What I’ve been doing #
This week has been a 4-day working week for me, as I do compressed-hours 9-day fortnights. Although many people seem to be enjoying well-earned summer breaks, the pace at work doesn’t seem to slow.
Friday off allowed for a change in that pace, and my partner and I were able to spend time with our grandson, also off on school summer holidays. I am acutely aware that these days are precious and will pass in a flash if you don’t stop to enjoy them. Ferris Bueller had the right idea. So a day out was in order, but there was also a rite of passage to carry out. In our loft, my Star Wars figure collection, complete in a Darth Vader head storage case, was collecting dust. Collected by me (or my parents, more accurately) mainly in the early 80s and played with by my now grown-up son, it was time for it to be brought out again and played with. It still has its magic and was a winner with a 5-year-old. And me.
The weekend also meant Parkrun in Porthcawl, and I made another PB, breaking the 26-minute mark. Also on the sports front, two rounds of golf at Wenvoe Castle Golf Club. I’m not quite as successful there as at Parkrun, but I’m working on it.
What I am reading #
- Ascension by Nicholas Binge
What I am listening to #
- The Rest is Politics podcast
- Pod Save America podcast
- Pod Save the World podcast
- Memory Palace podcast
What I am watching #
- The Rainmaker - 90s Grisham adaptation
- Disclosure Day - underwhelming Spielberg
- Ted Lasso - rewatching seasons 1-3 to build up to the new season
- The X-Files (season 9) - watching for the first time
