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I returned to work (at home) after my Christmas holidays, and then the boys went happily back to their local primary school....
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I had a surprise present from L: a Yamaha Reface YC synth/organ donated to a charity auction by the band Django Django that...
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This one’s a little late, because… it’s Christmas!
I was struggling to shake my cold from last week, so with my parents’...
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This week it was C’s turn for the school Christmas play. His nursery class did the classic nativity and he played an angel....
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It was my work Christmas party this week at Bistrotheque in East London. It was a boozy one: margaritas were offered as we...
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The Omicron variant is on its way and could be serious. I’ll continue being careful, avoiding crowds, wearing my mask on...
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I had the day off on Monday, shopping for a Big Coat for me with L in John Lewis. I don’t like shopping. I was unsuccessful,...
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We had a mini re-org at work this week as we push for the release of our new platform. Organisational changes are not to be...
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It was our monthly All-Hands day at work, this time held at the TOG at White Collar Factory in Old Street. I ran a workshop...
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I had a new starter in my team: Joe from Belfast. I set up an onboarding programme of individual intro meetings, environment...
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This week was half-term for the boys. Both were snotty and tired and ready for their break from school. Like little...
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Monday’s Apple Event brought the much-anticipated MacBook Pro. The new M1 Pro/Max chips deliver even more performance jumps,...
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I joined Monday’s virtual LRUG (London Ruby User Group) meet-up. Joel from our team presented a talk on memoisation being an...
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When Facebook is down, along with Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, it’s easy to chuckle as a very light user. I’m more of...
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We learned this week that planning was granted for 160+ houses on fields nearby. The local opposition was finally defeated...
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I didn’t download any of the iOS betas this year, so Monday’s release was my first chance to try iOS 15. The Safari address...
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The heavy rain that started the week meant I had to skip a couple of lunchtime walks. I look forward to my 40-minute loops...
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Both boys resumed swimming lessons this week. I remember my own lessons, clinging on to small, white, polystyrene floats and...
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If you want to send me money and have an account, you can pay me via Monzo or...
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After a lovely holiday last week, I had a bonus extra day off on Bank Holiday Monday. The sun-drenched barbecue I had...
