Obviously, Rob Newman was a problem in the 1990s. And my school had a wooden board where they inscribed the names of anyone who got more than 5 GCSEs at A to C (low bar...) and I'm on there as RAMON NEWMAND. You know, that Spanish kid with the uniquely weird surname.

What are ‘slow kittens’?

And did you?

And look at you now!

I'm going to give credit for my interest in buildings to @rowsto.bsky.social. When we were students together about 30 years ago he once said, casually: “This is an early example of Palladian architecture...” And I thought “Now, whatever the fuck that means, it's a very interesting sentence.”

Re: risk aversion... “If I experience the slightest financial shock – an unexpected bill, for example – I completely flip out, and revert to being an anxious child. Even if, once I’ve taken a breath and counted to ten, I can easily afford to deal with it.”

precastreinforced.co.uk/2024/08/25/t...

It’s not quite a bridge, but they’ve used the natural slope to make it look/feel like one.