Crudely Drawn Swords - where to start?

Wondering which Crudely Drawn Swords episode to start with? On their Twitter account they suggest that you start with season two. That’s where I started. After numerous exclamations of, “What happens on the wall stays on the wall,” I eventually decided to go back and listen to season one…

Comparing Helikon-Tex trousers

I like having cargo pockets on my trousers. I carry a pen, some scrap paper, a large phone, several bike-lock keys as well as my house keys, and sometimes a compact camera. I find this collection of things easiest to store in cargo pockets. Unlike a bag, I don't risk…

Earwax, eczema, and oils

Tldr: Got eczema and need to treat earwax? Pharmaceutical grade pure white mineral oil bought on eBay worked for me. I have had eczema of varying severity since 1990. Something about going to university seemed to bring it on. I have also had hearing problems since I was a child…

Meditation: Labelling motivation

I have been practicing mindfulness meditation for about 11 years. For most of that time, I would say that my principal experience of meditation has been long stretches of mind-wandering, book-ended by a breath or three of awareness of having wandered and of thinking of another engaging subject. In the…

Boarder, what do you weigh?

When choosing a snowboard, whether for hire or purchase, your weight is a really important factor. I had trouble when I was learning to snowboard. Mainly my trouble was that I carved without trying. I actually found it difficult to make skidded turns. Even though I've since learned all the…

Links to Openworks projects

The Openworks was a collaboration between Participatory City, Lambeth Council and others. I was looking for the web presence of the projects that came out of Openworks and decided to record them here. The Openworks website seems to have expired. The Facebook and Twitter accounts still exist although they have…