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The boys went to their first wedding with us this Monday. It was a relaxed, children-friendly affair for Vikki and Andy at...
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I spent the working week in San Diego, finishing my visit to our HQ. It was a worthwhile trip to start building...
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I write these weeknotes from a sunny San Diego. La Jolla, to be precise, where Altium has its US headquarters. I flew in on...
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My new company’s president visited the office from the US this week. I hosted him for the day, assembling my team for...
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I was in the office three days this week. I like spending time in person with my new team, including presenting my first...
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Little by little I’m settling in to my new job. I’m getting to know my new team. I’m adjusting to the hour-long commute on...
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This week I joined Andy in London to see Arab Strap at EartH in grimy Dalston. They played their second album, Philophobia,...
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My second week in my new job. The imposter syndrome is reducing a little and I’m starting to build a detailed picture of how...
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I started my new job this week. But first was the third and final May bank holiday. As a final hurrah before I returned to...
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I (finally) have a new job! On Tuesday I’m joining Altium, a leading electronics design software company, as VP Product...
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We were joint winners of the village treasure hunt (see week 90) out of 40 entrants. Woo! However, rather than a bottle of...
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Another Bank Holiday Monday. This one followed the Coronation weekend. The village had organised a themed treasure hunt...
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The week started with a Bank Holiday, the first of three this month. It was pretty grey outside so I stayed inside to watch...
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It was time this week for another boozy lunch with a couple of ex-colleagues in London. We chew over the old times while...
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The under-sevens were short a football coach again for this week’s training so I was asked to step in. I quite enjoy it. The...
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I had an empty house for most of this week. L drove the boys to her parents’ in Wiltshire for the second half of the Easter...
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Notes apps are a deeply personal thing, but I’ve found the one I’ve been looking for: Reflect. The killer feature for me is...
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Our youngest has had an ear infection this week. The kind where goo seeps out 🤢 and means he was partially deaf....
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This week I stepped in to help with H’s football training. They were a grown-up short so I joined proper coach Dave in...
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After three weeks without a washing machine we were mightily relieved to have ours fixed and operational once more. The pump...
