if i thought you were listening, i'd never say a word

(These thoughts popped into my head while re-reading Twyla Tharp's The Creative Habit , which is an interesting glimpse into her life an...

I'm a sucker for books about the Mafia in Sicily up to about the capture of Toto Riina in 1993. As I turned the pages on Mario Puzo'...

It's cold, damp and grey. I feel utterly unmotivated to do anything. I have cut down on the You Tube scrolling (see last week's post...

One evening way back in 1999, after a a long day at work, I made supper and slumped on the couch in front of the TV. I got up again after ma...

Privacy and secrecy are different. Secrecy is me not telling you. Security is taking steps to prevent you finding out. Privacy is you not sn...

For more than a decade, there has been as much internet security as anyone would want. HTTPS means anyone wanting to read your traffic has t...

This year I am making no resolutions.  There may be things I need to change, but either I can't figure out what or I know I won't be...