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Summary week 02 of 2026 was still somewhat relaxing as I was still on vacation formally. Took the time to work on our house project25 Project25 works This week the first craftsmen started their work. First things are the roof windows and reinforcment of the roof for the insulation. Our roof tiler/carpenter is a really […]
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Let’s try something slightly new for this year. A more structured weekly review The first week was obviously full with new years festivities and vacation. Some reflection on the previous year and some outlook onto the new year Summary here’s a short recap of the first week of 2026 Open Stage Templin Last Sunday there […]
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The final full week of 2025. What a year… I’m a little proud of myself that I managed to post the weekly review almost every week. Not always in time… but nevertheless 52 postings. And the second year in a row. Currently contemplating what changes I want to the postings for the weekly review in […]
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Let’s review which self-hosting service really worked for me in 2025. I rarely talk about the one that just work. That’s the problem with good work … if something just works, and doesn’t bother you… you tend to forget about it even exists because using it is more a habit than an effort. Paperless NGX […]
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Second to last week of 2025 One last official work week for this year. We found the time to have a joint dinner at the Chicago Williams BBQ in Charlottenburg. The dinner was nice. But somehow they screwed us over with the reservation. We booked for 8 people about 3 weeks ago via the OpenTable […]
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The year is coming to an end quickly. The last 3 weeks are approaching. new Phone I finally got a new iPhone. A model 17, nothing fancy, just functional. Such a relief to have FaceID working again (that was broken in my old iPhone 12 Pro Max). Typing my long password for 1Password all the […]
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Busy week, kind of. Started on Sunday with meeting the drywaller at #project25. Hopefully plans are coming together and construction can start soon. On Monday the new roof windows have been delivered as the first new parts for the house. Had to spend the whole there and was working from the countryside. Of course had […]
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really cold The last weekend was really cold already in the countryside. Neighbour village reported -10º C while we were only at a mild -6,5º C. Fortunately there was no ice yet on the lake. The first rather thin layer of ice is the most annoying one for swimming. Because one thinks it’s easy to […]
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Started my week with a good run in foggy conditions. The countryside looked like it’s only a 100x100m large, because beyond that everything disappeared in the fog. Reminded me of a low “render distance” setting in Minecraft. Swimming went well and the water temperature is getting into challenging regions. It’s still liquid but the week […]