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 Updated: 14-12-2024

From my home in Charneca da Caparica, Portugal.

(This page is inspired by Derek Sivers' project, nownownow.com)

Off to Ireland

We're off to Ireland for Xmas with my brother. Lots to see with plenty of kilometers to cover. He wanted to go to Scotland to see where Braveheart was filmed, but it was filmed in Ireland, so we're going there.

✅ Changing Priorities 

Since moving to Portugal sixteen months ago, health and fitness has been a more prevalent feature of my life. Weight training and cardio are top priorities, especially with all the tasty food and wine here, but with all the travel and illness lately it's been a losing battle.

Finally back to using our sauna as well. Hoping that will payoff over time as well.

Learning Português and integrating into the culture seems an unending process, but the challenges and changes are great for an aging brain like mine.

Trying to manage my time is still a mess, pen and paper, Slack, email, calendar, etc.
The problem may not be the tool on the screen, but the one between the chair and the keyboard...

📚 Publishing Projects

Lovecraftian horror short story (now on the 7th draft).

Daily 5-minute journal, curated with items I think are important. Why yet another one of these and what makes my opinion worthy? Good question and who cares, even if I don't sell any I will still learn something.

Pathfinder 2 version of the Libram of Lists (still formatting and adding new content)

A collection of tales about kooky things that happened at work. I've over eighty now.

A book of "cool words" inspired by the excellent Raging Swan Press. Not sure if this will be a thing anymore, but less probable.

🛝 Diversions

Useful Not True, another excellent, thought provoking, book by Derek Sivers. 

I'm going to read this a second time.

Ayrton Senna, a realistic account of the life of the Messiah of Motor Racing.

The Drive, Peter Attia MD's excellent podcast on medicine related to healthspan (not necessarily how long you live, which is also important, but the quality of your life). I feel smarter just for listening.

Diablo IV, a huge time-suck currently. On the upside, my sorcerous is the bomb and is nigh-unstoppable.

🕸 Sites and Social

D&D 3.5e SRD: My contribution to the community, by hosting an updated version of the site, for the best version of Dungeons and Dragons (IMHO).

Urban Realms: Where my wife and I hock our wares.

Bluesky: Where all the cool kids are going instead of Xitter.

Instagram: Oft neglected feed of my photos (all cars).

My one article on Medium about what D&D did for me.