger) said about Nato forces- “They’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan… and they did, they stayed a little back, a little… Read More ›
There is an app for everything, if you can find it…
I have been searching for an app, or any solution, that would allow me to compare my activity to the resultant ME/CFS symptoms that appear. It is difficult because symptoms are often delayed and so it can be hard to… Read More ›
Tell Me There’s a Heaven
Rea was inspired to write “Tell Me There’s a Heaven” after his daughter Josie saw footage of a riot in South Africa on the news, which showed “this horrible thing of throwing lighted tyres over people” (necklacing) and “one guy… Read More ›
Don’t buy a Tissot PRX, buy an Omega instead
I reviewed the quartz PRX back in 2021 and rather liked it. Like so many other watches it did not last long for me and was sold on, but the automatic version was then released which added some time keeping… Read More ›
The joy of being in the moment
If 2025 has had any kind of defining cultural theme, it perhaps boils down to people’s increasing sense that a life completely beholden to screens is no life at all. To this, add two connected trends: a drop in millions… Read More ›
2025
It’s been a funny year. Feels like it has passed by in a blur while at the same time feeling like it has taken 3 years to move from 2024 to the cusp of 2026. McGST has done surprisingly well… Read More ›
A happy ending…
On 18th May this year we picked up Violet (front) and Maggie (back) from a foster home that was looking after them for Many Tears Rescue. They had been in an Irish puppy farm for 2 and 3 years respectively… Read More ›
Box of frogs…
London is falling — and Britain cannot ignore the warning signs any longer. From failing infrastructure and unaffordable housing to political censorship and broken institutions, our capital is in crisis. The Liz Truss Show investigates what’s gone wrong, who is… Read More ›
X: he shot her in the head and then he killed himself
A friend sent me a clip of a British politician saying something funny and stupid last week which was a link on X. I watched the clip, lightly chortled to myself and then it jumped to the next video. Before… Read More ›
McGST 