Homeschool Related

02.08.2021  

Brandon's first day back at homeschool 2021

Education

I talk about the changes I have implemented in our homeschool and how Brandon's first week back after the summer holiday went.


22.05.2021  

How we used the Minimus Latin Course

Education

I discuss the method we used to get the most out of the Minimus Latin Course.


22.05.2021  

A reason for Studying Tibetan

Blog

I have been studying Tibetan for a few years now but have never been able to pin down exactly why.


20.05.2021  

Weekly Tibetan Video 1

Update

First Tibetan Video.


09.05.2021  

A Wednesday Morning in Tianjin

Blog

I write about an average Wednesday morning here in Tianjin's Korea Town while enjoying a coffee with a cigar.


08.05.2021  

Beyond merely fluent

Education

I discuss 3 things that I feel took my Chinese level from merely fluent to near native.


27.04.2021  

The Crumpet Man

Album

Photos from The Crumpet Man


18.04.2021  

5 Ways I'm using dmenu

Linux

Here are 5 ways I'm using dmenu, I hope it can give someone some ideas as to how they can improve their own workflow or scripts.'


17.04.2021  

Homeschool Redesign

Education

Since moving into our new house we never really settled on where we should be doing all of our homeschooling and sometimes we've lost momentum because of it. It's time I redesigned our homeschool!


14.04.2021  

Dharamsala

Album

Photos of Dharamsala


14.04.2021  

Tan Zhe Temple

Album

Photos of Tan Zhe Temple


11.04.2021  

Keto in China is easy!

Blog

I have been doing keto here in China for over 3 years now and I'm convinced it's easier here than anywhere else.


09.04.2021  

Tianjin TV Tower

Album

Photos of the Tianjin TV Tower


03.04.2021  

Why we use the Classical Model

Education

I was recently asked why ew use the classical model for homeschooling our son - this is what I meant to say.


03.04.2021  

Cigars - The Best Medicine

Blog

Having been a cigar smoker for well over a decade now, I see that it really is the solution for all of life's woes. Well maybe I wouldn't go quite that far but I always feel positive and energised after a good cigar, and maybe not for the reason you think.


19.03.2021  

New Tab Perfection

Linux

Having more control over what shows up when I open a new tab and the way it shows up is a part of my workflow that I had been overlooking. I've recently brought it in line with Unix philosophy of 'do one thing and do it well.'


17.02.2021  

Getting Things Done

Blog

A Rambly blog about how I use GTD and how my system has changed over the years.


17.02.2021  

Winter 2020

Album

Us over Christmas and winter 2020


04.02.2021  

The Crumpet Business

Blog

I managed to to start a crumpet business almost by accident, but it's going well and orders are still coming in daily!


03.01.2021  

Deciding on a New Year's Resolution

Blog

This year I had trouble trying do think of a New Year's resolution, not that I necessarliy need one but it is good to give the year some direction and to have something to focus on. I think I might have found something now though


06.12.2020  

My Password Manager

Linux

Long ago I gave up using someone else's password manager, hoping that they would keep my most sensitive data safe and protected and decided to create my own.


05.12.2020  

Why We Homeschool Part 1

Education

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.


05.12.2020  

November 2020 Album

Album

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.


23.11.2020  

DWM is configured!

Linux

The process of setting up DWM has really brought me round to the 'suckless way' of patching rather than configuring, this is a post about me going through the process of setup, patching and configuration of my nice new window manager.


20.11.2020  

Building an History Curriculum

Education

I am currently in the throws of creating a new history curriculum, from scratch, for my homeschooler. In this post I talk about the reasons why I have decided to do such athing and the problems that I have already hit even though I haven't even started yet.


19.11.2020  

Productive Procrastination, Well Kinda...

Blog

After deciding to start updating my website a little more regularly I, instead of actually doing it, procrastinated for a week or so, productively I assure you!


18.11.2020  

Configuring DWM

Linux

After installing DWM, I am undecided as to whether to stick with it or not. I though i'd use this blog post as a way to think through the decision.


13.11.2020  

A new wm (Window Manager)

Linux

I'm a list maker! Almost every decision I make requires me to make a list. Here I make a list on what I don't like about i3, my current window manager and what I want out of a new one, hopefully I'll choose one after this!


05.12.2020  

The Train Tracks 2020 Album

Album

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.


05.12.2020  

Lockdown! 2020 Album

Album

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.


05.12.2020  

Back to Normal! Album

Album

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.


05.12.2020  

Summer 2020 Album

Album

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.


05.12.2020  

October 2020 Album

Album

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.


Our Homeschool

New Semester New Timetable!

History       Story of the World: Renaissance - Susuan Wise Bauer
Latin         Lingua Latina per se Illustrata: Familia Romana
Maths         Math Mammoth
Grammar       First Language Lessons - Susuan Wise Bauer
Greek         Elementary Greek - Memoria Press
Composition   Classical Composition - Memoria Press
Memory        Assorted Poetry & Bible readings
Penmanship    New American Cursive

Brandon Reading Latin

Brandon Reciting Memory Work

02.08.2021  

Brandon's first day back at homeschool 2021

Education

I talk about the changes I have implemented in our homeschool and how Brandon's first week back after the summer holiday went.


22.05.2021  

How we used the Minimus Latin Course

Education

I discuss the method we used to get the most out of the Minimus Latin Course.


22.05.2021  

A reason for Studying Tibetan

Blog

I have been studying Tibetan for a few years now but have never been able to pin down exactly why.


20.05.2021  

Weekly Tibetan Video 1

Update

First Tibetan Video.


09.05.2021  

A Wednesday Morning in Tianjin

Blog

I write about an average Wednesday morning here in Tianjin's Korea Town while enjoying a coffee with a cigar.


08.05.2021  

Beyond merely fluent

Education

I discuss 3 things that I feel took my Chinese level from merely fluent to near native.


27.04.2021  

The Crumpet Man

Album

Photos from The Crumpet Man


18.04.2021  

5 Ways I'm using dmenu

Linux

Here are 5 ways I'm using dmenu, I hope it can give someone some ideas as to how they can improve their own workflow or scripts.'


17.04.2021  

Homeschool Redesign

Education

Since moving into our new house we never really settled on where we should be doing all of our homeschooling and sometimes we've lost momentum because of it. It's time I redesigned our homeschool!


14.04.2021  

Dharamsala

Album

Photos of Dharamsala


14.04.2021  

Tan Zhe Temple

Album

Photos of Tan Zhe Temple


11.04.2021  

Keto in China is easy!

Blog

I have been doing keto here in China for over 3 years now and I'm convinced it's easier here than anywhere else.


09.04.2021  

Tianjin TV Tower

Album

Photos of the Tianjin TV Tower


03.04.2021  

Why we use the Classical Model

Education

I was recently asked why ew use the classical model for homeschooling our son - this is what I meant to say.


03.04.2021  

Cigars - The Best Medicine

Blog

Having been a cigar smoker for well over a decade now, I see that it really is the solution for all of life's woes. Well maybe I wouldn't go quite that far but I always feel positive and energised after a good cigar, and maybe not for the reason you think.


19.03.2021  

New Tab Perfection

Linux

Having more control over what shows up when I open a new tab and the way it shows up is a part of my workflow that I had been overlooking. I've recently brought it in line with Unix philosophy of 'do one thing and do it well.'


17.02.2021  

Getting Things Done

Blog

A Rambly blog about how I use GTD and how my system has changed over the years.


17.02.2021  

Winter 2020

Album

Us over Christmas and winter 2020


04.02.2021  

The Crumpet Business

Blog

I managed to to start a crumpet business almost by accident, but it's going well and orders are still coming in daily!


03.01.2021  

Deciding on a New Year's Resolution

Blog

This year I had trouble trying do think of a New Year's resolution, not that I necessarliy need one but it is good to give the year some direction and to have something to focus on. I think I might have found something now though


06.12.2020  

My Password Manager

Linux

Long ago I gave up using someone else's password manager, hoping that they would keep my most sensitive data safe and protected and decided to create my own.


05.12.2020  

Why We Homeschool Part 1

Education

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.


05.12.2020  

November 2020 Album

Album

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.


23.11.2020  

DWM is configured!

Linux

The process of setting up DWM has really brought me round to the 'suckless way' of patching rather than configuring, this is a post about me going through the process of setup, patching and configuration of my nice new window manager.


20.11.2020  

Building an History Curriculum

Education

I am currently in the throws of creating a new history curriculum, from scratch, for my homeschooler. In this post I talk about the reasons why I have decided to do such athing and the problems that I have already hit even though I haven't even started yet.


19.11.2020  

Productive Procrastination, Well Kinda...

Blog

After deciding to start updating my website a little more regularly I, instead of actually doing it, procrastinated for a week or so, productively I assure you!


18.11.2020  

Configuring DWM

Linux

After installing DWM, I am undecided as to whether to stick with it or not. I though i'd use this blog post as a way to think through the decision.


13.11.2020  

A new wm (Window Manager)

Linux

I'm a list maker! Almost every decision I make requires me to make a list. Here I make a list on what I don't like about i3, my current window manager and what I want out of a new one, hopefully I'll choose one after this!


05.12.2020  

The Train Tracks 2020 Album

Album

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.


05.12.2020  

Lockdown! 2020 Album

Album

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.


05.12.2020  

Back to Normal! Album

Album

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.


05.12.2020  

Summer 2020 Album

Album

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.


05.12.2020  

October 2020 Album

Album

This post ended up longer than I had intended so I have split it up into two sections. This is the first. Why we homeschool: Problems with the education system.