Bernie Goldbach

Experimenting with different ways of posting video

UPDATED: Post appears faster via the Gluon app when compared to the MB web interface. But the video skews off to the RH side of the screen unless I include a poster as part of the HTML string.ORIGINAL POST:Wondering if posting a video via Gluon is a better way to ensure the playhead appears on the …

Enjoying the view from my breakfast table at home. I reckon the leaves will fall before the middle of October.

Sunny Day in County Tipperary

Spent the sunniest day in August with the family at the [Dualla Show in County Tipperary](https://www.flickr.com/photos/irisheyes/52318807871/).

Daughter #1 sent me Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff and It’s All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life, Gift Edition by Richard Carlson 📚 and now I feel pressured to let things flow.

Dylan (11) is learning about our town by following a local historian.

Getting used to contact in real life

Going to a work event, in the big city, I stood outside, trembling. my social anxiety as a caught bird in my chest. I took a deep breath and turned to my coworker. she’s not even really my friend yet. I told her: “I feel nervous about this. i am not used to meeting new people, ever since …

Find your doppelganger

The journal Cell Reports has published research about doppelgangers, including the intriguing idea that if you look like someone, you might consider sharing facts about your health.Dr. Manel Esteller from Barcelona believes his study’s findings will help doctors diagnose illness in the future …

Brother and sister before they were combative teens.

@hollyhoneychurch we’re inspired by your back garden views. We have a petrified snail just outside our back door.

When I Can't Cut Out Time to Just Write

I don’t think people generally seek out such quick fixes or back-door solutions out of laziness or entitlement. It’s not because they think they shouldn’t have to put in the same effort as everyone else. Rather, most of the time, it’s the opposite: it’s that they feel …

Currently wondering what Axolotls see.

I’ve had good luck accommodating different barrel sizes with my journal covers while using stretchable nylon pen holders. @meandering @aa

Wondering what about the collection we could compile if I joined my brothers and cousins in compiling letters our parents and grandparents wrote in the middle of the 20th century. I’m inspired while currently reading Letters of Ted Hughes by Ted Hughes 📚

Settling into a nice routine of cycling to the fitness centre.

Training Youth Media Team

I've spent several weeks during the summer of 2022 upskilling my 11yo son as a novice podcaster. He looks very engaged when we record video of some of his episodes. Find his "LittleBitOfTipp" segments wherever you follow good audio content.Video extract: [YouTube …

Twenty six years ago, my friend (Liam Daly in the photo) was knocked off his bicycle at night. His story about cycling from NYC to the midwest is inspirational.

Diversity-Conscious Design

Some researchers combed through a decade of data on road accidents in the US. They found that females tend to die more and have more injuries in car accidents. The odds of female drivers wearing their seatbelts having a serious injury are 47% higher than their male counterparts. This is because of …

Parsing a lot of Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential by Tiago Forte 📚

Little Bit of Tipp with Fresh Veg

Answers from our local green grocer.

Waiting for the 8AM train in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.

Remembering with Sunflowers

Spending time in a remembrance garden with acres of sunflowers.

The ultimate list of Japanese vegetable cutting techniquesNTS: We need a wider selection of knives in the kitchen.

We spent part of the weekend walking among sunflowers in aid of the Irish Cancer Society.

Scrolling through @geewiz' account to see if I know any other people from Ireland on MB.