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Read a bit more of The Founders. PayPal and X have agreed a merger; "business genius" Elon Musk initially demanded a valuation at a 92/8 split in favour of X, but his own business partners and employees forced him to accept a (much more reasonable) 50/50 split instead
Must remember to change the early alarms on the phone from "Mon-Fri" to "Mon-Thu" before I go to sleep
I have today been offered more work by consultancyCo, increasing my days from 2 per week back up to full time. This is very welcome even if it is only until the end of January.
No comet. By the time the western sky had got dark enough, a big cloud had come and planted itself there. It only hung around for a while but by the time it had moved on, I suspect the comet had ducked down behind a tall tree in a nearby garden
On the other side, though, there's a lovely full moon through the living room window
It's been a lovely sunny day with lumps of fluff. The high was 18 and, despite a damp start, no rain rained. Looks to be a clear night too. Barometer up to 1011 mBar.
Apparently the clear skies should afford a good sight of the "Harvest Moon" this evening.
I have today been offered more work by consultancyCo, increasing my days from 2 per week back up to full time. This is very welcome even if it is only until the end of January.
The quest for a more firmly positioned contract continues.
Chilly in here at 16.3 deg, 17 deg in the kitchen, 15 deg in the leanto.
1002 mBar, in Hg, Torr, psi, (up from 998 last night), 68% RH (Lidl electric).
Meanwhile on the 22nd of November 2019 the weather was much the same as above but colder.
Walk (unabbreviated) walked in the unexpected sunshine.
Lot of rain yesterday judging by the leat: unblocked an overflow pipe.
Leat was overflowing at the two usual places: water level not high enough for the 3rd.
Lunch: there was.
Entertainment: something or other.
Freecell score: 93%, running average: 78%.
Did a bit of gardening: rain shower after I'd been out there 5 minutes: felt rather tired so only managed an hour of hacking brambles and honeyfeckingsuckle, the bane of my life.
Tea: soup etc.
Entertainment: PM <click>
Dozed off for 20 minutes or so. Probably means I'll wake at sparrowfart o'clock again tomorrow.
Nothing to watch on the box so finished off "A legacy of spies" and moved on to "Agent running in the field" as you do.
There was some rain last night, but this morning it's a rosy-fingered dawn with a clear sky above! It'll get a bit cloudier over the course of the day though. Still relatively mild at 13°C ("feels like" 10°) with an expected high of 16°; the barometers are up a touch at 994/1002mB
Tonight's telly was E1 of Inside Barlinnie about the eponymous Glasgow prison, which is soon to close. Interesting stuff
And then I read a few more chapters of The Founders, in which PayPal finally has its name - though it still thinks it's making a PalmPilot app for splitting bills in restaurants
Thursday (which is now functionally equivalent to Friday for me) tomorrow!
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