There are not many who would suck on the end of a lorry exhaust pipe. There are a significant number who would not smoke a cigarette. Why? Obviously because they would not want to harm their lungs with the deadly pollutants. Strangely, we often do the equivalent and far worse to ourselves.

What are you eating? What have you eaten today? What do you plan to eat tomorrow? Whatever you eat will become you. As for the physical, so for the mental. Whatever your mind eats will become your beliefs, and ultimately your destiny.

I can’t say why, I don’t know how, but that which I know is – prayer does make a difference.

Aside from the fact that the art of parkour is visually stunning it does help maintain fitness and flexibility. Parkour practice includes proprioceptive training, increasing the spatial awareness of one’s limbs, which increases your body’s capabilities to do things that might otherwise seem impossible. I can’t say I’m training heavily, or even do a tenth of [...]

It may be difficult to build a tower at once. Though to build one over two years is a realistic objective. Building increased fitness each and every day by a modest amount of exercise is a simple process. You don’t have the time to go to the gym/workout/exercise/whatever-else? I have found that, if I replace [...]

Time has three dimensions, the past, the present, and the future. The first of these, our past, is recorded in videos, photographs, print, inscriptions, and memory. The second, the present, is a constantly flowing flux that is being played out to, and absorbed by, our senses. What about the third, the future? What does the [...]

On an obscure night in 2008 whilst creating a design using pixel buttons (which also go by the names of pixel badges, and antipixel, etc)  I thought “Wouldn’t it be a great idea if no pixels were used? Instead the button (or badge) is composed entirely by Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) code!” Yeah, fantastic! My [...]

Live in the present? Nah, I’d rather live in the future*. So can you if you want to?
(* – Astrophysics degree not required. Always read the label. No postage necessary. Timepiece not included)

“What does every man wish he had more of, but never knows when he has it?” says the Riddle. “Sleep” replies the Answer. I’ve come to think that battles of  “Morning commute rush” and “Groggy afternoon malaise” are won the night before, particularly in the time I go to sleep. The earlier the bedtime, the [...]