Found a WWI monument on today’s run. Despite their age, these are still important reminders of sacrifice
Microposts
Finished reading: I really enjoyed The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier. I think this is the first story I’ve read that really explores the implications of the simulation hypothesis 📚
Finished reading: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan continues the imaginative and entertaining series 📚
We screeched into the start of this vacation as a smoking pile of rubble after several intense months of work. Time to refresh and recuperate
Impressive harvest from kid #2’s first attempt at a home garden
Relaxing
Found a good spot
Fascinating to spend some time with the K-9 unit today. The dogs are so focused and enthused about the tasks.
The End of Media by Paul Wells is an important and surprisingly entertaining series on the decline of media and corresponding rise of issues management in Canada
Finished reading: Dust by Hugh Howey is a good ending to the trilogy with a nice note of hope. I hadn’t enjoyed the second book in the series as much as the first, but Dust put it in perspective and I appreciate it better now 📚
Knob Creek On the Rocks Old Fashioned is tasty
Finished reading: Although very strange, I enjoyed The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss. There’s no need to read the book to understand the rest of the series and it wouldn’t make much sense as a standalone. Nonetheless, learning more about Auri and great writing make it worthwhile 📚
Peppers are ripening
Finished reading: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson is a satisfying end to an entertaining trilogy. I enjoyed the creative world building and interesting characters across the three books📚
A fun day on a challenging course for the Ironman 70.3 in Muskoka. I managed to cut 15 minutes from my PB. So, I’m happy, if rather sore
Registered and ready to go!
Essential travelling companions ☕️
Here we go again 🏊♂️🚴♂️🏃♂️
Hard to believe that I’ve been blogging for 20 years. I’ve never been prolific and there’s a big dip through 2013 to 2016 when Twitter dominated. But, I’m really glad to have stuck with this.
📺 Silo (2023) - ★★★☆☆
A good show. I’d enjoyed the first book (not so much the 2nd, haven’t read the 3rd). The show is consistent with the book, while making good changes
Fun to see Toronto playing itself, rather than New York, in S2E3 of Strange New Worlds, complete with the omnipresent construction cones 🖖 📺
Finished reading: Shape by Jordan Ellenberg is a delightfully meandering book about geometry and why it is important. The book is much more about people than math. Well worth reading 📚
The Three Body Problem series is one of my favourites for mind-bending ideas. So, I’m really curious to see how this new Netflix series portrays the books.
🎵 I’ve been enjoying New Mythology from Nick Mulvey.
🏃♂️ Today’s run had no distance or pace goal. A run with no plan is usually a bad idea. This one ended up being longer than it likely should have been
Training Peaks integration with Apple Workouts in WatchOS 10 is a big deal! I’ve been creating custom workouts on my watch for a while now. This will be a lot easier.
I like the new design direction in WatchOS 10. I always wanted the Siri watch face to work and this new approach seems similar and, hopefully, will actually surface relevant details.
I enjoy the packing. Helps calm the pre-race nerves
I find “compress the history of the universe or humanity down into a number line” projects compelling. This one is particularly well done (via Kottke)
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