Coffee & Book Break
I’ve decided that I’m going to try to read more books this year. I read a lot online. Websites, Medium, Substack, other blogs, but not nearly so much printed matter as I once did. So, right now, I’m going to find a book, get another mug of coffee, and have a read.
Temperature Yo-Yo
I shouldn’t be surprised, really, having spent most of my life in this part of the world, but it certainly been a temperature up and down yo-yo these past few days. Monday was a fairly cold start, and yesterday morning we started out at 48°F, and this morning we woke up to 32, so we are quite sure where we are with the temperature.
It’s a pleasant enough day looking out there through the window. The sun is shining. It’s a blue, cloudless sky, and it looks like a perfect day to go out until you stick your nose out the door, and then it’s like walking into the freezer.
Coffee
I’m drinking coffee now. The coffee is hot and the weather is cold here. I love coffee and pretend it wakes me up or keeps me awake, but it does neither really!
Wet & Windy
There’s some French named storm, that’s come in from the Atlantic, and it’s causing high winds in some places, snow in others, and here, it’s just squally rain, and wind gusts. It just makes being outside unpleasant.
Not So Cold Today
Today’s 41°F at 3.30 am felt almost warm compared to the 22° that greeted me yesterday.
Evil Time, Evil Temperature
Alarm went off at 03:29 and it’s 22°F outside. I can’t wait until summertime.
Holiday Season Is Done
Christmas and New Year is done. My Birthday, on 3rd January is past too, so that’s that for another year! Now, I’m looking forward to spring, warmer weather, and a break from work.
I’m up at 3.30 am all week. I was dreading it this morning, but I got up OK, and at the time of writing this - 9.45 am - I don’t feel too tired. I always say that I’ll have a nap when I get home - I finish at 1.15 pm. I rarely do though.
Right now I’m having a coffee break!
Happy Birthday To Me
Actually I don’t really bother about it that much. Post much everyone I know is broke and/or boozed out by now anyway.
Not sure what I’ll get up to today yet. We shall see.
A Bright, Cold, Day
I was awake around 5 am, but I actually managed to go back to sleep until just after 7 am. Kathy had to get up for work, but I am off until Monday.
I’ve been sorting out some music files and tidying up bookmarks in Safari this morning. Mugs of coffee and some music have helped this. The two main spare-time indoor relaxants these days

Here’s a CD I listened to while I was busy.