
Bring new meaning and change to culture
There’s so much to comment on when it comes to retail. The most important question is: why is it declining? Without getting too philosophical—since “less” could be seen as reduced consumption, which might be a good thing—another reason is that in the UK, people seem to care less. The experience has become meaningless and impersonal.

Really impressed with my 1950's Grey Screen Mobile Phone.
/Really impressed with my 1950's grey screen phone. Emotional free phone use. There’s something grounding about those mid-century devices: no notifications, no scrolling, just pure function. A grey screen, a dial tone, and silence unless you choose otherwise. It’s almost meditative, isn’t it? Like, the phone exists only when you need it — not as a portal to endless distraction.

Part 2 Predictions
So I massively failed to keep notes about what predictions are going to happen in the New Year. As they say, the ones that are important will stay with us. Here on the Isle of Man we have an election year. So that could mean some kind of change. Or change disguised and hidden in not even fancy words. Seriously, I do think people want change. I don’t think it’s about left, right, or being in the middle any more. I just think people want things that work. Not just about an ordinary or mediocre ...
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Bring new meaning and change to culture
There’s so much to comment on when it comes to retail. The most important question is: why is it declining? Without getting too philosophical—since “less” could be seen as reduced consumption, which might be a good thing—another reason is that in the UK, people seem to care less. The experience has become meaningless and impersonal.

Really impressed with my 1950's Grey Screen Mobile Phone.
/Really impressed with my 1950's grey screen phone. Emotional free phone use. There’s something grounding about those mid-century devices: no notifications, no scrolling, just pure function. A grey screen, a dial tone, and silence unless you choose otherwise. It’s almost meditative, isn’t it? Like, the phone exists only when you need it — not as a portal to endless distraction.

Part 2 Predictions
So I massively failed to keep notes about what predictions are going to happen in the New Year. As they say, the ones that are important will stay with us. Here on the Isle of Man we have an election year. So that could mean some kind of change. Or change disguised and hidden in not even fancy words. Seriously, I do think people want change. I don’t think it’s about left, right, or being in the middle any more. I just think people want things that work. Not just about an ordinary or mediocre ...
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Quite struck by the number of trees that have these complicated supporting structures. Clearly, the Japanese have some kind of deep connection with the trees and their age. Mrs. and I are both tree huggers. It would seem you can do really a lot of things here.



Quite struck by the number of trees that have these complicated supporting structures. Clearly, the Japanese have some kind of deep connection with the trees and their age. Mrs. and I are both tree huggers. It would seem you can do really a lot of things here.



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