Hot week. We never got above 29 so it was bad but not as bad as South of England and Europe anyone saying climate change isn t a thing needs to be muted and ignored forever. Idiots. Lots of frustration around work and life at the moment, and it’s showing up in the usual health impacts that Continue reading "Weeknote, Sunday 28th June"
Despite the horrendous pricing, dubious politics and the downright annoying hydration breaks which are really just a not so subtle way to introduce more adverts I m really enjoying the 2026 World Cup. I didn t enjoy Scotland’s result against Morocco but the tartan army invasion of Boston was joyous and I loved the many many pic s and Continue reading "Weeknote, Sunday 21st June"
A quite miserable fortnight thanks to a cold/flu/covid bug. Last few days have felt much better but my sleep has been all over the place which hasn’t helped. Thank goodness for the World Cup which against the odds has been an antidote to much of the negative days to day news It might not last Continue reading "Weeknote, Sunday 14th June"
A hot week which ended with manflu for me. Nothing worse than a summer cold. Domestic football season is over but all attention now on the World Cup. Sad news that Billy Gilmour won t be there after picking up an injury in yesterdays warm up game and its pretty remarkable that Tyler Fletcher is his Continue reading "Weeknote, Sunday 31st May"
A packed week at work, always struggle the week after a holiday no time to catch up on the mails from the previous week and a back to back diary. Can t quite believe Starmer has held on a caretaker PM now. What I really enjoyed this week was the morning walks glorious. Continue reading "Weeknote, Sunday 17th May"
A week off work much needed. Lots of tinkering, house chores and downtime. Also stumbled on two cracking Post Box toppers, one celebrating Star Wars day! Found these on my daily walks, now on day 3344 of consecutive walks of at least 30 mins but the weight is still growing! Politics unavoidable this week and Continue reading "Weeknote, Sunday 10th May"
Maybe it s AI and my constant tinkering via Claude and Codex, maybe it s because I ve had some time off from work and wanted to change some app s. Maybe it s because I ve so fecking tired of Safari crapping out on the Mac in some form but I ve finally switched a few of the default app s I ve used Continue reading "Rethinking My Defaults"
A busy fortnight, lots on in and out of work. Looking forward to the coming week my first holidays of the year and a much needed break. Good catchup with colleagues midweek at Ardnamurchan Restaurant in Glasgow although food was just ok, and not helped by one of the staff dropping leftovers down my Continue reading "Fortnightnote, Sunday 3rd May"
Out for a walk down the canal today and this magnificent creature was protecting its nest as the rest of the walkers/runners/cyclists passed within feet. Hopefully in the weeks to come there will be a few cygnets. Rest of the week has been a bit meh. Lots on but a feeling of little progress at Continue reading "Weeknote, Sunday 19th April"
A four day work week need more of those. As ever there s lots on at work and already looking ahead to 2027. Also using Claude and agents more and it s delivering promising results. Also promising, no snow this week at least in Glasgow. Also a week where I focussed on finances and got a Continue reading "Weeknote, Sunday 12th April"