Two short runs while on holiday, and over two weeks since the last one meant I didn’t set out with high hopes. I decided to force myself to the top of the Landport Bottom hill and keep going if I… Continue Reading →
After the last slow run to get back into my stride, I thought I’d go a little further at about the same pace. I decided not to start by going through the vineyard – see the picture in the previous… Continue Reading →
When I started this blog I didn’t think I’d end up reviewing novels. While I love them, I feel very ill-equip to say anything public about them. It’s not something I’ve every done or learnt how to do. However, I’ve… Continue Reading →
It’s been nearly two weeks since my last disastrous run. Today was the first day I really didn’t notice my calf twinge when walking about. So I decided I should try a shortish run. I decided that not pushing myself… Continue Reading →
So we’re holidaying in the south of France and decided to break the journey by spending a couple of nights in Troyes. I knew it was a medieval town with a cathedral, that was the main reason for picking it,… Continue Reading →
With the family away I thought I’d take my time and try to make run #33 a much longer run, the course of the 5km Lewes Downlands Challenge in fact. I wouldn’t want you, notional and currently fictional reader of this diary… Continue Reading →
This is the sixth in a series of posts reviewing “It’s Complicated” by Danah Boyd. In the last post I explored a little about how social media’s dangers are not as most of the mass media would have us believe. I fixed… Continue Reading →
This is the fifth in a series of posts reviewing “It’s Complicated” by Danah Boyd. The addiction of social media One of the big strands of the debate about the impact of social media on young people is its addiction. I can… Continue Reading →
This is the fourth in a series of posts reviewing “It’s Complicated” by Danah Boyd. An absolutely key idea in Boyd’s book, and one that I was alluding to in my first post, is that the social space for teenagers is shrinking…. Continue Reading →
This is the third in a series of posts reviewing “It’s Complicated” by Danah Boyd. Boyd tells a compelling story about a young black man from Los Angeles who was applying to an Ivy League university. He wrote a strong essay about… Continue Reading →
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