Cog to Gear

And the assumption that these people have anything different to say

Or perhaps just have a lie-down…

Good morning welcome to Tippetty tap tap Thursday

Some days the metaphorical staircase feels huge & never ending

So don’t climb it all today
Just take the next step

Gaza Mark 2 - Sorry, I see a repetition of the disaster we have been witnessing these past 2 years. One of the 1st targets was a school - pointless wicked destruction. Find it hard to believe it’s not deliberate

#GazaMk2

Fitting in

Envy exists in all classes

‘All you need is a chair and a view’: could daily ‘dusking’ make us healthier and happier? An old Dutch ritual of going outside to watch the coming of night – or dusking – is having a revival across Europe. Fans of the practice say it’s a great way to disconnect from screens and find peace

“There is a grandeur with sunset, but it’s still a spectacle of light. Dusking is much more subtle: it asks more of your attention, but triggers your imagination. Twilight has always been that way – it’s a time of shape-shifting.”

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

The nonsense was that they could have easily installed lifts at each end of the bridge when they recently refurbished it. Ah but it is grade listed! What would Isambard have thought - I suspect he would have thought that we are mad

Not the best weather today but still possible to see the majesty of heavily laden River Wye #SymondsYat

#UrbanGaze #CityScape

The Guardian view on violent online rhetoric: all politicians have a duty to set a civil tone | Editorial Editorial: The ability to conduct polite debate on social media, without amplifying menaces and lies, is a basic qualification for public office

They do. And it's something we could all do with thinking about.

The Guardian view on violent online rhetoric: all politicians have a duty to set a civil tone | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why do so many #TedTalks start with “When I was a kid” or similar? #Boredom

London hellhole update

Quote/unquote from Bluesky bio “I'm just a normal guy from the United Kingdom wanting to make people happy and come on lets join forces and make a better world”

Yes they represent destruction -but there is something wonderful about jet trails. On the flight path today #stroud

But is that true? There is love and passion in so many of us - we each hold together something in our own ways?

‘I think we feel stuck’: Kate Pickett on how to build a better, fairer, less stressed society In her new book, the co-author of The Spirit Level gathers jaw-dropping facts about the inequality crisis in the UK – and explores creative ways to address it

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Opportunity

We live in a world where true discourse suffers possibly because everyone thinks they can “sound off about any subject” ?

For a forecast of rain, we didn’t do too badly today #Amberley #Stroud

#126: Why you should care about emotional frailty — The Academic Imperfectionist You know what frailty is, and you definitely want to avoid it. But have you heard of emotional frailty? No, of course not - I've just made it up. But if you've ever felt like you're completely winni...

www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/126

Is your self-deprecation out of control? Let me fix that for you. It's the final episode of 2025, and I'm on a mission to make you smile! 😀 Listen: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/123

#academicsky

Absolutely and often unsupported

Atmospheric black and white photo of tall standing stones at sunset, with dark clouds overhead.

Calanais Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis.
#StandingStoneSunday #Scotland #Blackandwhitephotography

Yes - but have we really got to the bottom of what he caught them for?

Clerical life: Jesus isn‘t manly enough for the far right The thwarted desire for a certain kind of male saviour has been with us from the beginning

app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/72182/...

Indeed - an amazing time in musical history. I have a 26 year old who has got me back into listening to the Grateful Dead (he must have been brought up well!) The pleasure is abundant

My emotional geography has collapsed After a year of travel and adventure, I am searching for home wherever I go

“memories are not just nostalgia trips, but tiny signals of place that are now coded into an emotional map”

app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/72177/...