Tech. Engineering. Dad jokes. Bits of scribbles. Random musings. A lot of woohoo. Some cats.https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvrr24lcns2xGood morning. After a hectic 48 hours in the US but 14 hours travelling each side (door to door) kind of week, I am hoping to have a more normal Friday. Waking up in my bed. Usual breakfast. Actual sleep. And a weekend to follow. Doesn’t help I averaged about 3 hours of sleep per night all week.18 Sep 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrr24lcns2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvpex53uu22nBack in good old Blighty. On the good old M25, on a good old bus. Always amazes me that you can just sit on a plane and go to the other side of the planet, even if I have done it many many times. Also kinda bonkers that I went all the way to the US and was there less than 2 days.17 Sep 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpex53uu22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvo6bc77ac27Upside: I can see the New York skyline from EWR. Downside: 3 hours till my flight.16 Sep 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo6bc77ac27https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvo67w63gs27Sat at an airport with 3 hours to wait. Who can keep me company?16 Sep 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo67w63gs27https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvo44224kk2eGood evening, good morning (and is it the afternoon somewhere ?) everyone. Hope you’re all well and it’s been a brilliant week so far. Have lo me good things about what you’re up to 🙂16 Sep 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo44224kk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvlzz2k6vc2jThey love Family Guy in the US. It’s on 3 different channels right now.16 Sep 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlzz2k6vc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvlzpzlvzs2cA selfie, if you will. Trying something with hotel lights and filters.16 Sep 2026 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlzpzlvzs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvf7oo6pl22zDo you ever find that people kind of weaponise their taste in music? Just to sound cool or put others down? I know it’s a hipster thing to do but it’s like so prevalent. My folks hated music so we didn’t get a chance to listen to as much growing up. None really.13 Sep 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvf7oo6pl22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvf44xtpj22nAwesome Audible suggestions. Go!13 Sep 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvf44xtpj22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mvchoyxo5s2wThere’s a muntjac (tiny deer) in our garden this morning!12 Sep 2026 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvchoyxo5s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mv33sqsqc22vToday’s hmm moment. Do gyms have a particular music subscription? I wonder as I moved gyms from Gym Group to Pure Gym and the music playlist feels remarkably similar mixed with songs I’ve never heard outside of these gyms.09 Sep 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv33sqsqc22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mv2tnbvy6s2oGood morning. Today I wondered how Wednesday was named and apparently it is named after the God Woden. Woden was a major deity in Norse and Anglo-Saxon mythology, associated with wisdom, poetry, war, and magic. So let’s be wise, poetic and magical, but keep the wars away 🥰09 Sep 2026 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2tnbvy6s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3muprjklrbk2y [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muprjklrbk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mupr52pfus25Today I ate a chicken wing that had been spiced up to 1.6 million (!) on the Scoville scale. It was definitely punchy. But so tasty though. I still ate it all 😂04 Sep 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupr52pfus25https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mupqai5vrs2xJust finished the Songs of Magic trilogy by S A Patrick. I initially picked it up thinking it was a kids book, but I have thoroughly enjoyed it myself. From A Darkness of Dragons to A Thunder of Monsters, they’re all brilliant!04 Sep 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupqai5vrs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mupp2cbrok2tShow me your secrets and I’ll keep them in a box, where I also keep some socks. Stored nearly by the docks with that mural of the fox.04 Sep 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupp2cbrok2thttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3muoavbbjjc2cGood morning! This week may have been shorter as far as days go, but things got pretty busy at work! Hoping everyone has a great friday and an awesome weekend.04 Sep 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoavbbjjc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3muoatywnvk2cGood morning! This week may have been shorter as far as days go, but things got pretty busy at work! Hoping everyone has a great friday and an awesome weekend.04 Sep 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoatywnvk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mungoqxx4226I have gone very boring.the most exciting thing to report is that I accidentally clicked on a phishing test email and had to do extra phishing training at work. In my defence, I’m new and the ‘attack’ was my manager sharing something with me. I could totally have been more careful but clearly wasn’t03 Sep 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mungoqxx4226https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mungkzd4nc26@beersandbrotanks.bsky.social wasn’t I already following you?03 Sep 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mungkzd4nc26https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mugvbhylms2iReturn to gym successful with a 5k.01 Sep 2026 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugvbhylms2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mugpadvzbs23Good morning. Today brings us September, a cooler morning,a return to work after a bank holiday weekend, & schools are starting to open up too! Quite a week. I’m heading to the gym as my new gym membership starts today, plus a busy work day ahead! Hope you all have a wonderful day, week and a month!01 Sep 2026 05:36 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugpadvzbs23https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mu2j4utflk24Growing up in Pakistan , the arrival of rain the summer always inspired songs and dances and general joy. People go for samosas and pakoras. I always found it weird how rain was considered depressing till I spent around 20 years here in the UK. But today,there is joy in everyone again 🙂27 Aug 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2j4utflk24https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mtb2g44l6k22Good morning, today we return to work after a week off. The weather seems to be getting cooler. Hopefully, things are all falling into the right places for everyone and this week offers great news and joys to all.17 Aug 2026 06:15 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtb2g44l6k22https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mss3lpdsa22p@xxhi-its-lauraxx.bsky.social did you start your new role this week? How has it been?11 Aug 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mss3lpdsa22phttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3msqzghials2cIf second, the unit of time, was the second, what was the first?10 Aug 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqzghials2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3msibfanrjs26What if your cat was part bunny travelling through the stars on a giant carrot?07 Aug 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msibfanrjs26https://bsky.app/profile/smacula.bsky.social/post/3mshxe6toss26Good morning! Let the Friday commence!07 Aug 2026 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:4ccpdndkarkrwozcepy3wrt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshxe6toss26