Observations from the sofa. Broadsheet dispatches and reflections on modern British life.https://unreasonablelogic.uk/en-gbhttps://unreasonablelogic.uk/posts/dont-call-me-a-content-creator/https://unreasonablelogic.uk/posts/dont-call-me-a-content-creator/I’ve built this blog and in so doing, I’ve added to the 600 million blogs in the world there are today...Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:42:05 GMTAndy Hawthorneobservations,modern-life,blogginghttps://unreasonablelogic.uk/posts/on-the-absurdity-of-modern-weather-forecasting/https://unreasonablelogic.uk/posts/on-the-absurdity-of-modern-weather-forecasting/There was a time when one looked out of the window to determine whether an umbrella was necessary. Now, we consult three competing smartphone applications, each claiming to predict precipitation down to the exact square yard.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMTAndy Hawthornemeteorology,modern life,observationshttps://unreasonablelogic.uk/posts/on-the-fine-art-of-suburban-gardening/https://unreasonablelogic.uk/posts/on-the-fine-art-of-suburban-gardening/The suburban garden is not a landscape; it is a battleground where human pride meets the unyielding obstinacy of perennial weeds.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:58:00 GMTAndy Hawthornegardening,suburbia,observationshttps://unreasonablelogic.uk/posts/in-defence-of-the-afternoon-kettle/https://unreasonablelogic.uk/posts/in-defence-of-the-afternoon-kettle/The boiling of a kettle is the only remaining ritual in British civil life that cannot be accelerated by modern software, much to the chagrin of efficiency consultants.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:15:00 GMTAndy Hawthornetea,ritual,rituals of statehttps://unreasonablelogic.uk/posts/the-lost-art-of-doing-nothing/https://unreasonablelogic.uk/posts/the-lost-art-of-doing-nothing/We have turned leisure into a second job. If a walk is not tracked by GPS and shared with four hundred strangers, did it even take place?Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMTAndy Hawthornemodern life,philosophy,observations