Clare is at a gym class and both boys are doing homework online; one doing Mathletics on the table and one doing a Bond practice paper on the computer. So very quiet indeed. Though one has just finished and the noise has picked up again.
I get the strange feeling I should invest in something like this1 for home audio, though a) I don't really need it and b) I can't afford it - the money I have needs to go on plumbing repairs, new vacuum cleaner, getting the Beetle back on the road and probably a new phone handset in that order... I think Clare would spend any money on the car, home decoration, or extension, all even more expensive projects. But I've had this nagging feeling I should have better home audio through the TV since the PTA christmas fair. One of the parents had brought lots of cupcakes to the fair, reusing an old packing box to carry them in. The packing box was for a Sony AV receiver, and since then I've been thinking "I want one like that"... I don't want a Sony - tempting as they are they always let me down eventually by abandoning protocols (thinking of my bedroom TV that is now only a raspberry pi monitor, and my minidisc personal stero, and my big stereo, and the old camera, and basically every sony device ever. I have bought too much Sony over the years. Will probably wait until end of financial year when the share money comes in again and then keep quiet about the money and pretend I won the new audio set up in a competition.
While I'm thinking about shopping online I've been trying to find some jeans that I saw in Muji in New York, struggling to find them here though in theory they are available. Normally looking jeans but with an extra pocket for a big phone, nice. Will have to wait until nex time I get a day out in London or Bluewater or Stratford or something, as their website is just not up to the job.
Nice, thing one got 79% in his practice Bond paper (this is the "eleven plus" exam he'll do next year). He needs to improve his vocab a bit, this involves encouraging him to read more challenging books rather than the same old.
Did 23,000 steps in the end yesterday, what with the running in the morning then walking to Hythe and back while the boys biked and scooted. Very slow progress with number two son and the cycling, but he did do a little more than last time, so some progress.
Not much planned today, though I must go out again.
Nan had a worse day yesterday, seems to be all down to reduced oxygen intake to me, but I am not a doctor. At least they found her hearing aid 😺 but she still can't hear with them in 😿.
Day 13 of Dry January.
dryanuary: Not drinking for all of January.
raspberry pi: Credit card sized super cheap computer, awesome.
Paul Clarke's blog - I live in Hythe in the far South. Wed + father to two, I am a full stack web engineer, + I do js / nodejs, some ruby, python, php ect ect. I like pubbing, parkrun, eating, home-automation + other diy stuff, history, genealogy, TV, squirrels, pirates, lego, and TIME TRAVEL.