: Wheat beer from my own production. Pretty good if I may say so myself.

: Brief stopover in Schiphol airport before the flight to Stockholm.

: The previous post was a lie. I’m drinking coffee, and THINKING about packing my bags.

: Packing my bags for another work trip to Södertälje today.

: The good thing about being in a project with a bunch of Swedes is that I can speak my own language …

: Field

: Nice lunch today for my nephew’s 21st birthday.

: I’ve been on the fence for a long time, but today I pulled the trigger for one of these: …

: Doing one of my favourites today, giblets (moelas in Portuguese). I never had it before moving here, …

: Loooong working day today. Stopping now to put chicken wings in the oven for dinner.

: Over-the-top burger for dinner 🤓

: Beef with oyster sauce coming up. Another favourite of the boys.

: Entrecampos station, Lisbon

: After 20 odd years of living and working outside my home country (Norway), I am now in a project …

: This weekend I will be watching a classic:

: From yesterday’s walk

: Today I am doing one of my sons’ favourite dishes for dinner, Spaghetti Carbonara. The pancetta has …

: Today was a good day!

: Today I met with quite a few of the Micro.Blog crowd in Lisbon. It reinforces my belief in the MB …

: Chatted with @maique (and others) about Cerveteca today, so I just had to make a pit stop on my way …

: On the airport train to Munich. One week of work ahead (with a two-day trip to Sweden in the …

: Yesterday I was watching “The Petrified Forest” (old movie with Leslie Howard, Bette Davis and …

: Nothing like a bit of physical labour to clear the mind.

: Charging my batteries

: I’ve tried many systems for expense tracking, but finally found one that works for me. (Hint: …

: Two new favourite things: A bolt action pen, and a leather-bound notebook.

: The buttons on my camera have gone bonkers, and I haven’t found anybody in Portugal that do …

: God jul, alle sammen!

: The word suspicion makes me think of noir, which makes me think of Dashiell Hammett. I should …

: Today is one of those days where I want to move to the cabin, fell trees, chop wood, and go fishing.

: Black Mesa by Biosphere. I just love this track so much.

: Too many displays? #mbnov

: Virtuosity and musicality

: Today I am cooking Beef with Broccoli. It is a family favourite.

: I am going to re-read “The Golem and the Djinni” by Helene Wecker. I really liked it, …

: Yes Minster is one of my favourite television shows ever. Great characters and great writing. #mbnov

: I think I am certain, but I’m not quite sure. #mbnov

: Wet, Wet, Wet! Disambiguation: the weather, not the band

: Stationerdery - my two Taschenbegleiters from Roterfaden. The big one is for work, the smaller one …

: 😴 trying to wake up, literally and figuratively

: Gathering consensus is hard. Most of the time I don’t even agree with myself. #mbnov

: 🤓 Importing my status.lol-status to MB (hopefully)!

: I recently discovered a TV show called “Lie to Me” on Netflix. It’s old(ish), …

: I updated my Ferris Sweep with a firmware version that supports VIA, so now editing the layout is …

: Recently I have been diving into C++ programming again, and applying some principles from functional …

: 10 PRINT “ECHO” 20 GOTO 10 #mbnov

: This day has been a long time coming!

: Aaaaah, coffee!

: Some days it would be nice to be exempt from getting up in the morning. #mbnov

: I still remember one of my university professors with great admiration. He took a subject that could …

: Perks of having Belgian friends.

: Just printed a case for one half of my Ferris Sweep keyboard. Very happy with it. It was printed …

: I’m only now getting into 3D printing. There is something almost magical about seeing objects …

: For a while I tried using OneNote for note-taking and even task tracking, as the company I work for …

: After 21 years in Portugal I finally traded in my Norwegian driver’s license for a Portuguese …

: Unexpected side effect of today’s challenge, it made me want to watch Babette’s Feast …

: Watering my coding roots by building a ray tracer in C++. Also lets me tinker with my Emacs setup. I …

: outline. shape. number. character. profile. contour. digit. figure #mbnov

: ☕ monday

: 💻 When all else fails, there is always tinkering with my Emacs config file.

: Thanks to @maique, I am now also helgeg@omg.lol

: It took a long time, but I finally caught Covid. I’ve had fever and a sore throat for a few …

: I was recently in Munich, and in the old olympic village (now student residences) I had the best …

: Two weeks ago, 10:30pm. Location: Høgevarde, Norway

: Today I learned about Nonviolent Communication. Time to read up on it, it seems like a useful …

: Going to Munich on Sunday. Mostly work, but I hope to find time for a visit to the Tollwood …

: Not how I intend to wear my new G-Shock, but here it is on my wrist next to the Apple Watch.

: Just ordered my first G-Shock watch.

: Notes with experimental usage of ink colours. #mbmay

: I started watching “Matrix Resurrection” yesterday, and must admit I am enjoying it so …

: A continuation of the switch theme, and a reflection of @bsag’s photo from yesterday. #mbmay

: Today I will switch countries. Going to Germany for the week. #mbmay

: Billboard facing the Russian embassy in Lisbon. Powerful image.

: Everything is connected. The war in Ukraine is causing supply shortages, and the main plant of the …

: If you were into computer music making in the 90s, you probably know trackers. There now is a super …

: Endless sky

: This week I re-read Pattern Recognition (again). It is one of my favourite books by William Gibson.

: About to go to the airport for the return to Lisbon. This time I have a stopover in Paris, so I …

: Yesterday’s view (I am in Norway this week).

: Dipping my toe into MB waters again. With the world going crazy, I need a sane place. My most recent …

: I had my vaccine shot earlier in the month, and have now booked the flights to see family and …

: Straws in wind

: Tree in wind

: A long longed for trip to the coast today.

: I could finally go to the beach again today!

: When nice colleagues bring you good stuff.

: I’m back to Obsidian for my personal notes. Logseq is powerful, but it didn’t quite gel …

: The print is home!

: Project “Ripping my CD collection” is nearing the end. I had done it once before, but back then I …

: Dinner today was lovely ramen from Ajitama. @maique knows what I am talking about. Son the younger …

: Happy Fathers day @maique! I totally forgot to say that earlier.

: Just finished the last in a series of interviews for a new position. Same company, different …

: The print of my beach photograph will be ready next week. This is the latest mockup from the studio.

: Listening to the “Small Change” album by Tom Waits. It’s like catching up with an …

: Alameda evening

: Sunlight reflected on the train tracks.

: The mailman brought sonic happiness today. The album is “Kvitravn” (White Raven) by the Norwegian …

: I am officially without a personal computer, DHL came and picked up the Developer Transition Kit …

: I’ve made a small site for my photos with blot. photos.helgegudmundsen.com

: Hello, humans!

: I don’t have a new computer yet, but I already bought a Thunderbolt hub to use with the …

: The mailman brought happiness in the form of vinyl today.

: Achievement Unlocked: I’ve got a new pin!

: I’ve just been to the printers to check the photo I am having framed, and to pick materials …

: Day 31: Defiance When she was just a year, Brownie was severely ill, didn’t eat or drink, and was …

: Day 30: Privacy

: Day 29: Light Sunset in the Basque Country.

: Just finished my first German lesson. I need to brush up on the very basic school German I learned …

: Air cooling bread for breakfast

: Day 28: Up Up early to shape the dough for breakfast bread later.

: In early March DHL will pick up my developer kit to be returned to Apple. I’ve decided to go for the …

: Dove deep into the record pile, picked up “Meddle” by Pink Floyd. Mmmmmmmm……

: Leaves

: The waxed canvas GR 1 Heritage rucksack is sweet!

: Day 27: Pompasetting I don’t really have any clothes to show off, so I’m showing other things.

: Day 26: Favourite

: I have the biggest soft spot for Underworld (Spotify link)

: Day 25: Code My coding corner

: Day 24: Baby Me and my big sis

: Day 23: Banana

: Day 22: Spell

: The other day I came across the photos of Jorge Bacelar, a Portuguese vet who takes wonderful …

: I’ll most likely do a role transition at work soon, and I’m pondering doing a podcast documenting …

: Day 21: Colours

: Walked by this and thought of @maique

: I already posted for the challenge, but today we have weather in Lisbon too! 🤓

: Day 20: Weather Fire in the sky

: Day 19: Alive When I eat these, I know I am.

: If you have access to Spotify or Deezer, check out this superb album with music from Cape Verde from …

: Day 18: At home When the dog is feeling too much at home.

: Day 17: Still Still water.

: Yesterday I was out hunting for refection images, and saw this cool effect. The sun hit the glass on …

: Just a door

: Inside the Dome This is taken from under a tile mosaic covered dome, looking straight up. I kind of …

: Day 16: Erudite The desk of one.

: I had a nice walk in the afternoon looking for motives for the challenge for today. These were two …

: A charcutaria in the neighbourhood.

: Day 15: Reflection

: Day 14: Compassion Five years ago Brownie broke her toe, and we took her in to nurse her. She …

: Day 13: Make I am making stock from a chicken I just prepped. So much better than using stock cubes.

: Day 12: Sporg Meet SPORG, my SPoon cybORG

: All the watches on display made me visit my drawer. This is a cherished old Omega my father gave me …

: Day 11: Machine A writing machine

: Day 10: Energy As in, the conservation of.

: Last year was terrible as far as reading books is concerned. This year is better, I have already …

: Day 9: Muddy Today is one of those days…

: Some more pictures from my paradise

: Day 8: Hope I hope I’ll see this view again soon.

: Day 7: Craving

: Apple changed their tune, instead of a $200 discount on a new Mac until May, they now offer $500 …

: Day 6: Sport

: I fixed it for you, @ohBananaJoe

: Day 5: Pets

: Day 4: Layers

: Day 3: Comfort

: I lost day 1, but I’m jumping on the train for day 2. Today there was no morning beverage, I’ve run …

: Even vegetarians can have this.

: Ozric Tentacles has been one of my favourite bands since I first heard them in the early 90s. …

: In the current cold snap, we use more power than usual.. Yesterday just dumb luck stopped my …

: Hoefler & Co made a short film about Operator Mono, which is my preferred monospace typeface. …

: The Norwegian folk stories by Asbjørnsen & Moe, animated by Ivo Caprino were an integral part of …

: My company is now considering offering the services of a psychologist to employees that want someone …

: Very much enjoying “Midnight Diner” on Netflix.

: Coming up for breath, and posting a photo from Christmas. Old vines, misty morning.

: First beer of the year is a Dunkel Weissbier. 2021 is off to a good start.

: The Lisbon Christmas tree, shot on the last day of 2020.

: Best acquisition of 2020: My little Ricoh camera, which totally rekindled my interest in …

: Red

: Lazy morning. Just finished breakfast, and will take Brownie out for the first walk of 2021.

: Last walk of 2020 Yesterday I went for a walk in downtown Lisbon before the curfew took effect. …

: Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd. Gets me every time. I know by heart where every note by every …

: Emacs, org-mode and org-roam is a super awesome combination, but still I am drawn to fooling around …

: Winter field. It still amazes me how green Portugal is in winter.

: Pine tree in the distance

: Old olive tree trunk

: Not something I have to do frequently in Portugal.

: Web

: Flower

: Leaves

: I used to be a programmer. Now I am a professional meeting attendant.

: The most mesmerising track I heard this year was Photograph by Keeley Forsyth. She reminds me a …

: Carving a little santa figure (another hobby picked up during Covid)

: Another shot from Costa de Caparica.

: The sea is a little bit rougher in the winter. This is Costa de Caparica, Portugal.

: Christmas Lights at Campo Pequeno in Lisbon

: Adjust. That’s something we’ve all had to do this year. ✏️#mbnov

: As usual these days I fell asleep without remembering to the phone to charge. So during the night …

: I suddenly want to see Red again. Not the action comedy, but the third film of Kieslowski’s trilogy. …

: I have a lot to thank micro.blog for. One specific recent case is the warm reception I got for a …

: Provision sounds like marketing speak for good eyesight. ✏️#mbnov

: 2020 is the year that keeps on giving. Today my father had knee replacement surgery, which went …

: I continue to be very happy with Capture One for editing RAW files. Combined with Photo Mechanic for …

: To write longer posts with pictures interspersed, I use iA writer, then publish to MB. Is there an …

: Caparica Another trip to the beach today. There were lots of people there, the sea was full of …

: Crossing a border. Haven’t done that in a while. ✏️#mbnov

: I’m recycling yesterday’s entry, since it happened to contain both prompts: “I love winter, when the …

: I wonder if Flickr will get a surge in customers now that Google will start charging.

: I love winter, when the colours fade and the world turns black and white. ✏️#mbnov

: I stumbled upon this track today (Photograph by Keeley Forsyth), and I am mesmerised.

: I love browsing Kevin Kelly’s bumper book of tool reviews, Cool Tools. Not so much to read …

: I am very happy that micro.blog exists. It has reaffirmed my belief that as a general rule, people …

: I have drunk coffee daily for more than 30 years, and I haven’t developed a dependence yet. 😜 …

: I fondly remember taking the night train between Bergen and Oslo in the winter. The moonlight …

: The most sold Volkswagen part has part number 199 398 500 A. It is a sausage.

: Today will be a mixture of Boomtown Rats and The Bangles. (“I Don’t Like Mondays” and “Manic Monday” …

: I don’t remember, I don’t recall. I have no memory of anything at all. ✏️#mbnov (Thanks …

: Making “Risengrynsgrøt”, a Norwegian-style rice porridge.

: In Norwegian, the word for “father” is “far”, and “mother” is “mor”. I live far away from them. …

: Here are a few more photos I took on the beach today. A fishermen’s boat Graffiti of Amália …

: Foggy, rainy morning at the beach, then the sun peeked through a hole in the sky.

: My old CD-collection came to the rescue with the challenge today. Now listening to Galactic Funk by …

: Blast from the past ripping my CD collection

: Today’s coding diet is coffee and marzipan.

: I have to have some code ready and tested before the weekend, so I guess today will be a day of many …

: I’ve been a master procrastinator over the last few weeks. Then an unexpected deadline fell …

: Slightly scruffy, some wear, but for a ‘69-model, in reasonable shape. ✏️#mbnov

: Still early(ish) but I’m knackered. Time to shut down, and get some shut-eye.

: Another picture of a foggy morning, this time through the window of my home office.

: I needed energising music for work today, so I am listening to traditional Norwegian music …

: Eventually I will have to return my developer kit to Apple. Given their history, I have a small hope …

: Sometimes I just don’t know what to say. ✏️#mbnov

: The morning was clear, then suddenly the mist arrived. Here is my misty take on the view from the …

: Note-taking apps. I can’t resist them. My main tool is Emacs and org-mode (and more recently …

: Elderly makes me thimk of Pliny the Elder. Pliny the Elder makes me think of beer. ✏️#mbnov

: I walk the dog, they walk the treadmill.

: Apparently I was collecting means of transport while walking Brownie the dog tonight.

: The next thing I want to learn how to use is the snap focus on my camera. Basically it is a preset …

: Autumn comes, autumn leaves.

: Good morning, Lisbon

: I should be in the “Procrastination Wars” saga. The force is strong in me. ✏️#mbnov

: If you want some haunting folk music on a Sunday, look no further: Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy …

: I put on “The River” by Bruce Springsteen last night. The first track is “The ties …

: I’ll have an American beer today! 🇺🇸👍🍻

: It would be cool if Pence finally showed some spine and accepted defeat.

: What a relief!

: I should really watch “The Name of the Rose” again. Another one of Connery’s movies I am partial to.

: I am slow! Hadn’t realized Long Way Round and Long Way Down were also on Apple TV.

: iPad mini and Planck EZ @pdxmph

: My analog tools.

: So, there is one more episode of Long Way Up. Still I feel that coverage of this last bit of the …

: What is good advice for ego, self worth and bike tires? Do not over inflate. ✏️#mbnov

: And it is Long Way Up-day.

: One day late, I’ll watch V for Vendetta tonight.

: An upholstery repair shop in my street.

: Joining the pieces one by one; it’s puzzling. ✏️#mbnov

: I have had my little Ricoh camera for a couple of months now, and I am super happy with it. It takes …

: Hairstyling with mask

: It might be raining, but we still need coffee.

: Window display in a beauty salon.

: Even making porridge in the morning can be a photo opportunity.

: Today’s word could be “schadenfreude”, but I don’t want to jinx it, nor …

: I’m hoping the end is near, but I fear it is not. ✏️#mbnov

: Got a little cheer-me-up in the mail today: Moo cards and a holder.

: “Astonish” is too big of a word for me today. I’ll settle for something smaller, …

: Portuguese Pavement Stones

: Concentrate? I can’t bloody concentrate. ✏️#mbnov

: Life itself seems dreary these days. Even getting out of bed is difficult. I inch my way out of the …

: Still in my jammies, the dog at my feet and a mug of coffee in my hand. Good morning!

: The last conference call of the week was accompanied by this.

: I like the pastel coloured buildings in my neighbourhood.

: Today’s Tom Waits-album is Closing Time.

: I’ve had some Moo-cards made, and they should be delivered next week. I also ordered a small card …

: Long Way Up-day. I somehow get the feeling that their trip will be cut short, otherwise they have a …

: My CD collection give me a real trip down memory lane. Now I am listening to Fields of the Nephilim.

: The Heart of Saturday Night by Tom Waits is a great album. Another one I am rediscovering as I …

: I never warmed to the characters of Mr. Bean and Johnny English, so I was very pleasantly surprised …

: Stairs.

: Lisbon tiles. Literally.

: The other day I made Teriyaki sauce, and today I did Teriyaki-glazed ribs for lunch. The boys loved …

: My machine is coming back to life; project re-install and configure is proceeding according to plan.

: I have now picked up what I hope will be the permanent replacement for my MacBook, so today is …

: Pleasant side effect of ripping my old CD collection: re-discovering a LOT of great music.

: 50 Shades of Pink

: The little joys of finding things you didn’t realize you missed. This weekend I went shopping …

: Yesterday I made Teriyaki sauce from this recipe, and then teriyaki chicken. It was really nice, if …

: I have company under the desk today.

: I’m not sure if reply editing is a recent feature on micro.blog, but I just found it, and it’s a …

: I have been trying out Castro as a podcast client over the last few weeks, and I am very happy with …

: I am thinking of getting a Tech Pouch to store chargers, cables, powerbanks, dongles and other …

: The weekly shopping is done. I must have been hungry/peckish, because I came home with considerable …

: Operation “Transfer my CD collection into lossless digital files” starts today.

: Today I’m at the beach. I shot some pictures with the camera, transferred them wirelessly to the …

: Autumn beach Autumn beach The beach is different in autumn. A lot less people, and the fishermen are more …

: Autumn leaves on artificial turf. From my morning walk.

: Lovely lunch today. Ramen from Ajitama.

: Walking Brownie Walking Brownie I have taken to bringing the camera when I walk the dog in the morning. This flower …

: This is also Brownie, and she’s cuddly too. @ohBananaJoe

: On the record player now, a nod to my Swedish friends.

: Caught a wet leaf while walking the dog this morning.

: In the original Blade Runner movie, Deckard (Harrison Ford) has a voice-over line that goes …

: Arggh! That feeling when you have a ton of work, and the computer doesn’t boot.

: The white vinyl of the Rams album is so cool.

: This will keep me company when working today.

: I love getting mail. Particularly when it contains vinyl. This is Brian Eno’s soundtrack from Gary …

: My Freitag “collection”

: The pinnacle of laziness? Driving my manual coffee grinder with a power tool 🤣

: Garden flower

: One of my favourite albums is Sahara Blue by Hector Zazou, with an incredible range of guest …

: I heard the silliest joke the other day, and it made me chuckle. “During a threat, the Secret …

: My sticker @maique

: Cheers, everybody! 📷 #adayinthelife

: This was the alternative shot I had for #adayinthelife, it is the view from the kitchen window where …

: Lunch today will be Bacalhau à Brás

: This vehicle made me think of the children’s TV show, Postman Pat.

: 24-hour photo challenge Location: Lisbon, Portugal Local Time: 11:17AM Walking in the Fernando Pessa …

: In my younger days I was a night owl. Nowadays I’m usually asleep by 10pm. 🤣

: The photo challenge has made me think of the film Night on Earth by Jim Jarmusch. I think I will …

: I have company under my desk today.

: Good morning. It is photo challenge day, but since it starts at 6pm here, it is more likely that …

: I’m very happy with my Ricoh camera. The only gripe is that it is a bit battery hungry, but …

: I’m trying to develop a photography management workflow. I use Photo Mechanic to quickly …

: Store front

: Textures

: Lattice

: Quite a lot of people on the beach today.

: Bliss is a mug of coffee.

: Now bathing in the sound of Jan Garbarek - Rites. Bliss.

: The vinyl corner is up and running.

: My keyboard and mouse. The mouse is a Logitech MX Vertical. I alternate between that and a …

: I am tempted to get The Monocle Book of Japan.

: Tonight I think I will re-watch Le Havre. It is a sweet, quirky, low-key movie, and I love it.

: It’s Friday, and I need it! Have been super tired this week.

: Brownie the dog is back to her old self today. During the long walk last night she was feeding grass …

: Loooong evening walk, the lady has an upset tummy.

: This is a nice car!

: My first ever batch of beef jerky. The reaction is a bit like when I first tasted a beer I had …

: When you live outside your country, there are some things that you must forsake. A lot of food and …

: Marinated beef… …dehydrating to become jerky.

: The season is over

: Some time ago (I believe it was on @bsag’s blog) I read about the book “The …

: Fudge cooling

: It is a day of treats in the kitchen today. Now I’m making fudge.

: Beef Jerky - Work In Progress

: Today I’ll marinate meat for making beef jerky. I’ve never made it before, and I’m curious to see …

: Lisbon is a big city, but the neighborhoods are small. Bumped into @maique and the movieStars this …

: I like the pastel colours of Lisbon buildings.

: You are never too old to have fun with a ball.

: I have a feeling this is a book that is up your alley, @maique.

: View from Saturday’s walk. Ericeira, Portugal.

: After using the free trial of Capture One for a month, and then returning to Apple Photos for a bit, …

: The morning essentials

: Broken Lines

: Passed this flower on the sidewalk the other day.

: Went for a meeting at the office, and ended up here.

: Is it hypocritical to still don their T-shirt, @maique?

: Customer Service? Yesterday I contacted a major motorcycle brand to ask for the price of a particular …

: I went for a lovely walk on Saturday along the coast north of Ericeira, Portugal.

: I went grocery shopping this evening, and chanced upon a few bottles of Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale …

: It took me long enough, but here is Day 2.

: Two of my favourite T-shirts @maique

: Evening walk

: Beauty and suffering The singer Susanne Sundfør wrote the score for “Self Portait”, a documentary film about …

: Art on a wall in a back street. Caparica, Portugal.

: Paradise is closed

: There are worse places to start the saturday.

: It is Ted Lasso-night!

: A room with a view

: I am a big fan of the Black & Chrome version of Mad Max: Fury Road.

: I don’t quite know how to classify the genre of music (dark folk maybe), but this live performance …

: I had some fun playing around with my photo editor today (best viewed large). @maique

: Sorry Apple, this is not a helpful error message when I want to edit a picture in the Photos app. …

: Back to the office Yesterday was a good day. Spending the day in the office with a few colleagues was very nice …

: Who’s the most adorable?

: It’s official: movieStars are adorable, and @maique is a gentleman.

: I’m working in an office for the first time since March. There is a limited amount of people, and we …

: The beach is more crowded today

: Nice day at the beach!

: Going to the beach today. Cloudy and temperatures in the low 20s (centigrades). Perfect!

: Not fancy, but solid. Cheers!

: If you are stuck inside in the rain, you could do worse than to listen to what I think is one of the …

: I’m siiiinging in the rain…

: Next week I’ll be getting a kit from Apple for developing macOS apps on the new ARM architecture. …

: Sometimes I think of the lyrics of an old Norwegian rock song: “There is no devil; it’s only God …

: My father and I, taken on one of our holiday trips forty-some years ago.

: Sunset view to Ria de Aveiro

: Sunset on the canal

: Sad boats of Aveiro We went for a walk in Aveiro today where the river meets the sea. We saw many sad boats along the …

: Stairs

: Going offline for a bit. Need to sort some personal issues.

: And so it begins. Day 001

: A room with a view

: A rose by any other name

: Playing with, and getting to know my new toy, a Ricoh GR III

: Today I will need extra coffee to stay awake.

: If nothing else, today’s bout of insomnia let me discover that during the night, my the …

: Since I can’t get back to sleep, I’ll just experiment with posting from iA Writer.

: Oh, hello imsomnia. What a surprise bumping into you again., it’s been a while.

: There are worse places to be in than this one.

: I love my Planck EZ mechanical keyboard, and I’m tempted by the Moonlander

: I survived returning to work after the holidays.

: I can’t complain about the view from where I am working today.

: Coffee pot full, the work day begins.

: This is one of my favourite places to be:

: Thank you @manton for creating micro.blog, and @jean for maintaining the community. I just love it …

: An IPA is good, but a nice Alvarinho is not half bad either, @maique

: Moelas (Chcken gizzards) is something Ihad never eaten before moving to Portugal. Now I love them, …

: Quick trip back home to pick up a delivery…

: Last weekend of holidays, on monday it’s back to working. On the plus side, will stay put and …

: Started planning a little camping trip with the boys in September. Us, tent, sleeping bags and a …

: 🎼 These are a few of my favourite things 🎼

: Coffee in the mug and bread in the oven.

: Found an old photo of the office on the phone, from around the time me moved in there @maique

: Back from a 25k bike ride. The way out was deceptively easy, and I realized why on the way back, …

: New Ozric Tentacles album coming on October 9. They have been a favourite band of mine since I …

: There we are :-) 💕 @vincent

: Brownie keeps me company for morning coffee.

: My favourite William Gibson novel is Pattern Recognition. I think it is time for a re-read.

: Today’s mug sports geometric cats.

: A beautiful tiny desk concert. Hadestown.

: “Kan jeg by på en kopp kaffe?” translates to “May I offer you a cup of …

: Coffee number 2, and finally my synapses have started firing. A little.

: Cooling down before breakfast. Bring on the butter!

: I subscribe to various newsletters, but consistently, the most interesting one is from Austin Kleon.

: Bread in the oven and coffee in the mug.

: Do they guys at Capture One know that I’m looking for a photo management tool? They just sent me a …

: Back from a 2 hour bicycle ride. A cold beer never tasted so good!

: Result of my Photo Management research phase: I will try the trial versions of Capture One and DxO …

: Now playing my favourite game: refresh the shipment tracker

: While waiting for the new camera, I also ordered this neat flash. The main unit can detach from the …

: Coffee, silence and a cool breeze. Bliss.

: Back from a 25 kilometer bicycle ride. Had a shower, now nursing a Gin & Tonic. Which is just …

: Fresh out of the oven, now cooling down a little.

: Dear community, do you have any suggestions for software to organize photos on a mac? I prefer not …

: My ride. @BestOfTimes will not be surprised by my choice of colour.

: Just back from a ride on my new gravel bike. I need padded shorts! 🤣

: The fruit of my labour :-)

: Just made a bread dough, so there will be fresh bread for lunch. For added flavour I use beer, …

: Wanting to go for a bicycle ride, but procrastinating.

: My little beauty

: Here is a piece of vinyl that I will order as soon as it is released on 29/8.

: Whether or not you understand Portuguese, I dare you to see/listen to the singer Mariza without …

: I miss having a pocketable camera that is not a phone. The Ricoh GR III looks interesting.

: I love the wee hour of the morning when it is just me and a mug of coffee.

: My old sleeping bag is 30 years old and worn. Yesterday I found a really nice one at a great price …

: Kitchen experiment: Making kvass

: Good morning!

: This summer we had planned to go to Edinburgh to show the town to the boys. Hopefully next year.

: Morning coffee on the balcony. I like the view.

: I had forgotten how nice riding a motorbike can be.

: I used to ride motorcycles but stopped when the kids arrived. As they are getting older, I’m getting …

: The last few days I’ve been mesmerized by this video. It is a live recording of Pneuma by Tool, but …

: Just one more little backpack for the collection…

: Kvass is one of my favourite refreshing drinks.

: Given the history of Emacs, and history of other editors I have used, I think it is likely that when …

: org-roam and org-roam-server have been revelations to my note taking/organizing. The attached image …

: Org-mode and the surrounding eco-system is the gift that keeps on giving. I just found org-noter and …

: When I was twelve, I traced the silhouttes of the Kraftwerk heads from the “Computer World” LP …

: Revisiting precious vinyl

: Down memory lane….

: Started a new carving today. I like this hobby.

: Toda’s recycling project: A few months ago we bought a new cooker. Some pieces of wood were part of …

: I like Scapple (by the maker of Scrivener) for brainstorming, and getting ideas down on a page.

: After having read a lot about TiddlyWiki here lately (hi @jack), I am playing with it again (last …

: I wrote a short post about exchanging a flimsy plastic clip for a metal carabiner in the key holder …

: Sawing pieces of wood for carving.

: And just in time for easter the mailman delivered a package with Bavarian wheat beers. In these …

: Configuring the Planck EZ keyboard I love my Planck EZ keyboard. Today I had to do a lot of numerical data entry, and realized that …

: Not bad company in the home office!

: In these times of social distancing and curfew I’ve picked up woodcarving as a hobby I find it …

: I always scoffed at tiny keyboards, but eventually tried a 60% (hello, @BestOfTimes) and fell in …

: My new Planck EZ keyboard arrived today. I have flashed my modified firmware onto it, and I am in …

: Rendering of workbench model made with Fusion 360. Working with Fusion was a pleasant surprise. Very …

: I am taking the time to learn Fusion 360. It is a really powerful app. This is a rendering of a …

: Memory lane, hello!

: The Keyboardio Atreus seems like a nice small keyboard. It’s like a cross between an Ergodox …

: Synergy is a cool app for sharing mouse and keyboard across multiple computers. I now have a …

: I made a chair today!

: After a bit of resaearch, I’m getting a new keyboard, the Planck EZ. While I’m waiting for delivery, …

: Org-mode and C-c a / is my secret sauce.

: Glass recycling container, Lisbon

: Morning light in a Lisbon street

: My sweet dog Brownie. Doesn’t she have the most beautiful eyes?

: Looking forward to the weekend (I bought a stick welding machine)

: The version of “This Woman’s Work” from the “Director’s Cut” album by Kate Bush floors me every time …

: The Bridge is in place! @bestoftimes

: I love the idea of the Hobonicho Techo, but it never gelled with me. This year I am continuing with …

: I have been listening to Solan Goose today, what a beautiful album!

: Bitwarden looks interesting.

: I am reading Handmade by Gary Rogowski. It is about caring for your craft. While written by a …

: Post-Christmas walk

: I love this place, also when it is cold and wet.

: Coffee, solitude (if but for a moment), a notebook, a pen, and my thoughts. Bliss.

: It is almost as if I can hear the coffee machine calling to me for attention.

: Two of my favorite Emacs packages at the moment are ace-jump-mode (for quick navigation within the …

: I just finished reading “Just Kids” by Patti Smith. What a wonderful story.

: Coming home is a wonderful feeling for me.

: This year Christmas is in Norway, so in a couple of hours we are getting on the plane to cross …

: Waiting for the train at Leipzig airport.

: I love Sundays. Enjoying cleaning up the home office with good music.

: I am going for a quick trip to Leipzig on Tuesday. Looking forward to see the Christmas market, and …

: I love my manual coffee bean grinder and the Aeropress. They almost turn coffee making into a …

: A mug of coffee and a good old-fashioned paper magazine makes for a nice Saturday.

: Why, hello, little adding machine!

: My new bike arrived and is now mounted. I look forward to the ride home from the office today.

: I expect my new commuting bike to arrive any day now. I don’t think @BestOfTimes will be …

: Weekend viewing

: I’ve been riding an electrically assisted commuter bike for the last six months, and really enjoy …

: If you are accustomed to C++ from the old days, this might be surprising: “One of the design …

: Going to give The Brain a serious try. I have been playing with it on and off, but never used it …

: Export from org-mode to a PDF via pandoc is so nice and easy, and this Eisvogel template makes the …

: Impressed with the Raspberry Pi 4. It now has Haskell, Rust and Clang installed, a full …

: Berlin was great, and now it seems I’ll have another visit to Germany before christmas. This time …

: Got “Just kids” by Patti Smith yesterday. Look forward to reading it.

: Tempted to sign up for grox.io to learn a new programming language every couple of months.

: Org-mode and pandoc export make painless work of report writing.

: Superb concert with Karl Seglem and his band at b Flat in Berlin last night.

: Soon I will geek out a bit. I just ordrred a development kit for an STM microcontroller and will use …

: It has been a long time since I was at a tech conference, and it is great to be back at it. I am at …

: In a bus from Schönefeld airport to Berlin city center.

: In this post I will describe the setup I use to keep my Emacs configuration file in an org-mode …

: This week I was having some weird sync errors between iCloud drive and the iOS app beorg. Matthew …

: I never 100% trust iCloud; there always seem to be some edge cases with delayed sync between desktop …

: Tinkering with my emacs setup again. Weekend fun. My emacs setup is now written in an org-mode file, …

: The best book to learn writing Emacs Lisp (for me at least), is an oldie: Writing GNU Emacs …

: A trip down memory lane

: Mission accomplished

: I am visiting the old country, and snapped this photo from the parking lot outside the grocery shop. …

: Old tech revived. I installed the Logitech Media Server on my Synology NAS, and now I can use my old …

: In November I’ll go to Berlin for a conference. Looking forward to spending some time there. Such an …

: Sometimes it feels to me like there are two Americas. One containing the people I know, and one …

: Enjoying a cold Oktoberfestbier after a 4K run. One cancels out the other, right?

: For special occasions, a nice Belgian ale, but my true love is reserved for Bavarian Weißbier.

: I love org-mode, and the Emacs keybindings are in muscle memory. For pure text editing though, I fly …

: Evening walk with Brownie

: It was a difficult decision, but I have deleted OmniFocus from my devices. I only have good things …

: Many years ago I was fascinated worth wearable computers, and alternative input devices. One of …

: I am going back in time. Just put a new copy of Dark Side of the Moon on the turntable.

: It has only been a day, but I have taken to my new trackball like a duck to water.

: On coffee and music

: New pointing device on the way, a Kensington Expert trackball. I am also giving in to my rucksack …

: DevonThink 3 has been released for macOS. For me it is one of those apps where upgrading is a given.

: Yesterday I did a presentation at work showing off Emacs and org-mode. My younger co-workers seemed …

: I just ordered a Kensington Expert Trackball. I was considering an MX Ergo, but I prefer the finger …

: Sometime in the early nineties I walked into a record shop and was mesmerised by the record that was …

: I have such a soft spot for David Lynch’s Dune.

: After Atomic Blonde was mentioned here recently I re-watched (again). One of the reasons I like it …

: Joys of returning from holidays: #1 - Walkies with Brownie.

: Arrived back home from holidays in France yesterday, so I was inspired to bake some baguettes for …

: Ok, the cider on the french side of the basque country is as good as the one further south. I love …

: I’ve come to realise that i like the ideas of the Hobonichi Techo more than the Techo itself. …

: The Gardens of Château de Villandry. Beautiful.

: On holidays in the basque country.

: Finally got round to getting a Synology NAS. Super easy to set up, and it already runs a git server …

: I am considering upgrading an old OmniGraffle license. I love that OmniGraffle can open …

: Oh, magit, why didn’t I start using you sooner?

: Tangible benefits after a few days back on micro.blog: discovered org-super-agenda and elfeed, was …

: Working outside

: Small actions sometimes remove little nags that I didn’t even realize annoyed me. My last edit of …

: I just updated Keyboard Maestro to version 9. This is my mostly used utility on the Mac. I have been …

: Shade, a good book, the sound of waves, and this view.

: Speaking of backpacks, recently my (almost ten year old) Goruck GR1 developed a hole near the …

: I don’t need another backpack, but if I did, I would be all over the Tom Bihn Synik.

: Vacation and homemade bread. Good mix!

: Deep frying rissois (kind of a half moon shaped croquette with a prawn filling). A Portuguese …

: Dipping my toes into micro.blog again after a social media hiatus.