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She promised me it’ll be the last one of the summer. Not that I would deny her the pleasure and joy of more.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpips.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F5d305a8be8.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/09/06/counting-out-the.html","date_published":"2023-09-06T13:51:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Phillip Lloyd","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0d6083b0e4e7eecc08077fb46104736d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pips"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-09-06 13:51","date_timestamp":1694008315,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"23179234","content_html":"Here at 49.5 degrees north and 11 degrees east, we’ve just had that sudden transition from the hot and humid days of summer, to the beautiful sunny days of September.\nIt’s still very warm, but the shadows are now longer and deeper and cooler, and the sky now a deep and inviting blue. 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Just me and the youngest at home now. We’re sort of used to it after the previous two years. But the poor kid has to listen to me recounting all I’ve learnt about whatever topic I’m currently obsessed with. 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And then there’s Substack and what I call the Ezra-Klein-Effectwhere you’re meant to be across all the current arguments and trends in the modern western world. 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So an emoji will have to do. 🍳🇻🇳</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/09/01/the-vietnamese-snack.html","date_published":"2023-09-01T18:21:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Phillip Lloyd","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0d6083b0e4e7eecc08077fb46104736d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pips"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-09-01 18:21","date_timestamp":1693592495,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"22768740","content_html":"<p>And there she is. On her way to Frankfurt and then on to America.\nThe connection between her and us being stretched far further than ever before.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpips.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F7e32bdac2a.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/08/28/and-there-she.html","date_published":"2023-08-28T14:14:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Phillip Lloyd","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0d6083b0e4e7eecc08077fb46104736d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pips"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-08-28 14:14","date_timestamp":1693232068,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"22691786","content_html":"<p><strong>An open letter to the United States of America</strong>\nPlease be kind to my oldest daughter for the next four years. She’s only just turned 18. And you will be her third continent and fourth country in her very eventful life.🇦🇺🇩🇪🇧🇦🇺🇸</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/08/26/an-open-letter.html","date_published":"2023-08-26T12:38:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Phillip Lloyd","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0d6083b0e4e7eecc08077fb46104736d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pips"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-08-26 12:38","date_timestamp":1693053536,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"22562034","content_html":"<p>The oldest turned 18 two days ago. And on Sunday she leaves for college in America. She completed her IB a few months ago at one of the <a href=\"https://www.uwc.org\">UWC</a> colleges, but I don’t think I’ll ever get used to these end-of-summer partings.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/08/23/the-oldest-turned.html","date_published":"2023-08-23T17:26:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Phillip Lloyd","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0d6083b0e4e7eecc08077fb46104736d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pips"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-08-23 17:26","date_timestamp":1692811590,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"22446972","content_html":"<p><strong><em>facultative:</em></strong> Do any institutions of tertiary education in the English-speaking world still use this term to describe a subject which is optional, discretionary, or elective? Because German universities do. And that’s why I couldn’t find my classroom or my students at 9 am this morning.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/08/21/facultative-do-any.html","date_published":"2023-08-21T07:40:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Phillip Lloyd","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0d6083b0e4e7eecc08077fb46104736d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pips"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-08-21 07:40","date_timestamp":1692603631,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"22410692","content_html":"<p>I always seek out the green spaces when in another city. The <a href=\"https://www.jmberlin.de/\">Jewish Museum, Berlin</a></p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpips.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F18d523670f.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/08/20/i-always-seek.html","date_published":"2023-08-20T11:30:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Phillip Lloyd","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0d6083b0e4e7eecc08077fb46104736d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pips"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-08-20 11:30","date_timestamp":1692531051,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"22410354","content_html":"Umberto Eco is probably to blame for the cynicism I feel when I visit the major commercial tourist sights in a city such as Berlin. I can’t help but think about his book Faith in Fakes / Travels in Hyperreality. Or maybe it’s caused by the smell of French fries and hotdogs along with the gaudy sight of all... <a href=\"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/08/20/umberto-eco-is.html\">pips.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/08/20/umberto-eco-is.html","date_published":"2023-08-20T11:20:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Phillip Lloyd","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0d6083b0e4e7eecc08077fb46104736d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pips"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-08-20 11:20","date_timestamp":1692530449,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"22408999","content_html":"And of course the Brandenburger Tor.\nI remember my first visit here in early 1997 in the gloom of a winter’s 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It was hot and humid, and over-crowded in all the usual places. Back home in Nuremberg it’s even hotter and also crowded in all the usual places.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/08/20/got-back-from.html","date_published":"2023-08-20T09:55:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Phillip Lloyd","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0d6083b0e4e7eecc08077fb46104736d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pips"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-08-20 09:55","date_timestamp":1692525303,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"22215973","content_html":"<p>Thanks for making me feel at home on my very first day.\nI’ve got a long morning ahead of me with der Deutsche Bahn so if the WiFi is working, I‘ll keep on posting.\n🚄🚆</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/08/16/thanks-for-making.html","date_published":"2023-08-16T07:16:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Phillip Lloyd","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0d6083b0e4e7eecc08077fb46104736d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pips"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-08-16 07:16","date_timestamp":1692170185,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"22177691","content_html":"My first day on micro.blog. And my first venture into building a public profile.\nIt feels good to be here. Although I’m still hanging around the edges, peaking around the doorframe, not quite sure if it’s safe enough to entirely venture out. Worried about what I look like and if I’m wearing the right cloth... <a href=\"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/08/15/my-first-day.html\">pips.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/08/15/my-first-day.html","date_published":"2023-08-15T12:38:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Phillip Lloyd","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0d6083b0e4e7eecc08077fb46104736d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pips"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-08-15 12:38","date_timestamp":1692103105,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"22176634","content_html":"<p>When it’s hot and humid here in Europe, my drink of choice during the day is an <em>affogato</em>, or for the pedantic amongst us, <em>affogato al caffè</em>. This one is a variation on the traditional form, with the ice cream bobbing in a <em>caffè lungo</em>.☕️</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpips.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2023%2Fimage.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/08/15/when-its-hot.html","date_published":"2023-08-15T11:59:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Phillip Lloyd","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0d6083b0e4e7eecc08077fb46104736d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pips"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-08-15 11:59","date_timestamp":1692100746,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"22174716","content_html":"<p>Cooked a simple version of <em>Pancit Canton</em> for dinner last night. <em>Pancit</em> is one of the national dishes of the Philippines, but with so many variations that it’s worthy of its own taxonomic system à la Carl Linnaeus. 🇵🇭🍜\n<a href=\"https://panlasangpinoy.com/30-ways-to-make-pancit/\">panlasangpinoy.com/30-ways-t…</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/2023/08/15/123013.html","date_published":"2023-08-15T10:30:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Phillip Lloyd","url":"https://pips.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0d6083b0e4e7eecc08077fb46104736d%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"pips"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-08-15 10:30","date_timestamp":1692095413,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}