Eyebeemania

First day off at home since last week. A few tasks to get on with. Mundane stuff like laundry, but while that is doing its thing, then I can get on with some journaling and playing catch-up with that too, as I didn’t do any over the weekend!

Then checking up on cross-posting from Micro.blog as there’s some issue with Medium.

Next up, I need to do some photo editing and then decide which website to post them on, so everyone can take a look.

It could be that the posts aren’t being routed properly because Medium is barfing them.

It’s time to get up and get ready for breakfast

I am checking to see if this is actually cross posting to the services that I have set up. It was working fine but now it seems to have stopped.

Wide awake two hours before dawn!

Different places, different personalities. Meeting up with family. Eating out. Good beer

Getting up at 7am and still wide awake!

I didn’t have any music on today, which is very unusual for me.

I didn’t have the TV on either, but that’s quite normal.

I spent time charging camera batteries for a weekend event and I ensured memory cards were cleared and ready for use.

I did some photo editing in Lightroom which passed a few hours.

I was tinkering with Feedly a couple of evenings back. Today, it dawned on me that I didn’t need to mess with Feedly when I already have Readwise/Reader installed on my Mac, as Reader has an excellent RSS reader built in. I primarily use it to save web pages and newsletters.

I actually slept well last night, which is surprising after a rather boozy day. It’s darn cold outside today, the temperature is still in the 30s at noon. At least I don’t have to go out in it. Kathy’s gone downtown to get her nails fixed as they were chipping after only two days.

I ended up in the old and the pussycat after an afternoon in Hammersmith and Fulham.

The imperial stout was excellent and the new version which is 8.4% is sublime.

I am drinking a pint of this as we speak and it is one of the most superb imperial Stout that I have had

First mistake was buying a sandwich. Need to take out a mortgage for it.

Yes, I remembered. It’s 27 years ago today, that we tied the knot. I’ve always thought we were so lucky to meet, as we were opposite sides of the Atlantic. We’re celebrating today, with a follow-up appointment at the hospital. Then, we’re going to get a late lunch.

I woke up early this morning around 6 am. Luckily, I managed to get back to sleep again and slept until almost 8.

It’s certainly autumn and winter is approaching. The current temperature is only 38°F and the maximum today is forecast to be 41. It’s also raining.

I have an appointment at Thomas Smith Hospital today which is a follow-up on my DVT issues from earlier in the year and I have to be there for 1145 so I have to get myself organised and ready to go. It’s only a few miles away but it takes over an hour to get there so I need to get moving.

It wasn’t planned. I was going to stay at home while my wife went out to get her hair done. She was hoping I would go with her. I did. However, I can’t sit in the hairdressers with her for an hour or two while she’s cut, coloured and blow dried, so I went to the local Wetherspoon’s pub. Ok, the beer is only £1.89 a pint which is a steal these days.

The Mad Squirrel Stimulus was rather good too. A nice, 4.0% session ale. More than one of course.

#beer

Had the first frost here overnight. I dislike winter, and I already can’t wait for the weather to warm up in the spring, but that’s still some months away. I know that here we don’t experience frigid temperatures, but even so, I prefer it to be 60°F or above.

Anyway, right now, I’m in the warm, indoors, and with another mug of hot coffee on my desk.

This afternoon Roon took me down an unlikely rabbit hole. I ended up playing The Best of Bert Kaempfert. A good hi-res version from Qobuz. Here’s a YouTube Link…

music.youtube.com/playlist

#music

A Monday morning when I’ve got some leave or a day off is always good.

It’s chilly right now. It’s a nice clear sunny morning, but we’re getting a northerly wind which is making it feel quite chilly. It’s currently 45°

Gone to the local stores to pick up some prescription meds, get a few grocery items and also breakfast.

Coffee to get going, of course!

Last week,I was asleep by 8pm. Now, it’s after midnight and I’m wide awake and typing on my iPad in the dark!

Went to bed early, fell asleep, then woke up again, now wide awake!