The addition of a watch app in the Finalist beta really elevates the app for me. Having access to essential calendar and task data from my wrist, while leaving the phone tucked away, is very helpful. Of course, I can get that via the default Apple apps. I prefer Finalist’s approach

Finished reading: Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts has an intriguing premise – a voice emanating from a black hole – that didn’t quite pay off for me. The theology of the ending seemed too contrived 📚

🏊‍♂️🚴🏃‍♂️ The Guelph Lake Olympic Triathlon was great fun, though challenging. Big thanks to my daughter for her expert race crewing.

A map displays the route of the Guelph Lake Olympic Triathlon covering 46.43 km in 2 hours and 44 minutes with 2,581 kcal burned, passing through locations like Armstrong Mills and Speedsid, along with the date Sat, Jun 20.A smiling man wearing a black triathlon t-shirt, a finisher medal around his neck, and a cap stands outdoors on a grassy field with cars and trees in the background under a partly cloudy sky.A young woman wearing a green sweatshirt, navy pants, and a cap is standing on a grassy area with several parked cars and trees in the background.

Finished reading: Hostages to Fortune by Peter C Newman really helped me better appreciate the role that the Loyalists had in shaping Canada. Much more extensive than I recall from my history lessons in school 📚

Andrew MacDougall: Lessons from D-Day, 82 years later:

Looking at the past with rose-coloured glasses is usually a waste of time. We’re never going to be the country we were when it served up the “Greatest Generation.” But we do need a renewed sense of nationhood. We need to become a place that can once again pull together to do big things when called upon by the world. Different things, surely, but big just the same. What we shouldn’t be in a rush to do, especially in the face of Trumpian disorder, is to further weaken ourselves, whether by continuing our economic and military stagnation, or carving up the country via referendum.

🚴 Glad to get out for my first proper long ride of the season. The nasty headwind on the way up became a glorious tailwind coming back.

A cycling route covering 90.10 km is overlaid on a map of the Toronto area, showing elevation gain of 532 meters and a duration of 3 hours 27 minutes.