No beer for me. I was the designated driver. Plus to be honest I don’t really need the extra calories right now.
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I understand that on a technology forum, people will make certain assumptions. But I honestly agree with you, @Macky-Mac, because I mentioned Guitar Center and the price—at least I think it's pretty obvious at that point. I'm so sorry if what I said was confusing, I didn't mean it that way. Anyway, enough said...
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First day of my two weeks vacation. I was exhausted and took time off early in the summer.
I'm going to take a couple of days of doing absolutely nothing and then I will start visiting museums!
I'm going to take a couple of days of doing absolutely nothing and then I will start visiting museums!
I think it is more a case of that anyone who knows you will have known of your love of, interest in, passion for, music, and would ahve correctly concluded that you the keyboard in question was that of a musical instrument.
But, firstly, not everyone knows you on a platform of this size, and on a thread - a sort of catch-all thread - of this nature, where, by definition, everything can be discussed.
And secondly, given that this site - this platform - is dedicated to discussions of tech related matters - above all, tech related matters with a focus on Apple and its products - some readers, or posters, may have assumed initially that this referred to computer keyboards.
The issue was one of communication: If you state what you mean in your first sentence, or paragraph, nobody will be in any doubt about what your post is discussing.
Anyway, good luck with the purchase.
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Fair enough.
I hope that you enjoy the rest of your break with your mates and perhaps squeeze in a beer or two if you when you retrun to base with them in the evenings.
Beautiful weather for walking this morning. Just stopped for a spot of lunch. Walking the Oxford to Banbury canal.
Sounds wonderful.
I trust that lunch will take place (has taken place?) in one of those Ye Olde Pubs (with good food) found in those parts.
Take the walk in easy stages, and take the time to enjoy yourselves.
Above all, stay hydrated, and remember to take steps to protect yourselves from the (glorious, golden) sun.
All I have read about that part of England around Oxford and of course English canals is that they are in beautiful countryside. On my bucket list - someday.
I got a call from the local Apple reseller that the Mini Mac I ordered on behalf of my employer has arrived. Earlier than expected. The annoying part will be setting it up.
I got a call from the local Apple reseller that the Mini Mac I ordered on behalf of my employer has arrived. Earlier than expected. The annoying part will be setting it up.
Beautiful countryside, and ancient buildings, towns and streets; it is that combination of the history - centuries and centuries of lived and layered history - along with the landscape - tilled and cultivated for thousands of years, interspersed with pockets of not quite tamed wildness - that serve to render it so atmospheric and unforgettable.
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Indeed it was. Did around 12 miles today. Started off at the Oxford Castle (a nice tea room).
Then headed off for the walk. I took my camera, but I don’t think there was much in the way of keepers I took.
Lunch was a tea room with alfresco dinning. A nice homemade quiche and salad.
Now back at the Airbnb. My friends have gone for a nap. I’ve just got off the phone with Mrs AFB. Will go and wake them in a bit. Dinner time can’t come soon enough. I’m hungry!
But what to choose?
Sounds lovely.
That menu looks delicious.
As for what you choose, well, that depends on your personal and culinary preferences/desires.
My two - actually, three - rules of thumb when eating out are:
1: Choose something you will not have at home - something that you can only have rarely - after all, this is a special occasion, one only occasionally indulged. In other words, treat yourself to something special.
2: That usually means nothing vegetarian: At home, I tend to eat a considerable number of vegetarian meals, but when dining out, I like to splurge, and vegetarian food - frankly - can be fairly tasteless. (Lunch is different; then, I will sometimes choose vegetarian options).
3: If eating fish, I will have fish for both starters and mains; likewise, when treating myself to meat: I would select a meat dish for both starters and for the main course.
Bon appétit.
I went steak and the chocolate mouse thing for desert. It was very nice.
Cheese boards aren’t good for my waist line.
Had a couple of Oxford pilsners. Very tasty.
Sounds delicious.
Hope you enjoyed it; how was the steak?
However, I'm not really a dessert person - starter and mains would have been what Decent Brother & I would have opted for.
Decent Brother - who loves fish - would probably have gone for the Halibut or Sea Bream, and - very possibly - the tuna starter.
If I was present, and chosen fish, the gravadlax starter would have been my choice (or the ham hock - yum - plus lamb or steak).
Anyway, that is a lovely menu and I hope that you devoured everything.
Oxford Pilseners? Excellent.
I would imagine that you thoroughly savoured them; it is not a beer that I have come across.
Had a lovely chat with Decent Brother for over an hour.
He is off to Amsterdam on Wednesday for a few days, - an overdue and welcome break - and (among other things) we discussed museums, mosquitoes (all those canals), restaurants, beers, recommended tours and so on.
He is off to Amsterdam on Wednesday for a few days, - an overdue and welcome break - and (among other things) we discussed museums, mosquitoes (all those canals), restaurants, beers, recommended tours and so on.
The thing about the cheese board is that there are some very good English cheeses - some of which I have heard of, and one or two of which (in this instance, Stinking Bishop, which is an amazing cheese), I have actually sampled and thoroughly enjoyed - on it.
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Even walking the canals going thru London can be a surprisingly quiet and beautiful experience. I've walked the canal route from the Thames at Limehouse Basin to where the Grand Junction canal reaches the Thames at Brentford. It was mostly quite isolated from the city it went thru.
It was very tasty. Normally I’d opt for a starter and main. But my friends wanted mains and dessert, so I followed suit.
Not heard of the beer either. But sometimes it’s nice to choose something you don’t come across all that often.
With today’s goggles thingy, I can officialize that I don’t give a crap about future technology. At this point it’s just pathetic.
That was sad wasn't it? In fact the whole show was quite bad. iOS and MacOS so called updates and improvements...if that is the best Apple can do...terrible
Maybe because you aren’t a misanthrope like me, in that case you’d see the point of enjoying stuff in purported 4k quality on a giant screen without leaving your house and having to interact with other humans.
/s but not that much
I didn’t watch the whole thing. Guess I didn’t miss much other than that pathetic tool.
I am 100% sure that once the price goes down to $1,000 we’ll start seeing kids using that at the restaurant, blocking out even more human interactions.