Pinned

Not Getting Stressed

It’s okay to be late — We were getting ready to visit my parents and it was taking forever to get everything ready and for us to get out of the door. Temperatures were flaring, words were being said. The dog was getting more and more wound up and the baby more and more confused. it’s…

Parenthood

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2 days ago

First Day Back

Reflections on a late return to the office — Last week was my first day back in my base office in almost two and a half years. Since becoming a father it has been easier and more beneficial for me to be at home, and with my projects all being distant there hasn’t been the drive for me to…

Teleworking

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2 days ago

A Week in Textures 1

Monday, 8 to Sunday, 14 August 2022 —

Photography

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A Week in Textures 1

Monday, 8 to Sunday, 14 August 2022

Sunlight through parasol fabric (Monday, 8 August)

Aug 9

When I say that people hate metal, I’m not exaggerating. I can’t tell you the amount of conversations I’ve had regarding my taste in music in which people claim they “can’t understand the appeal” or that it sounds “too angry and could lead to violence” or they’re certain “this is what they’d play in hell.” Consider that even though Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” took the internet and ratings by storm, e…

I Was Eddie Munson, and You Hated Me

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Benjamin Sledge

I've been having these conversations for almost thirty years.

I've been having these conversations for almost thirty years. Even now fairly regularly with my partner, who dismisses anything metal as "angry music" (and only partly with tongue in cheek). I've always found it amusing and frustrating that people can't see past "angry" or "loud" to hear the melody, the…

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Published in Sustainability Calendar

·Jun 7

Sustainability Calendar — What’s Happening in June 2022

Helping you to keep informed, take part in campaigns and plan climate action in June 2022 — Welcome to my monthly overview of the Sustainability Calendar. The full year-long calendar is here. Scroll down to see the list of everything happening this month. Everything happening this month All month: 30 Days Wild in the UK Until Sunday, 5 June: National Children’s Gardening Week in the UK Wednesday, 1 to Tuesday, 7…

Sustainability Calendar

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Published in Rethink Convenience

·May 15

We need affordable sustainable solutions

Think of this as a manifesto for bringing everyone on the climate action journey — Now more than ever sustainable solutions need to be accessible and affordable to everyone. People rightly need to focus on keeping their families fed, warm and clothed, but climate change cannot wait. Climate action cannot wait. We need to act now and manage all of the problems facing us. And…

Cost Of Living

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We need affordable sustainable solutions

Published in Sustainability Calendar

·May 11

Sustainability Calendar — What’s Happening in May 2022

Helping you to keep informed, take part in campaigns and plan climate action in May 2022 — Welcome to my monthly overview of the Sustainability Calendar. The full year-long calendar is here. Scroll down to see the list of everything happening this month. Everything happening this month: All month: National Clean Air Month in the US National Walking Month in the UK No Mow May in the UK Sunday, 1 to…

Sustainability Calendar

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Published in Sustainability Calendar

·Mar 31

Sustainability Calendar — What’s Happening in April 2022

Helping you to keep informed, take part in campaigns and plan climate action in April 2022 — Welcome to my monthly overview of the Sustainability Calendar. The full year-long calendar is here. Scroll down to see the list of everything happening this month. Overview World Health Day World Health Day takes place on the 7 April and marks the founding of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1948. This year’s theme…

Sustainability Calendar

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Feb 4

28 Dog Years

Thoughts on the 4 years of having a dog — This awesome little dude joined our pack four years ago. He drives us mad, but I don't know where we would be if we hadn't got him. He's been a constant, enthusiastic, loving presence through holidays and happy days, work stress and job changes, IVF, pregnancy and parenthood, and everything…

Dogs

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Published in Sustainability Calendar

·Feb 1

Sustainability Calendar — What’s happening in February 2022

Helping you to keep informed, take part in campaigns and plan climate action in February 2022 — Welcome to my monthly overview of the Sustainability Calendar. The full year-long calendar is here. Everything happening this month: Sometime this month: publication of IPCC 6 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Working Group II Report “Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability” Until Monday, 21 February: Big Schools’ Birdwatch (UK)

Sustainability

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Not Getting Stressed

First Day Back

A Week in Textures 1

A Week in Textures 1

Monday, 8 to Sunday, 14 August 2022

I've been having these conversations for almost thirty years.

Sustainability Calendar — What’s Happening in June 2022

We need affordable sustainable solutions

Sustainability Calendar — What’s Happening in May 2022

Sustainability Calendar — What’s Happening in April 2022

28 Dog Years

Sustainability Calendar — What’s happening in February 2022

Kevin Jones