I was walking close to home with the dog, but in an area I hadn't been before. Prior to having a dog, there was little reason to walk into unfamiliar areas, because there isn't that much around. With a

Driving home last night after the concert, Smallsteps noticed a shop called "Hautaustoimisto" which is a Funeral Home, but the direct translation from Finnish would be Burial Office. And since

This will be a weekly Sunday hangout between friends, where everyone else is also invited to join in on the conversations. A Sunday party for Hive users to interact and just talk crap about whatever happens

We weren't in Helsinki - that is the name of the band. We took Smallsteps to her first ever proper concert and well, her reviews were mixed. She had earmuffs on to dampen the sound, but the bright lights

We Talk Friday (WTF) This is a semi-regular series that I will run on Fridays to hold discussions on a current topic from the week gone. The aim is to keep them light and conversational, though some might

What do you consider an act of bravery? I don't know about you, but I feel that that the bar keeps lowering as to what is considered brave these days, where any time someone publicly acknowledges something

Stolen from Us If life is meant to be beautiful, why is there so much ugly? A world dying under the pressure of desire, A species consumed by endless hunger. Endless wonders collapsed into ended hearts,

Smallsteps is singing songs including Do Re Me and My favourite things at an upcoming school concert, so we did something I have wanted to do for a while, we watched The Sound of Music. I didn't just want

What is the most important thing in life? It should be an easy question to answer, but I get the impression that most of us probably don't have clarity on our position. Some might say "love"

A friend of mine was in the city on a work trip, so we met up for a couple hours for a meal and a coffee. We don't get to meet that often these days since he moved city and rarely just the two of us, so

Everyone seems to be in such a rush. But don't have anything much to do. Always "busy" and holding no patience, but spend tens of hours a week scrolling through inane feeds that provide no value.

Many people think I am against AI as I often write about the various dangers of it, but that is not the entire truth, because I see plenty of advantages of it too. However, while there are advantages,

There were interesting results from Deloitte consulting, saying that while 80% of Nordic leaders believe that AI technology brings efficiency benefits, less than 20% believe it adds to turnover. What this

I spent a couple hours in the garden this afternoon, mostly raking up leaves from last autumn that were left when the snows "surprised" me and I ended up not doing it at all. Not ideal for the

This will be a weekly Sunday hangout between friends, where everyone else is also invited to join in on the conversations. A Sunday party for Hive users to interact and just talk crap about whatever happens

Smacking children is illegal in Finland and most of the EU. I disagree with this. Not because I want the right to smack my daughter, but because I think that it is reasonable in some cases, and taking

Smallsteps and I dropped her mum to some dance class with friends and then had an hour and a half to kill. On the recommendation of a local (since we were in a different part of the region), we ended up

We Talk Friday (WTF) This is a semi-regular series that I will run on Fridays to hold discussions on a current topic from the week gone. The aim is to keep them light and conversational, though some might

Housing sales are down 14% year-on-year in Finland. While the population is only around 5.6 million in total, there are thousands upon thousands of unsold new apartments, older housing isn't selling, and

It is still quite cool, but it is warm enough for me to wear a t-shirt during the day when walking the dog. In the evening though, I still need a hoodie. Many are still wearing quite heavy jackets, but