15th of July 2025, Tuesday

Hello Gophers!

I am currently between jobs, as I have accepted a new job and could stop working
immediately at my old job. That lead to an extended vacation, something I am
quite happy about. I will start my new job on the first of September, and by
having this extended time to myself, I can rest and prepare properly for my new
challenge. I am really looking forward to the new job, and it is in a whole new
environment for me. The tech involved is also very new to me, so I am using my
time to read up on it, so I can hit the ground running when I start.

Having so much time on my hands is quite special to me. Normally I have to care-
fully manage my time to be divided up between family, work, church and meeting
friends. Now I have oodles of time, and this sometimes leads to me thinking to
myself "now, what am I going to do today? I have nothing on the agenda!". This 
feels a bit odd, but I am enjoying it. It sure is different to what I am used
to...

The strange thing is that my hobby revolves around tinkering with electronics,
but at the moment I can not seem to start a project to work on. I can think of
a few (like designing the new Nixie clock I would like to build) but I do not
seem to be able to find the motivation to pick one up properly. Very strange:
Now I have the time, and suddenly the motivation is gone. I do not understand
how that works psychologically..

At the end of next week we will go on a holiday, so I have something to prepare
for anyhow. I will have to get the caravan from storage, clean it, do some mi-
nor repairs (get rid of excess putty on the outside (it's been seeping out),
repair water pump) and then pack for the trip. I really am looking forward
to running around in France again. We have booked three campsites that we will 
subsequently visit, making our trip a kind of a tour of France (tour de France?).

Well that is all for now. Have a good summer holiday!


Cheers,

Fripster

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