Sep 2, 2023And one more thing…Thanks to needing a hip replacement earlier in the year, I found myself in a position where I reached my out-of-pocket max (no more paying for healthcare!) and so I was kind of looking for things to ‘fix’ this year. I went home in August and I was talking about…Hearing Loss4 min readHearing Loss4 min read
Jan 22, 2023More Obsessions in 2023It’s been a very long time since I wrote anything here, but I was starting to write Fair Warning (now on Substack, please sign up!) and I realised that I have too many things in my head for the intro to a newsletter about data. I mean, who wants to…3 min read3 min read
Dec 31, 2021So long, goodbye 2021I really went into 2021 thinking that it couldn’t get any worse and somehow I had a worse year than 2020. I feel like my life shrank, smaller than it has ever been, and I had honestly expected it to get a little bit bigger with the introduction of vaccines…2 min read2 min read
Jun 21, 2020The loss of FriendsI never really liked Friends. I watched it occasionally when there was nothing else on TV, but for some reason last year I decided I would see what all the fuss is about and watch it from the beginning. I thought the first season was terrible, and it probably peaked…3 min read3 min read
Mar 21, 202014** Days Later…**11 I’ve been exiled to my apartment for the good of the realm since I got back from the US. Someone tested positive for coronavirus at NICAR and I took the advice from 111 to self-isolate and wait for a test. I can only assume the test isn’t happening —…Coronavirus6 min readCoronavirus6 min read
Feb 2, 2020How to help a deaf colleague deal better with workI’ve written on here before about what it’s like to be a deaf person in a newsroom, but it occurred to me that it might be helpful to write about what colleagues can do to help make their deaf colleague’s life a bit easier. The most interesting thing about being…Disability5 min readDisability5 min read
Oct 10, 2019Obsessions #5It’s been a long while since I wrote one of these! …Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Oct 5, 2019Eastern Europe 2019: The Rabies ScareI suppose I ought to start by saying that there are two things about me that I have come to realise are pretty reliable: My love for cats trumps anything else including my own safety Every single trip I go on, I come back with A Story or stumble across…Health11 min readHealth11 min read
Sep 6, 2019The first month of a new routineI haven’t written regularly because, frankly, it would be incredibly boring for me to detail all of my runs (which do the exact same route) or bike rides (again — I’m a stickler for routine so I only have one route I know and do while I build my confidence…Cycling3 min readCycling3 min read
Aug 20, 2019#ExerciseNotes: Getting into a routineI started out writing these notes with the intention of doing walks around Cardiff and exploring different areas. …Fitness4 min readFitness4 min read