Just added my first contribution to #OpenBenches. I think there are a few more around our home, so I'll see what else can be added! https://openbenches.org/bench/41478 Thanks @openbenches @Edent !

Feeling good today. Strong run, fastest in a long, long time. Let’s go! 🏃‍♂️#Running

RE: https://mastodon.world/@14zz4/116148566992071763 So far seems that Bit Warden is the way to go. I actually prefer the interface, it’s simpler but perfectly adequate. The slow migration and purge has begun, 940 logins 🙀

My homemade Ginger Bug Ginger Beer is very good. It took a while to get going, left it out at room temp for about 4 days, now in the fridge. Has plenty of natural carbonation, a pleasant ‘funk’ and quite a substantial ginger flavour. Love it! Not too sugary which is good. 🍻

Throwback blog post to the time me and @14zz4 went to Scotland for a week. We enjoyed the sights, the trains, and the beers. Hard to beleive this is now a decade ago! 🧓 https://www.jamesleighton.com/scotland-trip-glasgow-to-fort-william-via-john-o-groats-part-1/ #blog #travel

Looks like we're saying goodbye to 1Password. 👋

This came a few weeks back, and it's superb. Works straight out of the box, super easy. Seems it also monitors respiration rate which is nice. Connects to my watch and my Erg. Very glad I didn't pay for the fancy Garmin equivalent. Recommend! https://mastodon.world/@14zz4/116008541135823359

Today marks 2 months booze free. Quite a personal achievement if I don't say so myself, and frankly I'm rather proud. I spent an evening this week in a room of 100-odd people enjoying an open bar, an interesting experience from the other side.

Have taken the first harvest from the Ginger Bug which has been in the fridge resting while we were on holiday. After a busy day, we have six fresh bottles of what will hopefully be Ginger Beer. Fingers crossed 🤞!

Ginger Bug - Day 6 Nothing major to report today. All looks fine.

Almost forgot to post Ginger Bug - Day 5 We now have a ring of bubbles around the jar. Exciting!

Ginger Bug - Day 4 We have bubbles! Aroma is very gingery now. Have had to put an order in for more organic ginger as we’re running out 😬!!

Ginger Bug - Day 3 (sorry, no Day 1 or 2!) Significant change since yesterday, much darker in colour. Opted to grate the ginger today, rather than plopping it in whole or slightly chopped. Topped up with sugar. Fastened the lid fully during the day today and confirmed it is producing gas. 🙂

Increasingly thinking I should de-apple my technology. We're very invested at the moment and I'm not sure that's a good thing. Thoughts: Notes -> Obsidian Mail/Calendar -> FastMail or Proton iCloud Files -> NextCloud with a NAS Photos -> Immich Mail and notes seem sensible first step. Moved […]

RE: https://toot.community/@sailingnews/116016525013918844 I was flying this yesterday 😂

Been doing ‘peaks and pits’ during dinner time. A nice little exercise for Charlotte, credit to Mrs A. My Pit today? Tidied the garage at the weekend, dismantled it so the solar people could replace a cable, a four-week saga. Everything back nice and tidy. Rowing machine setup. Primed for […]

Dry January is done! Hooray! Onwards to Feb. #nodrinking

It was the 40-year anniversary of the Challenger disaster yesterday, which I'm sure like many others prompted me to remind myself and read about it once more. It's quite incredible and a very moving event. Reagan's speech in particular is quite something, and stark compared to speeches from the […]

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/115962508398912420 lol. Yeah, I’m good thanks.

Step one here is to mandate inclusion of nutrition and ingredient labelling on alcohol. Simple. It’s absolute madness that it is not a thing. https://www.ft.com/content/eb76ed38-60e0-4eaf-8e5d-9d2bc0bd217d?shareType=nongift

It's a small win, but today is 30 days booze-free. Dry Jan is almost done and the Andrews household already strapped in for February too. Really happy and looking forward to a 'get shit together’ year. Jan was 'easy mode' though and Feb will be a challenge, but I'm ready for it. #nodrinking

Third run of the year today, felt good. Pushed a little harder than the previous two, and managed a non-horrific time. 5.01 km, 32min:26sec, 6:28 /km AvgPace. Improvement needed though. I'm on a quest to run more, but I also want to try and beat my 2018 PB 24mind:28sec by the end of 2026. Hard […]

Made a few updates to my Table page on the blog. https://andrews.io/menu/table.html

I like this feature very much! I was almost going to buy a big home back battery, but it seems the car is one! (and a big one at that!). #renault5 #V2L #ev

Good news…! ..we’re halfway through dry Jan.

A little treat from Octopus Energy. Applied to borrow one of these a LONG time ago, but pleased to finally get a go with one. Will be hunting for cold spots this weekend and trying to optimise the UFH which is not in balance. #OctopusEnergy #flir