I’m pretty sure that all of these are meant to be autumnal. Yet here it’s early August — high summer — and there they are, growing madly.


First time anyone has asked me for a more detailed CV. But hey, I can write about myself till the cows come home.


Weird. I go to Ted Leo’s Soundcloud page. A track by someone called Lil Purpp starts playing. Nothing to do with Leo or the page I’m on, as far as I can see.


This is what Virgin Trains calls a window seat now.


Monster sky out my window. And time I tried some photos with this new phone.


Wait, Now ATP has gone back to the old outro theme. Was last week’s just a one-off? I’m so confused.


[@colinwalker](https://micro.blog/colinwalker) Did you know that your blog’s search page for the term is the second hit on DuckDuckGo for #indieweb? Quite impressive.


The Microformats 2 WordPress plugin was causing spurious HTML tags to be visible around my name next to these posts. I’ve disabled it for now. But looking at the page to get that link, I’m realising that maybe I don’t actually need it:

For all themes that do not declare support for Microformats 2, this plugin attempts to add Microformats to areas that are accessible through filters and actions.

I think the theme I’m using, Minnow, probably supports microformats already. Though I confess to having only slight understanding of what microformats are for. I added that plugin while moving the site the other day, along with all the #Indieweb plugins.


Testing Micro.blog with the new server setup.


Jodie Whittaker was amazing in Broadchurch. I’m extremely happy to see her as the new Doctor.


“Arguably the greatest player ever to pick up a racket.” There’s no argument, Sue.


I’m shocked, saddened and sickened that Wimbledon can’t spell Garbiñe Muguruza’s name correctly on their scoreboard. It’s not an emoji.


Wow! ATP has a killer new version of its outro theme on episode 230. No mention of it in-show, though, even in the aftershow.


Forgot yesterday: worst thing about Apple earbuds is that the control is on the right-hand wire. Every other pair has it on the left.


Wondering why people recruiting for senior development positions often ask low-level JVM type questions. Doesn’t hurt to know that stuff, but who keeps it at their fingertips?


Subtitles Café on the Balls Pond Road has a sign saying “Best Covfefe in London.”


Trying to use Maven properly to build and release an open-source project. Was it invented just to make things more complex?


In Naples airport waiting to fly back to London. Have charging point, but iPad won’t talk to iPhone for tethering.


OM god! Radiohead are doing ‘Creep’. Somehow I thought they didn’t do that anymore. And no bowdlerisation, either. I approve.


I don’t understand: Glastonbury is on this weekend, but Wimbledon hasn’t started yet? Glastonbury’s always in the middle of Wimbledon. The world is turned upside down.