Solutions need problems to solve and the optimism of Norman. Acknowledging the elephant in the garage and the cooling love affair with the car.

Peter Drucker said, “the best way to predict the future is to create it”. Nevertheless, our interest in knowing the future and our fortunes remain as keen as ever. What if we could travel in time, just once? Would we?

Terry Pratchett wrote “Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” (A Hat Full of Sky)

“Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.” - Beethoven

We’re surrounded by secrets, awaiting discovery. The efficiency of a thumbnail secret, ‘The Underground Railroad’ by Colson Whitehead, ‘Platform Souls’ by Nicholas Whittaker, and the Shetland Bus.

To Australia and back, for free? The dangers of crate escapes and the impact of breaking barriers.

Finding a new destination when trouble lies ahead. Reducing the impact on ourselves of a bubble bursting. As Dana Milbank writes "Stop trying to be happy — and start figuring out how to make other people happy."

Shadows in the dark, imagining the worst and the safety provided by the travelling community. I've never been locked in a station before.

John Steinbeck, California, bright shiny technology, bubbles and the giant with a scarred face and an evil white eye.