Marvel Comics supremo Stan Lee once told the young Gene Simmons (later of Kiss fame): “You will do great things.”* Stan Lee’s words inspired this post, which can be read from first sentence to last, or from last sentence to first.
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For the love of work?
What do you love most about the work you get to do? For me, it’s telling stories with data.
MJCarty snapshots October 2025
Of stars, spuds and a fair amount of fungus! A few personal highlights from October 2025, captured in tiny wee snapshots.
Never to stop changing
To be alive is never to stop changing. How do you feel about change?
Using the least amount of information
What is the least that you can say to make your point?
MJCarty art: The 90s collection
MJCarty art from the late 1990s: A small selection of drawings and paintings I did towards the end of the last century.
MJCarty snapshots September 2025
Sizeable arachnids, sleepy fox cubs and the year’s first servings of autumnal realness. A few personal highlights from September 2025, captured in tiny wee snapshots.
What results do you expect?
Gentle reader: What can you change to make things better? What will happen if you do or don’t make this change?
The not-so-immaculate conception of Basil Fawlty
BASIL! When was Basil Fawlty created? The first episode of Fawlty Towers was broadcast 50 years ago this week. We can also pinpoint the day on which Basil was conceived, via Michael Palin’s The Python Years: Diaries 1968-1979.
MJCarty snapshots August 2025
Of Lancaster bombers, concealed cows and potentially misguided microwave advice. A few personal highlights from August 2025, captured in tiny wee snapshots.
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