SimonL ⛵️
@sim.onl
Teacher, Assistant Head, writer, author, preacher, runner, sailor. News junkie, tech obsessive. Lord of Sealand.
Web: https://sim.onl
#T1D #christian #sailing #education #teaching #writing #westerly
Web: https://sim.onl
#T1D #christian #sailing #education #teaching #writing #westerly
I wrote a thing reflecting on my move from email app powerhouse Superhuman to the more quirky Hey!
Email: Superhuman to Hey!
My Email Obsession I’m a bit of an email obsessive. I have no idea why. I must have tried most of the email apps available since the mid ’90s in my hunt for “the best” (whatever that looks like). F…
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August 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I wrote a thing reflecting on my move from email app powerhouse Superhuman to the more quirky Hey!
I “gave” ChatGPT £50 and told it I would invest it however it suggested. I told it I wanted it to make me the most money as quickly as possible. It reckons that in five years time it will have turned my £50 into £5,782,266,993,424.89! 🤣
April 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I “gave” ChatGPT £50 and told it I would invest it however it suggested. I told it I wanted it to make me the most money as quickly as possible. It reckons that in five years time it will have turned my £50 into £5,782,266,993,424.89! 🤣
Still enchanted by the touring production of “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” I saw last week, I’ve written a quick review on my blog. (NB Don’t read if you’re the actor who portrayed Aslan - sorry…!)
A Magical Night in Narnia: Review of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Touring Stage Show)
A Magical Night in Narnia: Review of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Touring Stage Show) Last week, my family and I took a trip to Woking to see the touring stage production of The Lion,…
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April 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Still enchanted by the touring production of “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” I saw last week, I’ve written a quick review on my blog. (NB Don’t read if you’re the actor who portrayed Aslan - sorry…!)
I’m not a fan of April Fool’s Day, particularly on social media. Those lovely algorithms keep sticking painfully awful, unfunny ‘jokes’ in my feed for days after the 1st. I will admit, though, that this one has tickled me this morning!
April 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I’m not a fan of April Fool’s Day, particularly on social media. Those lovely algorithms keep sticking painfully awful, unfunny ‘jokes’ in my feed for days after the 1st. I will admit, though, that this one has tickled me this morning!
I discovered this song recently (in the closing credits of a TV show). I had never heard of the song or Mia Martini before but now I can’t stop listening it. Such a beautiful melody, and richly layered arrangement. And what a voice!
Minuetto by Mia Martini on Apple Music
Song · 1973 · Duration 4:43
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April 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I discovered this song recently (in the closing credits of a TV show). I had never heard of the song or Mia Martini before but now I can’t stop listening it. Such a beautiful melody, and richly layered arrangement. And what a voice!
Ah, the halcyon days when a bit of waterboarding was the worst crime of a US president… (This tweet has randomly resurfaced because two of you lot have ‘liked’ it).
April 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Ah, the halcyon days when a bit of waterboarding was the worst crime of a US president… (This tweet has randomly resurfaced because two of you lot have ‘liked’ it).
A second post now up on my boat blog, this one about Goshawk’s new home at Mistley Marine, and in praise of Paul, the absolute legend who has worked hard on our behalf over the winter to get Goshawk ready for the season.
A new winter home
A new winter home After being afflicted, yet again, with engine problems, which meant that Goshawk would only go backwards(!) I took the decision to over winter Goshawk at Mistley Marine rather tha…
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March 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A second post now up on my boat blog, this one about Goshawk’s new home at Mistley Marine, and in praise of Paul, the absolute legend who has worked hard on our behalf over the winter to get Goshawk ready for the season.
Couple of new posts on my boat blog today (better late than never!). Firstly, one on the ongoing saga of Goshawk of Møn’s engine…
Engine issues (yet again!)
Engine issues (yet again!) Last summer we had a wonderful few days away on Goshawk (recounted in my post, “2024’s “Epic Voyage”,”) where, apart from a minor issue with…
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March 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Couple of new posts on my boat blog today (better late than never!). Firstly, one on the ongoing saga of Goshawk of Møn’s engine…
Meant to do a four mile run. Got lost. Did seven miles… I’m actually impressed I managed to run that far as it’s the furthest I’ve done for a while! Didn’t even need to stop to re-glucose (#T1D), just to check the map!
March 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Meant to do a four mile run. Got lost. Did seven miles… I’m actually impressed I managed to run that far as it’s the furthest I’ve done for a while! Didn’t even need to stop to re-glucose (#T1D), just to check the map!
This was absolutely superb. I honestly have never seen anything like it before. Absolutely exquisite. Stunning. Magical. Beautiful. I couldn’t recommend this more highly.
March 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This was absolutely superb. I honestly have never seen anything like it before. Absolutely exquisite. Stunning. Magical. Beautiful. I couldn’t recommend this more highly.
I really dislike how every time I do so much as breathe I get asked to do a survey about my experience. Usually I ignore these but as a Nespresso aficionado I opted to do their survey. It is astonishingly bad with some ludicrous questions. I didn’t make it to the end.
March 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I really dislike how every time I do so much as breathe I get asked to do a survey about my experience. Usually I ignore these but as a Nespresso aficionado I opted to do their survey. It is astonishingly bad with some ludicrous questions. I didn’t make it to the end.
I love conversations with my daughter: “daddy, who was the woman on the bus?” “Do you mean Rosa Parks, lovely?” “Yes, daddy. Why did she go to prison?” Cue brief explanation about the bus boycott. “Daddy, I can touch my hair!” as daughter shows me she can touch the bottom of her hair down her back…!
March 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I love conversations with my daughter: “daddy, who was the woman on the bus?” “Do you mean Rosa Parks, lovely?” “Yes, daddy. Why did she go to prison?” Cue brief explanation about the bus boycott. “Daddy, I can touch my hair!” as daughter shows me she can touch the bottom of her hair down her back…!
After many years of heavy use, particularly during COVID lockdowns, our treadmill died yesterday… 😢 I’ve now done a couple of sessions on @clairemchale.co.uk’s fixed wheel bike thingy instead, and - oh my goodness - it burns!
March 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
After many years of heavy use, particularly during COVID lockdowns, our treadmill died yesterday… 😢 I’ve now done a couple of sessions on @clairemchale.co.uk’s fixed wheel bike thingy instead, and - oh my goodness - it burns!