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 …
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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 …
Quarantine – Week thirteen
Live Updates? Monday 2020/6/08 Royal Society of Chemistry meeting via Zoom to kick the week off. Seemed to go well, but we did miss the catered lunch. For once I’m slightly ahead of my commitments to the group, so I just need to wait for my co-author’s draft to arrive and I can add in …
Quarantine – Week twelve
History in real-time. Monday 2020/6/01 I’ve been in my current job 11 years today. I’ve mostly worked on the REF case study today. Spent the day blocking adverts on Twitter and processed images of the moon taken a few days ago. Probably the last of the astro images for a while, as the nights are …