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Such a nice place
I have been in SF for work, and today I had the privilege of being on Stanford campus. It is clear why so many people want to work there. It’s such a lovely place. We are in the tail end of winter, but it’s still perfect weather. The campus is clean, tidy, and well maintained.…
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Roll Back
I am in SF for work until Friday, and usually I stay with my pal the “Cashew King”. However, this time he had family in town, so I had to make my own last minute arrangements. San Francisco is an expensive city, and as I had blown most of my travel budget on flights, so…
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Change of direction
The last six months or so Ky and I have been grinding French on DuoLingo. It is fair to say our heart hasn’t really been in it. So last night, we decided to pivot to Portuguese. Why, or por que, you may ask? Great question, and the answer is that for us, right now, it…
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Subscriber Bonus!
I was successful in the recent Champions League Ballot, which was a bit of a thrill. Sadly, I won’t be able to make it. If you, or someone you know, would like a single ticket to Newcastle v Barcelona next Tuesday, let me know. You have 22 hours until my ballot window closes, and they…
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Tap the sign
I recently made a meme, so without any further ado, Look upon my works, ye mighty and despair: I think it will be in semi-frequent rotation in the coming months, and was inspired by the recent missile strikes in Iran. A more fun way of saying “two things can be true at once”, it is…
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Depth v Breadth
Ky and I were discussing drug legalisation the other day, and it was quite an interesting conversation. Colorado has fully legalised marijuana, and I think decriminalised psilocybin, better known as magic mushrooms. This means that where we live, you can go to your nearest dispensary (which there are PLENTY of), pick up a joint, and…
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Did you know?
That you can go skiing in Argentina? I didn’t until today, but it makes sense. They have the mountains from the Andes, they have the latitude, they have Patagonia, and perhaps most importantly, they have a deeply European culture that would clearly love skiing. Is it the best snow in the world? According to my…
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Soft Launch
Like many people, I have often read a lot less of the Classics than I would have liked to. Some of that is due to lack of time, some of it is due to other priorities and distractions taking precedence. But one reason is that a lot of the Western Traditions most famous works can…
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Points Maxxxing
I have never really been one for credit card maxing; largely because it’s not really a thing in Aus/NZ, and I only got my first credit card at the age of 29. But now that we have been here a few years, and our credit score has finally built up, I thought, why not? There…
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On rotation
I love mixing things up in the kitchen. New recipes, ingredients, techniques etc. It’s always either something new, or trying to improve something I have done before. Until recently. Every Monday, we have lamb koftas on the bbq. It’s not something I take too seriously, or try to improve. I know they’ll be good, easy…