• Updating My Blog

    Posted on 26 July 2025

    A few days ago I wrote a post about blogging services where I summarised suggestions for simple blogging services after a friend asked me for recommendations. Whilst I was doing that I decided that my blog needed a bit of a refresh and general tidy-up. [Read More]
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  • Simple Blogging

    Posted on 23 July 2025

    I was recently asked how I host my blog. The answer is that I use a static website generator called Jekyll and the site it generates is hosted on GitHub Pages (GitHub is a repository where developers can store and share their code). This is a bit of a geeky... [Read More]
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  • Parkrunner

    Posted on 19 July 2025

    Five week ago I started drafting a blog post but never progressed beyond the opening paragraph. Part of that was due to my own progress with exercise stalling but with things getting back on track it’s time to finish that post and tick off one of my fitness goals. [Read More]
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  • Email Links

    Posted on 5 July 2025

    Like most people I struggle to manage emails. One of my bigger issues is that if I need to follow-up on an email or refer back to it I tend to leave it marked as unread or I occasionally flag it. However that gives me no context at all about... [Read More]
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  • Kneeded To Rest

    Posted on 5 June 2025

    Last week I finally over-did things and injured myself and, more specifically, my right knee. It was, inevitably, entirely my fault and something I could have avoided if I’d swallowed my pride. [Read More]
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  • Pocket Parser

    Posted on 22 May 2025

    Earlier today I received an email telling me that Mozilla was shutting down Pocket, a service which allowed you to save links to web pages you wanted to read later. [Read More]
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  • Breakfast

    Posted on 18 May 2025

    I very rarely eat breakfast. I might if I am in a hotel but then it has tended to be a Full English just because it feels like a treat. But I never really feel hungry first thing so I spend the morning drinking a few cups of (terrible, instant)... [Read More]
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  • The Health Benefits

    Posted on 18 May 2025

    Before I started changing my lifestyle I had heard that weight-loss and exercise are meant to help increase your energy levels and help improve your mental health. It’s now been four months since I changed what I eat and almost as long since I started doing regular exercise. I’ve lost... [Read More]
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