Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European

ICT #MEM #MECM #Intune, blogger, traveller, observer, gay & EN/NG. ReTweets are my prerogative. I do NOT suffer fools gladly, no not once. Beau: @brian07j #EU

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

Nickel Blogs - Blog by blog for 21 years
https://t.co/KpDym3PBgZ
A note to celebrate the blog I started 21 years ago today. Thank you for your patronage and here's to many more anniversaries, in the future.

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

Edward VII left the bottom button of his waistcoat undone, and an empire followed suit. A reflection on style, cultural capital, and the quiet codes that grant or deny access.

Essential Snobbery 101: The King's Button
https://t.co/Z9B3B1D9XH

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

The cardinal sin of infidelity is not the affair; it is the clumsiness. A wry guide to discretion, hiding places, and the snake charmer you never knew you needed.

Essential Snobbery 101: The Etiquette of Getting Caught
https://t.co/Qbu2kv97x3

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

Men's things XXXIV: Saving the life, and saving some lifestyle
Two years on from a prostate cancer diagnosis, I revisit the consultant's notes and find the clarity I did not have then. Treatment can save a life yet do little for the lifestyle.
https://t.co/rMzZLTVzhA

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

A well-meant compliment can carry a hidden sting. On praise, pressure, and the quiet art of refusing to please. Why the order of words always matters.

When Are You Going to Sit Down?
https://t.co/wi0Js9cdmk

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

Even men of great renown have their fears, their misgivings, and their doubts. My latest reflects on the gap between what others see in us and what we dare to attempt.

The Author I Have Not Yet Become
https://t.co/DfXWYVBFJX

#writing
#blogs
#books
#author
#selfdoubt

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

England won the World Cup before I was old enough to remember it. Perhaps that is why this year's tournament leaves me cold.

A World Cup Letdown: From Golden Boys to the Ugly Game
https://t.co/AYJ4Lo0I7k

#WorldCup2026 #FIFA #Football

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

Memento Mori in the Modern Workplace.
https://t.co/FQbSkzS7Im
On frustration, power, and the quiet insistence that no one of us is better than another. A reflection on dignity at work.

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

Brick on Brick, Without a Plan

When management wants a house built but engages no architect and no structural engineer, you are left laying bricks and hoping for shelter. A reflection on communication, risk, and standing your ground.
https://t.co/i5ZTHl2N1m

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

The Two Gospel Writers Who Were Not Apostles
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Have you considered two of the authors of the gospels were not apostles and quite likely not eye witnesses of the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ?

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

Men's things XXXIII: Prostate Cancer Screening and UK Black Men
https://t.co/wjydrRL7tF
The TRANSFORM trial in the UK has been widened to invite eligible black men for prostate cancer screening. Take it up.

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

When the Backstop Becomes the Plan
https://t.co/u8cOpy4uaP
The politics of project management where governance lacks a framework.

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

Celine Dion 'heartbroken' by death of Beauty and the Beast singer Peabo Bryson
https://t.co/TGdZHI6hXi
Peabo Bryson who did quite a few duets with Roberta Flack after Donny Hathaway passed on.
Amazing voice and wonderful performer. Rest in peace.

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

Twelve Years a Resident, Fourteen Years Away
https://t.co/MoWr8qG6Sw
Talking of Amsterdam and the memories in places once lived in.

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

AI, Only for I: When Shared Abundance Becomes Scarcity
https://t.co/tgsbuybB1S
The cost of AI usage and the perceived absence of productivity gains will begin to dictate the access we all have to it.

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

The Tired of Tired
https://t.co/ViE41i1heD
Whatever the state of mind one has, the desire is to break out of the funk.

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

@chuks_xo @DailyAFC I asked that question yesterday and discovered it is about the scope of authority and influence.
https://t.co/l9b9UCXYQv

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

Thought Picnic: Quiet Pursuits of Excellence
https://t.co/ipear4WFDQ
Over the decades, in work and expression, my motivation is to make an impact.

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

I've Never Liked Liquorice
https://t.co/EGj7C35UBo
Reflections on an endoscopy, a hiatus hernia, and being the first customer of the day.

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

Patience and the Idiot Behind the Wheel
https://t.co/VsVwgoNcO1
When people drive with the sense that they are exerting themselves on an uphill bicycle ride rather than treating their vehicles as a powerful machine with controls, accidents happen.

[Akin Akíntáyọ̀ 🏳️‍🌈 #European @forakin]

Tubing Down the Gullet
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Notes on anxiety, anticipation, and the night before an endoscopy.