Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Orioles #298

“Wins By Decade”
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Day 24: bloom #mbjune

Bright pink flowers are blooming in window boxes on a balcony railing with a teal circular table in the foreground.

A nice evening to catchup on Monocle’s latest issue, with a big section dedicated to the best cities for Quality of Life.

Especially delighted to see a quote from Jordane Giuly — with whom I worked during my Spendesk days— about how Paris has improved as a place for business, and especially for technology companies of all sizes. Even less surprising was seeing Lindsey’s name in a quote about how the city has changed over the years.

It’s something that I’ve noticed over the past decade, and part of the reason why I’ve been back living around Paris for the past 6 years. Great quality of life, great work life balance, and — unlike 10-15 years ago— much more welcoming to foreigners and non-francophone visitors than it’s ever been.

Respect the city and its inhabitants and it’ll pay dividends the next time you visit for pleasure or for business :)

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Day 23: fracture #mbjune Auto-generated description: Geometric patterns of sunlight and shadow fall across a textured concrete surface and smooth stone tiles.

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Orioles #297

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Puzzle #273
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Ok that was actually pretty easy: Puzzle #272
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Day 22: hometown #mbjune

My hometown growing up, and the one I live in now.

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Day 21: silhouette #mbjune Auto-generated description: A silhouetted statue of an angel holding a wreath is set against a dramatic, cloudy sunset sky.

One of my first ever pics taken and edited through VSCO. This takes me back to when I was living in Brighton, about 15 years ago (!) — which is where this pic is from.

Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Orioles #295

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Day 20: gather #mbjune

In our residence, we’ve got these raspberry trees on either side of the path walk, and every evening after school or daycare, kids have been coming around to pick them up. Hunting & Gathering, so to speak.
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Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Orioles #294

“Doubles By Year”
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Puzzle #270
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Day 19: equal #mbjune
Auto-generated description: A person stands next to a colorful mural on a fence that reads 'Stop Killing For Peace', with a background of a brick wall topped with barbed wire.

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Day 17: warmth #mbjune
Like a day in the sun, playing basketball with a friend!

A person is taking a selfie on an outdoor basketball court, with another person standing in the background.

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Puzzle #269
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Day 18: texture #mbjune

Loved this texture of the ceiling of this old bank turned coffee house in downtown Montreal when we visited last year. A grand interior features an ornate, coffered ceiling and an elegant chandelier hanging above a large arched window.

Paris Basketball vs Monaco: LNB Betclic Elite Finals | game 2

Absolute madness at the Paris Basketball game tonight!

Game 2 of the 2024-2025 LNB Betclic Elite Finals: 2-0 Win

Total domination against this Monaco team and we went as high as having a +30 point gap.

TJ Shorts proving once again why he’s the best player on the continent and the whole team played its part! Incredible game, incredible atmosphere, and now one win away from our very first League Championship.

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Seems like my M3 / 2024 Macbook Air is already feeling the limits of DIA being built on Chrome. Was navigating work with multiple tabs & webapps and… heavy temperature + long freezes. You can improve on Chrome, but if you’re built on it, the machines are gonna flyyyyy!