I am a media asset manager, camera operator and more. I hike, cycle and climb in my free time. During the COVID-19 pandemic I am blogging on a daily basis to keep a record for future generations.
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A Different Challenge
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI like the long project but I decided to try a shorter one first.
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Reading to Understand The Past
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen I read books i read to be transported back to a different time and a different way of thinking. That’s why i read James Bond books, among others. The books are old-fashioned but it is that obsolescence that makes them interesting. They take us to a time before travel as we…
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Twenty One Thousand Five Hundred Steps and A Wind That Plays The Harmonica
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I could have taken the scooter to some shops but I went for a walk. The result of that walk is that I reached twenty one thousand five hundred steps. I often take a lot of steps per day. I wish I was walking somewhere more interesting than in circles. According…
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Walking With A Fear of Dogs
Reading Time: 3 minutesI walk every single day, whether it’s raining, windy, snowing, a heat wave and more. I like heatwaves because dog walkers usually stay in. We live in an age and society where fear of dogs is not respected. Yesterday I was on a walk and i saw two big dogs. One was…
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Garmin’s Auto Goal
Reading Time: 2 minutesGarmin allows you to select the number of steps you want to take in a single day, or let it be set automatically. For a year or two I allowed the goal to set. The result is a step goal that fluctuated from 12,000 steps per day to 15,000 steps or more.…
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The Last Thing I learned
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is the last thing you learned? I am currently learning to run five kilometres again. I’m one week away from completing the training program. This isn’t learning in the conventional sense of the word. It’s about fitness and endurance. About pacing and stamina. I have run five k in half an…
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Visiting Buildings
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is a rule that you should often visit churches and other buildings, if you are authorised to. You can often find something interesting. In the case of the Temple De Crans-près-Céligny it’s the kitsch paintings and blue colour. The other reason is for the view when you are outside, especially on…
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Mischievous Shoelaces
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I went for a run earlier than usual and had to deal with mischievous shoelaces. They decided to come undone at least three times during the first three kilometres before I finally got them to behave. I went for a run earlier than usual because rain is forecast for this afternoon…