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16 Feb

Humans are creatures of habit, but those habits are often placed on the flimsiest of foundations: I think here of my morning routine, which consists of grinding some coffee and switching on the water for a shower, followed by a quick check of emails and a scan of the internet. What if any of these actions don’t happen, or even just happen out of sequence? Then there’s a certain disconnect between my environment and me, which takes a while to refocus. Strange stuff.

Although, these bright mornings are making it much easier: Ernesto talks about those clear mornings in London here.

 
 

15 Jan

When confronted with so much strife on a daily basis, it’s sometimes reassuring to discover that the most familiar items of everyday life can be potential portals to other worlds. For example, surely you can’t help but be heartened by yesterday’s news that drinking too much coffee makes you see ghosts.