{"id":13780,"date":"2026-06-04T09:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/?p=13780"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:16:26","slug":"weeknotes-379-parched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2026\/06\/04\/weeknotes-379-parched\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeknotes #379 \u2014 Parched"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='e-content'><span hidden class=\"__iawmlf-post-loop-links\" data-iawmlf-links=\"[{&quot;id&quot;:7275,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/No_Jacket_Required&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260603180050\\\/https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/No_Jacket_Required&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-04 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src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92CEA6B1-72CF-478A-91F8-FE17713456EA_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"This old Metropolitan Line train at Chesham is nearly ready to go, with its cargo of parched weeds.\" class=\"wp-image-13778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92CEA6B1-72CF-478A-91F8-FE17713456EA_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92CEA6B1-72CF-478A-91F8-FE17713456EA_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92CEA6B1-72CF-478A-91F8-FE17713456EA_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92CEA6B1-72CF-478A-91F8-FE17713456EA_1_105_c-700x525.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This old Metropolitan Line train at Chesham is nearly ready to go, with its cargo of parched weeds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve properly entered <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No_Jacket_Required\" title=\"Wikipedia: No Jacket Required\">Phil Collins season<\/a>, with extremely hot temperatures dominating the week. My morning walk from Euston to the City of London is now on hiatus until either (a) it cools down again, or (b) the Tube goes on strike. The train line between Berkhamsted and London couldn\u2019t take the heat; the rails weren\u2019t happy, so I had to use the Metropolitan Line to and from Chesham for a day and a half of the three that I spent in the office. For some reason that I can\u2019t fathom, this week I also had the habit of waking up at exactly 5am each day, checking my watch and then trying to go back to sleep for the hour before my alarm went off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One evening we popped up to see my wife\u2019s parents to check they were doing ok in the heat. Having them five minutes from us makes an emergency ice cream delivery feasible. It\u2019s been lovely to find that their house keeps cucumber-cool in the summer and cosy in the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday I annoyingly woke up even earlier than usual with a sore throat, doubly frustrating as I was due to wake up a little later \u2014 but still early \u2014 to ride the <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdericky.uk\" title=\"Tour de Ricky\">Tour de Ricky<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2025\/06\/03\/weeknotes-327-tour-de-ricky\/\" title=\"Andrew Doran: Weeknotes #327 \u2014 Tour de Ricky\">for the second year in a row<\/a>. After popping a couple of paracetamol tablets and squeezing in another hour\u2019s disturbed sleep, I got up at 5am and headed out to meet other cycling club members in the high street for the ride over to the start. I found this ride <em>really<\/em> tough this year, mainly due to the heat, but also because I wasn\u2019t feeling well. For a lot of the ride I had it in my head that \u201cI just want this done now\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it wasn\u2019t all bad. About a quarter of the way around we found ourselves in a village, clustered with a bunch of other groups of cyclists on the same ride. The road opened up into a beautiful, smooth and flowing descent. I got myself behind Phil from West London Cycling and hung on as we breezed past everyone, with me hardly pedalling and being pulled along by the draft. It was joyous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a typically glamorous lunch standing on the pavement outside the Nisa convenience store in Silverstone, we set off again to cover the remaining slightly-more-than-half of the ride. I quickly spotted that my back tyre was a little squidgy but hadn\u2019t gone flat. There was only one obvious mark on the tyre, a small cut, but whatever had got in there seemed to have left again. I decided to fill the tyre using one of my CO2 canisters and to cross my fingers that it would stay inflated. A few miles later I had my answer, leaving me no choice but to change the inner tube. You can go for many months without having a puncture, and suddenly something happens; I suspect I must have run over a piece of glass or other sharp object that cut through the tyre and nicked the tube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time we made it back to the start, I was more than done. <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2025\/06\/03\/weeknotes-327-tour-de-ricky\/\" title=\"Andrew Doran: Weeknotes #327 \u2014 Tour de Ricky\">A year after it first happened<\/a>, I now know that my feet get very painful in hot temperatures. When I take my shoes off I expect to see blood-soaked socks, but there are no visible marks whatsoever. <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2026\/05\/06\/london-wales-london-2026\/\" title=\"Andrew Doran: \ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2642\ufe0f London Wales London 2026\">London Wales London<\/a> may be twice the length of Tour de Ricky, but the cooler temperatures and slower pace made it feel easier in some ways than this ride. At the end, my face was so salty that I looked like I had been prepared for long-term meat storage. I\u2019ve spent the rest of the weekend trying to rehydrate and get some electrolytes back into my body again.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1794\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ED937C17-6DB5-47AD-9323-64880C5814C2_1_201_a-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Disgustingly salty.\" class=\"wp-image-13777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ED937C17-6DB5-47AD-9323-64880C5814C2_1_201_a-scaled.jpeg 1794w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ED937C17-6DB5-47AD-9323-64880C5814C2_1_201_a-210x300.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ED937C17-6DB5-47AD-9323-64880C5814C2_1_201_a-717x1024.jpeg 717w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ED937C17-6DB5-47AD-9323-64880C5814C2_1_201_a-768x1096.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ED937C17-6DB5-47AD-9323-64880C5814C2_1_201_a-1076x1536.jpeg 1076w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ED937C17-6DB5-47AD-9323-64880C5814C2_1_201_a-1435x2048.jpeg 1435w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ED937C17-6DB5-47AD-9323-64880C5814C2_1_201_a-490x700.jpeg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1794px) 100vw, 1794px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Disgustingly salty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This was a week in which I:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Was meant to have taken the week off as holiday, but decided to cancel my leave as I had too many things going on at work that I wanted to come in for.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enjoyed a bank holiday ride with both of my boys again, along with one of their friends. We tackled a lovely flat route north of the Chilterns, with one big climb up Ivinghoe Beacon at the end.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learnt a bit about my family history on my dad\u2019s side. My father-in-law has been researching the family tree for years and has been slowly discovering things on my branch too. The 1921 census is amazing, showing that my one-year-old grandfather was living in a small terraced house in Twickenham with nine other people.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joined the inaugural project meeting with colleagues across our organisation to expand an area of our business. It\u2019s exciting to be involved in something that is visibly growing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Met with colleagues to discuss our first intake of summer interns, how the logistics of their first few days will work, and how we will organise the placement and work for the intern who will be joining my team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finalised and submitted our draft proposal for an internal scorecard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reviewed the final technology bill of materials with our chosen vendor for a new office.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Met with colleagues who are responsible for managing policies and standards for our group, reviewing our department\u2019s current processes for assessing and adopting them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Had an excellent in-person meeting with the CEO and Director of Enterprise Sales of a well-known technology company, which is also one of our vendors. As well as hearing about where their products and the company are heading, we took the opportunity to present the capabilities of our own firm and how we might be able to help their business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caught up with the project manager from our sister company to hear about the latest developments with their office refurbishment project, as well as changes that the landlord is making.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Went for a local team lunch in the City. The restaurant and food weren\u2019t great, but we didn\u2019t let it get in the way of how lovely it was to get together outside of the office as a team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Popped back into the optician to order my new glasses and shades. Getting old is an expensive business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wrote to my financial adviser to see what approach my pension funds will be taking to the upcoming planned mega-IPOs of SpaceX and various AI companies. These IPOs are so large that the index providers are looking at relaxing their rules about how long it takes for a recently floated company to be included; one argument is that if these companies end up representing a massive percentage of the stock market, then buying into an index isn\u2019t really buying the basket that is meant to represent the market as a whole. Katie Martin at the Financial Times has warned that this may be \u201c<a title=\"Financial Times: SpaceX and the \u2018enshittification\u2019 of markets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f724d500-fd45-4f38-86b8-549b5cae88ba\">the \u2018enshittification\u2019 of markets<\/a>\u201d:<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Companies come and go out of indices all the time and investors generally do not and should not care. And if Musk\u2019s company really is worth $1.75tn then, sure, indices would be weirdly distorted if they had a SpaceX-sized black hole in them. But if SpaceX stumbles after it lifts off and hooks straight into the veins of passive flows, there are consequences for all investors.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Had a lovely Sunday afternoon at the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust\u2019s <a title=\"Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust\u2019s Nature Discovery Centre\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbowt.org.uk\/explore\/visitor-centres\/nature-discovery-centre\">Nature Discovery Centre<\/a> in Thatcham. My wife used one of the tools to find a halfway point between Berkhamsted, our home town, and Bristol, where her brother and his family live. It was a perfect meeting point, with lots of outdoor space, extra-long picnic tables, a good caf\u00e9, a beautiful lake with a path to walk around, and a playground for the youngest member of the family. Our picnic was excellent and we topped it off with a cake-fuelled celebration for my wife\u2019s mum\u2019s birthday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Went to two album club events in the same week, both of which were excellent. On Tuesday at the WB-40 Album Club we heard <a title=\"WB-40 Album Club: 35 \u2014 North by Graeme Connors\" href=\"https:\/\/wb40album.club\/35-north\">some 1980s Australian country music courtesy of Graeme Connors<\/a>, and on Friday at the original Album Club we heard the most contemporary album that we have ever played, <a title=\"Album Club: 183 \u2014 Good For The Soul\" href=\"https:\/\/albumclub.info\/183-good-for-the-soul\">Gans\u2019s <em>Good For The Soul<\/em><\/a>. One of the things I love most about both of the Album Clubs is exposure to records that I would otherwise probably never have heard.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcasts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The FT News Briefing podcast <a title=\"FT News Briefing: Global birth rates are falling\u2026phones are a big reason why\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/65e9b80f-b31e-4f50-9377-034b82c6b00e\">had an interesting report<\/a> from their Chief Data Reporter John Burn-Murdoch about how global birth rates are falling, linking this to mobile phones:<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>So this is another one where I should just say, you know, everything we&#8217;re talking about here, there are theories, there are arguments. Some evidence seems stronger than others, but none of this is completely watertight. But the reason that a bunch of the researchers I spoke to are starting to point the finger more at technology and devices is that this is a simple question of time use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the age groups that would typically be the ones settling down and having kids are spending significant amounts of time on their phones, that is time a lot of which might previously have been spent hanging out face-to-face with their peers. And we have hard evidence on this, that the amount of time young people spend socializing in person has fallen very steeply from the late 2000s in high-income countries through to the present day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deep, strong relationships that lead to things like marriage, perhaps children, are the result of a lot of time hanging out with people to get there. You hang out with a lot of people to find the right person, and then you hang out with that person long enough to settle down. And if we are simply hanging out a lot less, by some measures, half as much as we used to, then that process is going to take a lot longer if it happens at all.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was interesting to read in the Financial Times about <a title=\"Financial Times: AI guardrails stripped from Meta and Google models in minutes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/5630ed79-a263-41ed-9a1a-321617ae310e\">a tool that automatically removes safety protections from AI models<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simon Willison has <a title=\"Simon Willison: Notes on Pope Leo XIV\u2019s encyclical on AI\" href=\"https:\/\/simonwillison.net\/2026\/May\/25\/encyclical-on-ai\/\">an excellent write-up of Pope Leo XIV\u2019s encyclical on AI<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I hadn\u2019t heard about Apple\u2019s <a title=\"Apple: About Stolen Device Protection for iPhone\" href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/120340\">Stolen Device Protection<\/a> feature until I saw John Gruber\u2019s mention of it in <a title=\"Daring Fireball: THIEVES ARE TEXTING THREATS TO VICTIMS OF IPHONE THEFT IN LONDON\" href=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\/linked\/2026\/05\/25\/london-iphone-thieves-threats\">his post about a New York Times article<\/a>. <br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finally finished <em><a title=\"Channel 4: The Tony Blair Story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/the-tony-blair-story\">The Tony Blair Story<\/a><\/em>. I\u2019m not sure that a biographical documentary made in conjunction with the main subject can ever be completely forensic in its analysis, but this wasn\u2019t bad. I remember those first few years of his time as prime minister being full of hope, but it all went sour very quickly after 9\/11. I don\u2019t think that he could ever fundamentally change his view on whether the Iraq War was a good thing, as it would involve dismantling all of the structure and scaffolding that he has built his mind and his life around.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continued with season two of <em><a title=\"Disney+: Rivals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/en-gb\/browse\/entity-97399b9f-964e-444c-91f3-7db9f11efe5d\">Rivals<\/a><\/em>, which is still an enjoyable romp.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watched <a title=\"BikeRadar: Cycling's Unbreakable Record | BikeRadar's new documentary looks at Michael Broadwith's Land's End to John o'Groats record attempt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/news\/cyclings-unbreakable-record\">the BikeRadar documentary on Michael Broadwith\u2019s record-breaking ride from Land\u2019s End to John o\u2019Groats in 2018<\/a>. I\u2019d struggle to maintain his speed on a club ride, let alone for 839 miles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Started watching series two of <em>The Assembly<\/em>. Most episodes bring at least one tear to my eye. The whole series is <a title=\"YouTube: ITV: The Assembly\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLBUEM5R_1iKnlamb8euEIQOfsGAVvS57c\">available on YouTube<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also started watching <em><a title=\"Disney+: Paradise\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/en-gb\/browse\/entity-2b4b8988-50c9-4097-bf93-bc34a99a5b4f\">Paradise<\/a><\/em> on the recommendation of a few different friends. We\u2019re a couple of episodes in and I am not convinced that I\u2019ll be able to go the distance; there\u2019s something about it that seems wooden and contrived, with a slow reveal of the backstory through lengthy flashbacks.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Audio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was sad to hear about the passing of Rob Base. <em><a title=\"YouTube: kanaloa92: I WANNA ROCK - ROB BASE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3hdhgEgZtz0\">I Wanna Rock<\/a><\/em> was one of my favourite tracks on one of the first CDs I ever bought.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3hdhgEgZtz0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Watching a random episode of <em>Top of the Pops<\/em> on iPlayer uncovered <em><a title=\"YouTube: Oxygene 80: PhD - I Won't Let You Down (HQ)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kF_1x5gdXwM\">I Won\u2019t Let You Down<\/a><\/em> by Ph.D., which I must have heard at some point but which felt completely new to my ears. I love that there are still so many gems out there that I haven\u2019t heard yet.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kF_1x5gdXwM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reading <em><a title=\"MOM Books: Tsunami Kids by Paul Forkan and Rob Forkan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mombooks.com\/book\/tsunami-kids\/\">Tsunami Kids<\/a><\/em> has put me off eating watermelons.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DraggedImage.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DraggedImage.png 1000w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DraggedImage-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DraggedImage-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DraggedImage-700x393.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Next week:<\/strong> Rain.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2026\/06\/04\/weeknotes-379-parched\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permalink to Weeknotes #379 \u2014 Parched\"><div class='e-content p-summary'>We\u2019ve properly entered Phil Collins season, with extremely hot temperatures dominating the week. My morning walk from Euston to the City of London is now on hiatus until either (a) it cools down again, or (b) the Tube goes on strike. 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This one seems to have quickly evaporated without me making much headway into my personal to-do list. 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It\u2019s always a bit surreal to jump onto a Metropolitan Line train so far out of the capital. 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I have a bit of a break from work coming up, which is either particularly well-timed or the very fact that it\u2019s on the horizon means that I\u2019ve started to feel a bit worn out. It was a week of late nights, not helped by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Weeknotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Weeknotes","link":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/category\/weeknotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":13740,"url":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2026\/05\/13\/weeknotes-376-one-stop\/","url_meta":{"origin":13780,"position":3},"title":"Weeknotes #376 \u2014 One Stop","author":"Andrew Doran","date":"13 May 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Voting time for the local council elections in Holborn, London. I walk past this lovely London street on my commute to work. A four-day week due to the plainly named Early May bank holiday in the UK. 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Not stressful per se, just so much crammed into it so that it felt like an endurance event. Experience told me that a planned train strike for Thursday may mean that the service might could also be a little suspect\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Weeknotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Weeknotes","link":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/category\/weeknotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DraggedImage-2-2.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DraggedImage-2-2.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DraggedImage-2-2.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DraggedImage-2-2.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DraggedImage-2-2.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DraggedImage-2-2.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9344,"url":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2022\/08\/29\/weeknotes-183-obrigado\/","url_meta":{"origin":13780,"position":5},"title":"Weeknotes #183 \u2014 Obrigado","author":"Andrew Doran","date":"29 August 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"We\u2019ve just come back from a lovely week in Burgau, Portugal, which we spent with some of our closest friends. 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