Monthly Archives: August 2026

We have a bit of a glut of eggs

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

We don’t seem to be eating that many at the moment, probably because the appeal of cooked food is limited when the weather is so hot. So I decided to do something a bit different. I hard-boiled half a dozen … Continue reading →

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A full set!

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

No, not a beard and moustache, I’m not a Navy boy. I just managed my three BP readings for today. Almost a cause for celebration 😀 I’m fairly happy with these. Whether the GP will be or not remains to … Continue reading →

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We all know there’s a drought

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

But this piece made me laugh for totally unrelated reasons. Readers of Viz will have a little chuckle to themselves about the “outing” of Farmer Palmer, I’m sure 😀 Farmer Palmer Get orf moi laaaand!

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Not doing well with the evening readings at the moment

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

But morning and mid-afternoon are pretty much where I expect. It’s kind of reassuring when readings are consistent, but not so great that I’m starting to struggle once my BP gets down into the 140s.

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I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

Linkies to recent stories about AI “going rogue”. Open AI “Kill Switch” Anthropic Meta Now it’s not obvious why all three of the businesses involved here should announce that their AI hacked another all within days of each other, so … Continue reading →

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A bit limp in the evening

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

These cucumber plants, that is. They get decently watered regularly, but they’re suffering in the heat almost as much as I am. Still, the important thing is that cucumbergeddon is approaching 😀 Shame the photo is out of focus 🙁

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A bit wobbly in the afternoon

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

Forgot the evening reading again, but the morning reading was pretty much where I now expect it to be. My body just can’t cope with 114/80 though.

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This is a bizarrely-written article

Posted on August 3, 2026 by james

Coverage of a car crash on Merseyside. The odd thing for me though is that the piece reads as if the car was in control. There’s no mention of a driver losing control or anything like that. “The car” left … Continue reading →

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How many?!

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

I noticed this plant whilst watering in the polytunnel this evening. From memory I think (I’m fairly sure) it’s a chocolate sweet pepper. I counted nine large fruit on it. I think this one might be one to save some … Continue reading →

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Time to lower the strings…

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

On my tomatoes, that is. Quite a few of them have reached or are close to reaching the top of the polytunnel now. In previous years I’ve dropped the strings by about half a metre allowing the bottom of the … Continue reading →

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