I’m Stuart Lennon.

Here, I explore how to survive, even prosper, in this mad world. Thanks for coming by.

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Living the Dream 3 min read Free

Stopping on the left

Why does my Homepod have some sort of existentialist angst? Or perhaps it's a political statement from a tormented Tim Apple (Cook)?
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The Digest 21/07/25

Watching - there's been Lions Rugby, The Open Championship, a cracking Test Match and the Women's Euros, all competing for my attention. What a cracking summer of sport.
Living the Dream 2 min read Free

Anti-what?

Gaza is the most densely populated place on earth. Try to think of your nearest big city being persistently shelled by bombs and missiles. Israel has levelled Gaza, slaughtering a helpless population. It is choking the flow of aid, leading to more suffering and starvation. That's wrong.
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The Digest 14/07/2025

'm a migrant. My Mum and Dad were migrants. My paternal grandparents were migrants. Being white and reasonably well-off, I have more often been called expat than immigrant. I'd say there are many meanings and inferences contained in modern usage of the word "immigrant".
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The Digest 07/07/25

Writing It's becoming a habit, not posting anything on the site until the end of the week. I have an excuse this time, as I'm on the road. Travel I've written many times about how once glamorous travel had become increasingly grim and commoditised.
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The Digest 29/06/25

The humidity increased steadily. By now, quads, calves and hamstrings were unified in their complaints.
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The Digest 22/06/25

Rather than a novel, or a treatise, the book is a collection of radio broadcasts that C.S. Lewis made on the BBC during the Second World War.
Living the Dream 1 min read Free

Begging Bowl Out!

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