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Matthew Lang

Family guy and web developer

The Weekend Report #2

Friday. Wrapped up client work and finished up packing for the holiday.

Saturday was a long day travelling with the family. It was the first time I decided to eschew technology for the flight. No laptops, iPads or even a Kindle. All I had was Cal Newton's Deep Work book and the job of entertaining our two boys for a while. For a device-free flight it was quite quick. Touched down in Toronto mid-afternoon and had some ribs for dinner at my in-laws house which is our base for the next couple of weeks.

The day after the flight is always the recovery day. The boys were up early as predicted so we had a hobbit style breakfast comprising of an early breakfast at 5am and a normal breakfast at 9am.

For the second time I joined my brother-in-law and his friends for five-a-side football. I've still got a good touch, but I definitely don't have as much energy as I used too.

Ethan playing at Rockchapel Golf Course

Me, Ethan and my father-in-law headed to a nearby nine hole golf course for a quick game of golf today. Ethan destroyed myself and his Granpa with accurate green shots and some great putting. After a few errands on the way home, I cooked up some fajitas for the family and then headed to the park with the boys.

Pretty much a damn good weekend.

Last day of client work before downing tools for four weeks. A good time to get away I think.

Going to try and block out the news for a while and get some work done.

Great to see @path getting regular updates. Love the new #pathdaily feature.

The EU referendum debate has been nothing short of a fear factory in the last few weeks. Politicians have highlighting doom and gloom scenarios for both sides of the debate. There is a side of the debate I haven't heard until now and that's the side of the experts.

If you're still on the fence about the vote then I suggest you take time out your day for a quick education. In his brief talk Professor Michael Dougan covers all the facts and figures of the EU and the UK. Well worth your time.

I'll be voting to remain in the EU on Thursday. I believe as a nation we're in a better position being part of the EU.

Hat tip to Ian Dick for posting this and bringing it to my attention.

A shame you can't get these for UK light switches. They would have been a great addition to the boys rooms.

Disappointed that #downloadingdengar isn’t trending for the @eastarwars Battlefront update.