Weeknotes #175: Seaview and shuffleboard

Warm days brought sea views, friends and movement.

Week commencing Monday, 25 May 2026

Panoramic view of a sandy beach at low tide on a sunny day in Seaview, Isle of Wight. Rocky gravel foreground leads to a wide expanse of sand dotted with seaweed and wooden posts, with calm blue water and boats visible in the distance. A lone figure stands beside a small dinghy. Residential properties and a sea wall frame the right side.
Bank holiday bliss at sun-drenched Seaview, Isle of Wight

Quantified Self

  • This week: Stand 7/7; Exercise 5/7 and Move 6/7. (86%). Morning walks: 0/3. Office days: 1/4. Total steps: 54,340. 10.4 hours in meetings.

Life

  • Britain experienced its hottest day in May on record on the Bank Holiday, as temperatures reached 34.8°C. And it was hot all week. In my home office, the fan was needed when the room temperature exceeded 30°C.
  • Bank Holiday lunch in Seaview. By luck, the table had a direct view out to sea, and we could see all the boats moored by the sailing club and the RIBs shuttling people to and from their vessels. It was quite fascinating to watch the number of people, loaded up, being taken by RIB to their boats.
  • Wednesday, I decided to go to the gym. I only did an indoor walk, but it was a start. The gym was nice and air-conditioned, but it was also quite refreshing outside as the air cooled. I’d had the windows open upstairs, so we also had a lovely breeze through the house.
  • My memory message celebrating the 50th anniversary of the West Shropshire Talking Newspaper has been published. I must post it here when I get a moment.
  • A group of us played shuffleboard in a bar near the office. We didn’t play by the rules, even though they were set out on a board in front of us. We scored every puck; I think only the team with the puck closest to the far end of the board scores points for that round. It was fun.
  • Friday, people for dinner, snacks in the garden in the heat. I think they call them picky bits these days.
  • Saturday, I ended up going down rabbit holes trying to figure out if I could move all my emails and websites to European-hosted services. It turns out that it is more difficult than I imagined, and more expensive. Perhaps I’ll think about it some more.
  • Sunday, Next had a smaller version of the sofa we wanted to look at. The Crazy Coqs did Wicked and The Wizard of Oz, which, in turn, gave us 15% off for a drink afterwards.

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