- I had another brief, last-minute trip to Munich this week. I flew out on Thursday afternoon and was back home late on Friday.
- This time it was for a visit to Electronica where Altium was exhibiting, but also to spend time with a couple of senior leaders (including my boss) who were over from San Diego. It was worth going: it was the longest we’d spent together for a while, plus a face-to-face opportunity to kick off a new project.
- The show was in Messe München, an enormous exhibition centre outside the city. I did my best to cover the thousands of stands and chat to people in the industry. In our fairly niche world it’s fun stumbling upon people who actually know and use our software.
- Back home I was up and out to take H to his under-9s football match. He scored their first goal of a thumping 5-0 win, ending a run of frustrating losses. A positive result makes a cold morning on the sidelines much more bearable!
- I pulled on my own boots on Sunday for a kickaround with him while his brother had mini rugby. I won 4-2 in nutmegs. I then had three very muddy pairs to clean.
- I’ve renewed our broadband with TalkTalk for another two years. Even though the customer service is terrible, the renewal price was fine and I just couldn’t face the hassle of switching away.
- We now have FC25 on the Switch - this year paid for by H’s pocket money that he had been saving up. We’ve all been playing the new “Rush” 5-a-side mode. It’s more like basketball than football: end-to-end, lots of scoring and with five players. The boys love it but I’m not a fan, most probably because I keep losing.
