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Author: Jane Shearer

20 September 202526 December 2025

Routine

Routines are hard things to escape, even when you leave the country…

12 September 202526 December 2025

Smelling the Snowdrops

When it’s time to slow down and smell the snowdrops…

6 September 202526 December 2025

Talking about weight

Ozempic is everywhere…one of a new class of weight loss drugs promising reduced body mass and increased health. Are the claims real? And what are the downsides?

30 August 202526 December 2025

Things I Don’t Understand (2)

Why has NZ repaired a bell tower for $10 million, then fired the only person who can ring the bells? And why has Fonterra sold off all its added value products? So many mysteries in todays world…

23 August 202526 December 2025

Avatars are Us

Thanks to AI you, or Donald Trump, can be many places at once as an online video of yourself…

16 August 202526 December 2025

Learning & Forgetting

Life is a continual process of learning – be it software or how to work with people. Life would be so much easier if I didn’t forget what I’ve learned…

9 August 202529 December 2025

Hope & Despair

There’s plastic waste everywhere on the Mongolian steppes…what to do?

2 August 202526 December 2025

‘The’ road? Or ‘a’ road? What’s the difference?

Should we be searching for ‘the’ road? Or should we keep our minds open by looking for ‘a’ road to our destination? This was a constant topic of conversation in Mongolia, where there are many many roads.

26 July 202529 December 2025

Aftermath of a tech break

Having a five week break from tech was part of the appeal of Mongolia. Did it live up to my expectations?

19 July 202526 December 2025

Brick to the Head Part 2

Brick to the Head – trying to get back home in London after catching the wrong bus…

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