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: Many people dislike the Apple Mouse. I’ve never had a problem with it myself. It does what I need it to do without any fuss or tantrums. Never loses …

: I found my Apple Trackpad. Charged it up. Now I’ve got both a trackpad and a mouse on my desk. I’m going to keep them both there and see which one I …

: The problem with good headphones? I have to be VERY careful not to be late going out somewhere, as I get lost in the #music, and always want to play …

: Sometimes, these Ananda Nano headphones make me jump. I’m sitting at home alone, listening to some jazz. In a quiet part, someone, on the recording, …

: I have some good coffee along with The Very Tall Band from Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and Milt Jackson. #coffee #music

: If you’ve got jobs to do, my philosophy is to get them out of the way ASAP. Do the job you hate most/takes most effort first. THEN, go and enjoy a …

: I like that the Apple Watch is moving more towards a medical monitor than an exercise one. I might consider an upgrade. I currently have a series 7. …

: AirPods that translate in real time. Interesting but do they translate any of the many Indian languages or Middle Eastern ones? Other than POLISH, …

: The 17 PM looks interesting in terms of speed, battery life and a 48MP camera. However, I don’t take that many photos on my phone ( currently a 15 PM) …

: It’s raining quite hard; at least I won’t have to water the garden. However, I was hoping to mow the lawn tomorrow!

: Last working day until the 27th. YAY! Just on time it’s started raining. Hope it’s not going to rain every day for the next fortnight.

: This afternoon’s listening: tidal.com/browse/al…

: I walked in the door from work at 14:51. I took a shower and changed into something scruffy and comfortable. I prepared vegetables for dinner. I got …

: These days I almost always drink my coffee black. I quit sugar years ago.

: Exploring some new closed back headphones for hi-res listening on iPhone

: I am exploring adding some printer profiles for my Epson ET 8500. New to this, and it’s not straightforward

: This morning’s naughtiness

: I was at work soon after five this morning, but my wife did a little harvesting in the garden…

: Right now, I don’t have much to blog about as I’m doing long work days. After Wednesday though, that should change.

: I am drained this afternoon. I was up this morning by 4 am, and I only had 4.5 hours of sleep, though. An early night tonight, methinks!

: Early to bed as I have a 3.55 am alarm set for the morrow

: The morning coffee break. Very rare that I eat muffins but it made a change.

: It’s a nice sunny morning here. A little fresh though, only 53°

: Post work refreshment - Fuller’s ESB #beer

: Highlight of my working day. Coffee break!

: Oh well. Back to the grind. First day of seven early mornings.

: it’s a little after 10 pm and it’s time for me to retire for the night as 5:30 alarm call arrives way too soon

: I picked these from my garden this morning. My wife is about to cook some of the beans and cabbage for dinner.

: This is excellent pizza. Much better than any chain rubbish! Under £14 too, enough for two last evening.

: Slow traffic and little delays everywhere this evening!

: I can’t believe that Billy Cobham’s album Spectrum is over 50 years old! #music Still sounds as good as when I first heard it as a music-mad teenager! …

: I am adding my book library to Micro.Blog

: Tonight is Vinyl Night at The Mason’s Arms. To that end, I shall dig out some 45s very shortly. I’ll spin a few to be sure they’re still playable as …

: More work and play. Now I’ve steam-cleaned the upstairs landing and run the vacuum over the stairs one more time. This calls for more coffee.

: I’ve grabbed the macOS app for Micro.blog. I’ll see if this is any quicker than simply using the web page.

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: This morning is a mixture of work and play. I’ve steam-cleaned the stairs and hallway, and now I’m chugging more coffee while I give my Ananda Nano …

: The days grow short as you reach September.

: Enjoying a couple of pints of Fuller’s ESB, and some Bao buns while I get this updated, and links set up.

: Don’t monkey about now.

: Getting other SM feeds set up in Micro.blog.

: I’m trying to set this up with a custom domain that I already own, but it’s being a pain in the ass.

: 01:15 on September 1st 2025. The start.