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A Frosty Morning

Despite having a frosty morning today I still decided to go for a run in the morning rather than the afternoon. I mention the frost because I noticed that one velux had the usual frost fractals but the others were clear. This is curious. Frost fractals on a velux I wore a thermal layer, a fleece, a t-shirt and some running shoes that were not waterproof. I would have run one route but a couple took the entire width of the road so I ran along the side of the road, and in the grass by the side of the road.

Casio and Other Watches

If we wear a Suunto, Garmin, Apple watch or Fitbit the device wants us to wear it for sleep, for every step we take, every heart beat and more. At the end of the year we do get fitness summaries but related to what we ran, swam, cycled and possibly walked. That means that for 22 hours a day we are tracking our heart rate and more for nothing. With fitness watches if we track walking and hiking there is a good chance that the end of year summary will ignore these activities.

Driving in the rain

Yesterday i drove through the rain for two hours at night and it was so demanding that i stopped the audiobook to focus on driving. It was harder to see the lines, and the rain was heavy enough to impact visibility. I made it but i would think twice about driving through such rain at night on a 12hr drive for the last two hours.

Tomorrow I Have The Long Drive

Tomorrow I have the long drive. For 12 hours or so I will be driving the car with few stops and plenty of time to daydream.

A Camera Bike

In Spain I keep seeing the BKL Prolimp bikes and I like them. They’re tricycles rather than bikes but I think they could be useful. Instead of transporting a broadcast camera and tripod in a car or smart you could transport them on the back of this bike. Instead of a bin bag though I would have the tripod bag and find a way to fix the camera as well.

Negative Watch Displays

The Casio GBD-200 and GW-B5600 both have negative displays but the GBD-200 has a display that is much easier to read in low light. The contrast is good enough to read at dusk with the GBD-200 but not the GW-B5600. When backlit both are easy to read. I chose to wear the GBD-200 today, on a whim. I will get back to proper blog posts soon.

Feeding the Seagulls

Feeding the Seagulls by the Mediterranean Sea A woman feeding seagulls by the sea.

Feeding the Seagulls

Feeding the Seagulls by the Mediterranean Sea A woman feeding seagulls by the sea.

Uninspired to Write

I know that I should be inspired to write, since this is the second day of the year. I am not. I watched Top Gun Maverick and it was better than I expected. I find this a curious film because it uses elements from the old film but all the characters are older and possibly wiser. I have almost finished an Inspector Morse book. Last Bus to Woodstock. It’s different to other books I have read.