General musings
23/12/25 13:30
Getting this website ready for 2026 and reforming the journaling habit again after so many years of being "quiet" for political reasons. It feels like an old friend chatting to this website and I remember the pages lost when it was on Homestead.com in the late 1990s which means the 30th anniversary of george-maclean.com is on the horizon in a few years time.
Have been in a Mrs Merton Heated Debate with my local new doctor about my sub-optimal Magnesium and Potassium levels. Since I never ever want to have too much potassium again as I remember my overdose way back in 2017 and my complete sadness at being on a potassium free diet for 10 days over Christmas… I cannot have Mg as it has a negative interaction with one of my other drugs, so my GP has agreed that I shall not have either Mg or K supplements for now but will keep an eye on it. I think recently I have been not eating my greens, or enough greens, so I shall go back to having great winter veg until the summer comes and I can ask for a salad without looking like a dick.
Got some lovely WhatsApp images and video from Arizona overnight - they are up in the mountains and playing in the snow. That should not be allowed since it is too hot here in the Central Belt to wear a Thinsulate lined Christmas bonnet as it cooks the head!
I have been given approval to start the preparations for AB60 which happens in March and I think I have tied down a venue for a casual night out. That should be a fun weekend indeed!
Since Christmas Day is only going to see the two of us celebrating, I have to think about what to eat. Have some turkey of course but I am not a fan of sprouts but needs must when the devil drives, so I will do them in pancetta and cumin (to reduce the gas impact).
Have been in a Mrs Merton Heated Debate with my local new doctor about my sub-optimal Magnesium and Potassium levels. Since I never ever want to have too much potassium again as I remember my overdose way back in 2017 and my complete sadness at being on a potassium free diet for 10 days over Christmas… I cannot have Mg as it has a negative interaction with one of my other drugs, so my GP has agreed that I shall not have either Mg or K supplements for now but will keep an eye on it. I think recently I have been not eating my greens, or enough greens, so I shall go back to having great winter veg until the summer comes and I can ask for a salad without looking like a dick.
Got some lovely WhatsApp images and video from Arizona overnight - they are up in the mountains and playing in the snow. That should not be allowed since it is too hot here in the Central Belt to wear a Thinsulate lined Christmas bonnet as it cooks the head!
I have been given approval to start the preparations for AB60 which happens in March and I think I have tied down a venue for a casual night out. That should be a fun weekend indeed!
Since Christmas Day is only going to see the two of us celebrating, I have to think about what to eat. Have some turkey of course but I am not a fan of sprouts but needs must when the devil drives, so I will do them in pancetta and cumin (to reduce the gas impact).