Monthly Archives: July 2019

Swimming, 25th July 2019

Posted on July 25, 2019 by james

Hit the pool with my daughter today and I have to say neither of us particularly enjoyed it. I really struggled and was far hotter than I would normally be whilst swimming. When I left one of the life guards … Continue reading →

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The joy of libgphoto2

Posted on July 23, 2019 by james

Whilst I was on holiday I took a bit of a leap into the unknown and decided I’d try to implement support for DSLRs in the camera library I’ve written for oacapture and related applications, the intent being to use … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 23rd July 2019

Posted on July 23, 2019 by james

Another day with the pool rather too warm, but I think I did better than yesterday apart from the last few reps when someone decided they’d share the lane I was using and swim very slowly. It’s not particularly enjoyable … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 22nd July 2019

Posted on July 23, 2019 by james

Back to my usual pool today, to find it anything but usual. The water temperature was apparently 31C, which is a bit much for swimming hard. Given the enforced break from my usual sets I’ve decided to take this week … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 8th to 19th July 2019

Posted on July 23, 2019 by james

Holiday time! And whilst I have access to a 30m pool, it’s busy, doesn’t always have lane ropes and observance of lane etiquette is poor. Oh, and there are no lane lines on the bottom of the pool, just a … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 4th July 2019

Posted on July 4, 2019 by james

Arrived at the pool today to claims from the lifeguards that it was 40C on poolside. I can believe it, too. Walking out of the changing rooms felt like running into a wall of hot air. The water was far … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 2nd July 2019

Posted on July 3, 2019 by james

A much better day today. Hard to believe it was only 24 hours after such a poor performance yesterday. I’d not claim it was easy — I was definitely having to push hard from about sixteen reps in, but I … Continue reading →

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DHL lying this time

Posted on July 2, 2019 by james

It feels as though courier companies are now in the business of removing parcels from the sender’s location after which point no-one (other than the recipient) really cares what happens to the delivery. I had a DHL delivery scheduled “before … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 1st July 2019

Posted on July 1, 2019 by james

Well, an utter disaster today! For a number of reasons, I think. My head wasn’t really in the right place today for a start. Too many other things going on and I wasn’t properly focused as a result. Also a … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 28th June 2019

Posted on July 1, 2019 by james

I felt a little better than yesterday when I hit the pool today and it showed in my swimming. The same set, but this time no fighting and whilst it was hard, I didn’t feel at any point that I … Continue reading →

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