Hello, 

Me again. A rather full SimpleNote of links to edit this week but think I've reduced it down to something interesting (hopefully). Nice to not be scrabbling around for stuff but too many good things to chose from, some to save for next week. A weekend of not working / cycling or doing too much awaits. A trip to the framing shop, lunch in Peckham and finally seeing Bond tomorrow. Lots to look forward to. 

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Here are some things that might interest you on this cold but slightly sunny day in London. 

From his 'Irish Summers' series
Ireland, 1983-84, photos by Harry Gruyaert. Thanks to Bash for the link. 

Riding with a dog
The dog link. And sometimes not all sticks need to be that big for a dog to enjoy. And a boy with his dog in the snow. 

Novelty Ireland Telephones​
I wish I could buy one of these. From an RTÉ News report broadcast on 26 January 1990. Found via this Tweet. 

If your city has a metro system the logo quite likely portrays the letter "M" in some way
77 different ways of designing the letter M. Via Simon Kuestenmacher who is an excellent follow on the Twitter. 

I may regret sharing this, but I have a very personal story I would like to tell. I hope it doesn't get too long... Anyway...
A joyful story of what happens to the things we leave behind after we leave. Thanks to Vaughan (AKA The Real Gent) for the link. 

M&S boasts it is going net zero because 'there is no Plan B when it comes to our planet'​
 

The carbon calculation numbers are staggering. Terrifyingly so. As architects it's not how much we cycle (this is still important) but by the impact we have through the buildings we create. The new building will probably be flattened in 20 years time too. And even worse is that the architects responsible have signed up to the meaningless 'architects declare' thing. 

Normal people sneezing vs Dads 
Nailed it. 

TV presenter Melanie Sykes announces ‘life-affirming’ autism diagnosis
Normalise this. Your brain link for this week.

Paulie Walnuts hand gestures
Some previous knowledge of The Sopranos required in what used to be referred to as a supercut. And whenever I think of a supercut I think of this.. which is one of the greatest things you'll ever see. 

Thanks for tuning in and see you next week. 

Love as always, 

Andy x
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