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  • Yet Another Pandemic Friday Evening

    Yet Another Pandemic Friday Evening

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesToday is yet another pandemic Friday evening, with no plans for the weekend. It would be easy to throw caution to the wind and to try to socialise, but to do so, when the number of new cases is going up would be silly. The paradox of pandemics is that it is…

  • Getting Home Before The Sun Sets and Pikmin Bloom

    Getting Home Before The Sun Sets and Pikmin Bloom

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesAt this time of year there is a race between the walker and the sun. Either you must go for a walk earlier in the day or you must be ready to walk after the sun has set. Both of these are possible. The days are getting shorter and the temperatures are…

  • From A Spanish to A Swiss Autumn

    From A Spanish to A Swiss Autumn

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I left for Spain Switzerland was just starting to turn Autumnal. Today, when I looked around I could see that Autumn has arrived properly in Switzerland. In Spain the sun is still warm enough for t-shirt wearing and swimming. The sun is still strong enough to change our chrominance. Yesterday I…

  • A long drive without stops

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI didn’t have time to write today.

  • More Cowbell

    More Cowbell

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteTomorrow I will be driving for twelve hours and I hope that I find it as relaxing as the last drive but I doubt that I will be that lucky. We will see how traffic and other conditions are. I hope that I have a good two or three audiobooks to…

  • Nothing to write

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteNothing stood out today

  • Walking Without Masks During a Pandemic

    Walking Without Masks During a Pandemic

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor many people walking without masks during a pandemic is normal. This is confusing. We have known for months, or even seasons that the virus is airborne and that masks are a simple way to keep safe. Despite this people walk by the seaside without masks. It’s not just that they walk…

  • Dismantling A Crane

    Dismantling A Crane

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteHave you seen someone walking along the gantry of a crane to detach the counterweight for a crane? I did. Today. He was clipped in, as you would assume but I am unclear as to whether he went clack clack like we do on via ferrata. Would you want to do…

  • Holidays Break Streaks

    Holidays Break Streaks

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday is a rainy day so I have less of interest to write about. The rain fell this morning. It continued until this afternoon. Rain is an excuse not to go for a daily walk. It is an opportunity for a rest day. Yesterday my 770 plus day streak on Duolingo was…

  • A Walk By The Mediterranean

    A Walk By The Mediterranean

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWe can’t all head to the mountains and the slopes that lack snow. Some of us head south to the coast. The weather is good and the air is warm enough. It is warm enough for me, not just to consider swimming but to actually do it. The sea is blue and…