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The Old Grey Thinker 67. Retired. Still noticing everything.
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Ageing

Your Brain’s Nightly Deep Clean (And Why It Fights Dementia)

Give your brain the scrub it...
robertAug 23, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Humour

Best Forgotten — 1970s The Four‑Channel Evening Dictatorship

Have you ever thought about how...
robertAug 23, 2025Aug 17, 2025
Ageing

An Old Fart’s Guide to 2025 Yo Speak

An Old Fart’s Guide to 2025...
robertAug 22, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Ageing

Kitchen‑Table Ops Calm Systems for Busy Humans

You don’t need a new app....
robertAug 22, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Retirement

Your Personal Research Engine (Without the Rabbit Holes)

Curiosity is brilliant. Chaos isn’t. Build...
robertAug 21, 2025Apr 30, 2026
AI

The Day Grandad Became a Cartoon (Sort Of)

……..A true, gentle story about times...
robertAug 20, 2025Aug 15, 2025
AgeingSociety

The Archaeologist With a Pendulum: T.C. Lethbridge and the Search for Hidden Fields

The Archaeologist With a Pendulum: T.C....
robertAug 20, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Retirement

The Studio Hour One Small Piece, Every Week

Creativity doesn’t need a loft. It...
robertAug 20, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Retirement

Plan Like A Gardener, Not A Politician

You wake up and the calendar...
robertAug 19, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Ageing

A Short Legacy Book (for People You Love)

Think of a keepsake: stories they...
robertAug 19, 2025Apr 30, 2026
AI

AI-curious… or did I mishear “bi-curious”?

AI-curious… or did I mishear “bi-curious”?...
robertAug 18, 2025Aug 18, 2025
Ageing

The Night My Phone Taught Me I Didn’t Have a Sleep Problem

The Night My Phone Taught Me...
robertAug 18, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Ageing

The Night My Phone Taught Me I Didn’t Have a Sleep Problem

The Night My Phone Taught Me...
robertAug 18, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Retirement

The Project You’ve Been Politely Postponing

The Project You’ve Been Politely Postponing....
robertAug 18, 2025Apr 30, 2026
AgeingAI

A 10‑Minute Brain Menu (That’s Actually Pleasant)

Your brain learns what you repeat....
robertAug 18, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Retirement

Stop Wrestling The Rain

You wake up and the calendar...
robertAug 17, 2025Aug 13, 2025
Retirement

When Should You Retire? Ask This First

When Should You Retire? Ask This...
robertAug 17, 2025
Retirement

How To Be Less Island-Shaped

You wake up and the calendar...
robertAug 16, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Society

The Art of the Three‑Hour Day Trip

Can a short hop feel like...
robertAug 16, 2025Apr 30, 2026
AgeingAI

Make Your Town Look Epic with a Phone

  Why do some locals make...
robertAug 15, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Retirement

our Badge Retired, Not Your Meaning

You wake up and the calendar...
robertAug 15, 2025Aug 15, 2025
AI

ChatGPT for Grown-Ups Start in 60 Seconds

What if the fastest way to...
robertAug 15, 2025
Humour

Are you the most important person in the world?

For the next few minutes, yes....
robertAug 14, 2025
AI

AI Without The Abracadabra.

You wake up and the calendar...
robertAug 14, 2025Aug 14, 2025
Ageing

Build a Family Wikipedia in a Weekend

What happens when you treat your...
robertAug 14, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Ageing

The First Week After The Alarm Clock Resigns

You wake up and the calendar...
robertAug 13, 2025Apr 30, 2026
AgeingAI

Substack Without the Faff: A Tea‑Break Newsletter in 20 Minutes

Could you publish something worth reading...
robertAug 13, 2025Apr 30, 2026
AI

Done by Lunch: The Rule That Quietly Doubled My Output

Why does “finish by 1pm” beat...
robertAug 12, 2025Aug 10, 2025
Humour

Hey —Where Do You Think You’re Going?

TLDR: Follow the links down the...
robertAug 12, 2025
Retirement

Pain and I Are Not on Speaking Terms – And That’s the Problem

Pain and I Are Not on...
robertAug 11, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Retirement

Mentor‑for‑Hire: Turn 30 Years’ Experience into a 2‑Hour Offer

What if your best work fits...
robertAug 11, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Retirement

I Asked a Robot to Plan My Week — It Was More Helpful Than My GP

I Asked a Robot to Plan...
robertAug 11, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Retirement

It’s Not Magic. It’s Just a Better Way to Get Stuff Done

It’s Not Magic. It’s Just a...
robertAug 11, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Retirement

Smarter, Not Slower: 7 Ways AI Makes Life Easier (Even If You’re Over 60)

Smarter, Not Slower: 7 Ways AI...
robertAug 11, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Ageing

The Rebellion of the Reasonable: Slow Thinking, Fast Tools

Everything is urgent now — except...
robertAug 11, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Retirement

Trying to Say the Right Thing (and Getting It Wrong Anyway)

Trying to Say the Right Thing...
robertAug 11, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Humour

‘Dope’ Means Clever Now? I Don’t Believe It…..

Here’s the thing about being 67:...
robertAug 11, 2025
Society

What If the “Gods” Were Contractors from the Stars?

  The Anunnaki theory you’re not...
robertAug 11, 2025Apr 30, 2026
AI

The 10‑Minute AI Routine That Gives You an Hour Back

The 10‑Minute AI Routine That Gives...
robertAug 11, 2025Aug 11, 2025
Ageing

Why Learning Something New Doesn’t Have to Feel Like Homework

Why Learning Something New Doesn’t Have...
robertAug 11, 2025Apr 30, 2026
AI

Turns Out the Robot’s Better at Lists Than I Am

Here’s a fun game: Open a...
robertAug 10, 2025Aug 10, 2025
AI

The Poem About Teabags That Made Me Believe in AI

The Poem About Teabags That Made...
robertAug 9, 2025Aug 9, 2025
AgeingAI

Vibe Coding: How AI Is Co-Conspiring with Your Grey Matter to Make Coding Fun Again

You might recall the triumphant flash...
robertAug 9, 2025Apr 30, 2026
AI

The Day I Asked a Robot to Explain Impressionist Painting

The Day I Asked a Robot...
robertAug 8, 2025Aug 6, 2025
AI

Trying to Say the Right Thing (and Getting It Wrong Anyway)

I turned sixty and suddenly felt...
robertAug 7, 2025
AI

It’s Not Magic. It’s Just a Better Way to Get Stuff Done

It’s Not Magic. It’s Just a...
robertAug 7, 2025Aug 6, 2025
Retirement

Do Metal Detectorists Have Titanium Spines… or Are They Just Too Stubborn to Bend?

Have you ever seen a metal...
robertAug 6, 2025Aug 5, 2025
Ageing

Pain and I Are Not on Speaking Terms – And That’s the Problem

Let me tell you about the...
robertAug 6, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Ageing

From Brain Fog to Sorted List in 10 Seconds — The AI Trick I Wish I’d Known Sooner

From Brain Fog to Sorted List...
robertAug 6, 2025Apr 30, 2026
Ageing

What Are You Willing to Give Up?

🫖 What Are You Willing to...
robertAug 5, 2025Apr 30, 2026
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