The migration to my new MacBook Air is almost complete. I liked the opportunity to start from a clean slate, so most of the process involved copying files across. I thought iCloud would have helped in this respect, but it was not always functioning on my old Pro.
My new Air arrived to replace my ageing Pro. Ten years is a long time to have a laptop. I definitely had my money’s worth from the Pro. Lots of setup to do over the next couple of days.
It’s the first of three days back at work before New Year. The upside is that being back at work today for a few days means that I’ll be a bit more prepared starting again after New Year.
I have been wrestling with the Vips library for Ruby for most of the afternoon. I am trying to get multiple PNG files with alpha channels to layer on top of each other to produce a final image. So far, my only success has been combining a single PNG file with a JPG.
I may have found the perfect place to order practice golf balls for Ethan. Ayrshire Discount Golf Balls. A reasonable price for practice balls, and some of my money for each order goes to a children’s cancer charity.
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Patrick Rhone’s plan for measuring his days in the future is definitely something I can get on board with.
One day, I hope not to measure my days in minutes or hours, but in miles walked and pages read.
And on that note I finished a book this morning and just finished an hour walk with Jennifer through the trees where we live. A great day so far by any measure.
Wally Bock shares an ideal model for present-day Christmas in a time when, there’s a demand and push for us to spend and consume beyond our means.
What I’ve always liked about the story is the way Dickens portrayed that dinner. Dickens had been poor and he didn’t romanticize the poverty.
Instead, he showed a family enjoying each other and the day. There would be time for work and old man Scrooge soon enough. They knew that Tiny Tim would probably die soon. But there was still joy and refreshment to be had.
It’s not a bad model for us today. For a day, surely, we can set aside our smartphones and turn away from the worries, maybe even turn off the news. For a day, we can enjoy some time away from stress and bathe in the joy of being with people we love and who love us.
And yes, my Christmas tradition of reading A Christmas Carol continues this year.
Kurt Harden shares his essential mix for Christmas. Perfect background music while I finish work today and get the house into some order.
Drew finished the Home Alone build a few days ago. It’s a fantastic build with plenty of detail. A great set for the holidays.
