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  • Vue De Méditerranée

    Vue De Méditerranée

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  • By The Sea

    By The Sea

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteSometimes we walk by the sea, after spending months by a big lake. Living by a lake, and the sea are similar.

  • Playing With the GW-B5600

    Playing With the GW-B5600

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesSome watches can do a lot and others can do a little The Origin watch, model number GW-B5600 can charge itself with daylight and mark GPS coordinates within seconds, and that’s about it. I tested it while driving from Switzerland to Spain. There are a few motorway stops that I was curious…

  • Seaside walk

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  • The DI Barton Series

    The DI Barton Series

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently I have read three out of four DI Barton books and I enjoy them. One of the things that I enjoyed about these books is that I’m interested in both sides of the story, rather than reading about character A but being frustrated when reading about character B. With these books…

  • Nervous Energy

    Nervous Energy

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI don’t know whether I’m nervous or anxious about driving from 11-13 hours almost non stop tomorrow. In the past I have driven from Switzerland to Spain, without stopping. In the past we had to stop to refuel but not anymore, not with modern cars. We have to stop for toilet breaks…

  • Mastodon, Social Media and Addiction

    Mastodon, Social Media and Addiction

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI’d like to discuss Mastodon, Social Media and addiction. Specifically I would like to discuss how I do not want to invest my time in a social network where people are already discussing social media s if it is an addiction. We have seen that this has a negative impact on social…

  • Walking Into Heavy Rain

    Walking Into Heavy Rain

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesSometimes you end up walking into heavy rain. That’s what I did today. I looked at the weather and because it was meant to get better over the coming days I assumed that this evening it would get better. Instead, as I walked it started to rain a little more, and then…

  • The Casio GBD-200-1

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Casio GBD-200-1 and similar watches is a watch that counts steps and tracks runs. It communicates with the Casio Move app to provide you with a log of your steps, runs and progress. From what I gather it uses the phone to plot the GPS points of your run. No HR…

  • Brushing Shoes and Mindfulness

    Brushing Shoes and Mindfulness

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesHave you considered brushing shoes and mindfulness? I ask because as I have played with the brush, to clear dirty mud off my shoes I have noticed that this is a time consuming task that always takes several minutes, if not half an hour to complete. People stigmatise leaving a muddy trail…