I didn’t document lockdown two, as it really didn’t seem to change things much. Work happened as normal, my cycling dropped off somewhat due to the weather and other issues, and I started using the tube again to get to the lab. The District Line heading west was mostly empty unless you hit particular times; …
Category Archives: Personal
2020
Well, that didn’t go as planned. One trip out of the country, to Iceland in January, followed by lockdown travel restrictions and an opportunistic infection trying to eat my right arm off at the elbow. The enforced home-staying did mean I got to do a lost more astronomy than I otherwise would have, but this …
Considering Phlebas
I went sailing for the first time in 30-something years. Many thanks to Alan for hosting me and trusting me with the wheel of his pride and joy. From Thorpe le Soken to Felixstowe and back again. O you who turn the wheel and look to windward, Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall …
Quarantine – Week seventeen (Holiday week 1) + eighteen (Holiday week 2) + nineteen (Holiday week 3)
Oh, yeah. Writing. I spent the first three days of week 17 (holiday week 1) virtually present at the Bone Research Society meeting. I had a couple of other meetings that week too. So much for being on holiday. The dog did get plenty of walks and treats and will probably miss me greatly when …
Quarantine – Week fifteen
More bike riding than writing (or dog walking). Monday 2020/06/22 Should have been on holiday in Shetland. Rode the bike to work as a test of the route and how long it would take. My tracking app put me at 55 min to get there and 45 min to get back. The wind was definitely …