Gm nostriches, happy Monday, hoping there are some challenges ahead for each of you to better yourself by overcoming. Off to the old town today to attempt to get a little culture into the fam. Alongside that will be looking for some sardines and local wine to get some localness in me, already have enough culture. 🧐 But first, #coffeechain

Gm nostriches, have a good one, sending vibes from a sunny yet chilly Portugal. #coffeechain just what was needed but looking out for a local cafe!!

Super early Gm, go on holiday they say, it’ll be fun, they say. Eldest currently unsure if 2.30 counts as morning or middle of the night.

Gm nostriches, busy day ahead with the final preps for holiday tomorrow, 4am arrival at airport (😕), but not before a day where I get to sit through students doing multiple choice tests, with access to the internet and notes (and so obviously ChatGPT). Hey Dug, with your multiple degrees, ever felt like parts of your job are a little demeaning, pointless and ready to just be replaced? #coffeechain and #voltaire holiday reading should help get me through.

Realised when generating my AI slop, I should really nostr is up a touch. Maybe it’s in the process of failing, but no one’s farming my data or curating my algorithm, so on balance, if it’s a failure, at least I’m happy.

“That sounds a lot like a dictator ship” “Well, if it works” Which is worse, a dictatorship, or when democratically politicians dictate rules that they decided to enact after getting elected on a different manifesto? #starwars re-educating me after so many years.

Gm nostriches, my Thursday out of the fiat mine may not look quite as I’d like, with a trip to the vet with the #catst (just a check up), so bike ride may not happen (MAY), but #coffeechain and other cat telling me enjoyment comes from within. Some tough watching on the news from the inquest into the Nottingham Stabbings a couple of years back, parents have been through a nightmare. Truly sickening hearing about all the “second chances” and “benefits of the doubt” that were given, but also true incompetence of the police for not locking the killer up sooner. No empathy for the perpetrators of these crimes, and no personal responsibility for their actions, mental health cannot be an actually “get out of jail free” card. On question, how did that monster get indefinite leave to remain?

Gm nostriches, barrelling through the week into the upcoming 4am arrival at the airport for a week away. Not feeling so busy at work so a little more time to work in the old tone but interesting, high tech homeless set up on the way into work. Ngl, when talking to the kids, I say some people prefer the homeless life, much less stress (rat race bull shit) and if you can combine that with a relatively warm safe place to sleep, maybe with a dog outhouse, the “prefer the homeless life” is a much easier argument to make. #coffeechain So as if meningitis fears weren’t enough, new “chicken pox in year x” letter from the kid’s school. And some wonder why kids are stressed out. Peace freaks, work to be done.

Gm nostriches, loving my new Tuesday routine of heading to school on the bikes with the first born. #catstr hanging out on the car unsure about this two wheels business!!!

Anyone for a high yield bond? 10y gilt may just be what you’re looking for, but “risk free” isn’t a label that is all honesty I can give to them. Emerging market characteristics, will this begin to cause some crack propagation?