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Blog Post #64: My wife left me
But only to New Zealand for a work trip. It’s always a bit sad to see her go, I miss her terribly. This time it is for a few weeks for work, and while I know she’ll have a great time and it’ll be a great company event, there is still a sadness to it.…
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Blog Post #63: Super Tuesday
One of the things I was really looking forward to in America was election season. The intrigue, the gossip, the blood sport. Super Tuesday isn’t the Super Bowl, but it’s a big event. 16 States, two parties, many endings. Or at least it should have been. Unfortunately, it looks like Donald and Joe are locked…
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Blog Post #62: Substack
Do you read Substack? I don’t usually, but today I went down a bit of a rabbit hole reading a bunch of different stuff, and was genuinely shocked by how good some of it was. Some was trash, but overall, much better than expected. A common theme that floats around is that technology has vaporised…
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Blog Post #61: What makes a champion team?
I watched the Manchester Derby with a friend this morning, and once again, Manchester City got the chocolates at home, beating the once invincible Manchester United 3-1. They didn’t make it easy, and at half time, United were leading. But three goals in the second half is always going to be a challenge very few…
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Blog Post #60: Spring is in the air
It’s technically Spring, but today, it finally felt like it. 17 degrees Celsius (62 for our NA followers) isn’t what I would consider hot, but while we were walking along the river to go to our favourite deli for a Reuben, we were in t-shirts and shorts within 10 minutes. Denver is well known for…
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Blog Post #59: Trump, the moderate? Part 1
I was listening to an interesting podcast today, and in it the commentator set forth what I thought was a very interesting hypothesis: Trump, rather than Biden, is actually the moderate candidate in the 2024 election. I’m going to try and unpack this, and see if I can use writing as a way to organise…
