Generation X Digital: New Media Strategies for Digital Revolutionaries
The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it’s real because that’s how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it’s very brightly colored, and it’s very loud, and it’s fun for a while.
Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, “Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?” And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, “Hey, don’t worry; don’t be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.” – Bill Hicks
#31 on my Bucket List, completed Wednesday 12th August, 2026 at Altafulla, Catalonia, Spain. A total eclipse of the sun has long been seen to have spiritual significance. It is said to signify a karmic reset, allowing hidden truths to emerge, old patterns to break, and deep inner transformation to take place. Witnessing it...
My paternal grandfather died at the age of 59. I have come to believe that this was a major factor in the way my father lived his own life - with a reckless abandon brought about in part by his belief that he, too, would die at 59. So as I turn 59 myself...
At 6am on the 3rd June 2022 I’ll be lining up to start the Grand Union Canal Race. That’s just 73 days away. This 145 mile continuous race starts at Gas Street Basin in the Centre of Birmingham and ends in Little Venice in the heart of London. It is regarded by many as...
Jude and I recently watched the 2012 Horizon documentary 'Eat, Fast and Live Longer' in which Michael Mosley investigates fasting as a means to living longer, staying younger and losing weight without changing his lifestyle. Inspired by this we have been experimenting with intermittent fasting , with a particular emphasis on achieving autophagy....
The philosopher's stone is a legendary alchemical substance capable of turning base metals such as mercury into gold or silver. It is also called the elixir of life, offering rejuvenation or immortality. Efforts to discover the philosopher's stone were known as the Magnum Opus ("Great Work"). It seems to be possible to find the...
As 2017 draws towards a close I find myself living in the interesting times referred to in the (possibly apocryphal) Chinese curse. I am therefore in the process of actively evaluating my future plans on both a personal and professional level in order to try to find a path forward that will maximise my...
Here is a new scientifically designed approach to Physical Fitness which can develop an adequate level of reserve energy needed for vigorous positive well being and zestful living. – The Royal Canadian Air Force 5BX Plan I first came across the 5BX plan back in the early 1990s. Since then I have probably started...
I have always been a list-maker. As a child I frequently made lists of my dreams and aspirations for the future. As a teenage schoolboy I distinctly remember filling my homework diary with an ever-increasing list of Latin verbs that I intended to learn, always starting tomorrow. This was an early example of the act of list-making...
A sustained period of healthy living earlier this year saw a new me emerge. I liked him. He looked good, and because he didn’t drink or smoke he was happier and more even-tempered than the old one. My wife and children liked him too. To mark turning 50 I had completed Ellesmere Triathlon in...
Awe-inspiringly beautiful and epically hard, Snowdonia Marathon has been on my bucket list ever since running my first marathon in 2008. I am delighted to say that I completed it on Saturday 24th October 2015, finishing with a chip time of 4:23:31. More to follow when I have time. I suspect that the next...