Monthly Archives: June 2017

Finis Bolt goggles, first impressions

Posted on June 6, 2017 by james

I swam 3km front crawl with these today for the first time. The goggles came fitted with a “medium” nosepiece and three spare nosepieces were included in small, medium and large sizes. I wasn’t sure about the medium so tried … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 6th June 2017

Posted on June 6, 2017 by james

In complete contrast to yesterday there were no more than four people in the pool during the entire time I swam today. I wasn’t really sure what I was going to do and I was still feeling a little tired … Continue reading →

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Apple iHal 9000

Posted on June 6, 2017 by james

I’ve just seen the piece about the launch of the HomePod on the BBC News site. Searching the net it appears that I’m not the only person who was immediately struck by the similarity to our favourite psychopathic artificial brain. … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 5th June 2017

Posted on June 6, 2017 by james

First time swimming for ten days, which I do feel quite guilty about, not to mention a little frustrated because I’ll have lost a lot of the ground I made up last month on my target distance. I have been … Continue reading →

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Incubating eggs, Day 29

Posted on June 6, 2017 by james

No longer incubating of course, but about a week after they hatched the chicks are in a larger area to give them space to run around whilst they’re under the heat lamp. In all we had twenty-one hatch, but sadly … Continue reading →

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Who lost their bottle?

Posted on June 6, 2017 by james

Whilst working to clear the spoil with the dumper I’d hired I thought I’d have a go at finding the actual ground level in a part of a barn that had partially collapsed many years ago and just been abandoned. … Continue reading →

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Boys’ Toys

Posted on June 6, 2017 by james

We’ve had some piles of spoil from building work sitting about for quite some time. Until now they’ve been out of the way and it was easy enough to pretend they weren’t there, but recently I’ve decided they really need … Continue reading →

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Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day?

Posted on June 5, 2017 by james

Well, perhaps. If you’re wet, cold and suffer from violent wind. Last week I managed to get quite a noticeable farmer’s tan. Today I’d be more likely to die of exposure. I can’t believe it’s barely two weeks to Midsummer’s … Continue reading →

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