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Coding away
Looking after a baby means that your list of hobbies can’t involve hiking the Inca Trail on a lark, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t have ANY time to do interesting side projects. Today, after putting it off for a while, I got back to my software project. It is small scale, and will…
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I’ll have fries with that
Over the weekend, Donald Trump added another career path to his collection, including real estate mogul, tv star, WWE contestant, and of course, president. It was the most American of jobs: working the drive-thru window at McDonalds. From an optics point of view, I think it looks good. Despite being a billionaire (or so he…
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Catch up.
For some reasons, the daily emails haven’t been coming through. I’m very sorry, especially as I think there have been a few bangers recently. Here are the latest ones that haven’t gone out, and I’m prioritising tomorrow to get it fixed. My apologies Article 1: Delivery. Part 2 of my trilogy on the birth. My…
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Reverse sear
Cooking a steak is easy, but cooking it well can be a challenge. The issue lies in the fact that a deliciously cooked steak requires two components; a juicy red interior, cooked to medium rare, and a caramelise crust on the exterior, courtesy of the Maillard reaction. Seems simple enough, but to achieve this, you…
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Postpartum
So, we did it. Or at least Ky did it, and I cheered her on. Now, it was time for some well earned rest. We honestly couldn’t have had a better time at Rose Hospital. After the delivery, we spent two days in the hospital, which originally I thought was overkill. Two days! I want…
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Delivery
When Ky and I woke up on Monday morning, the first thing I heard was that she was 3cm dilated (the goal is 10) and it was all systems go. Today was the day. We were going to become parents. It started slowly. Over the next two or three hours, it was simply a waiting…
