BoilingCold
99 things so farAbout
Card index · the whole catalogue

Arrow keys walk the cards · Enter opens the first · Escape shuts the drawer

A personal archive · opened 1995

I wanted it.Sometimes I got it.I wrote itall down.

Every pair of running shoes since 2003, and then everything else: the objects, the races, the half-finished software, and the distance between wanting a thing and finally having it. Written down mostly so I'd stop forgetting it.

Boiling Cold, Internet Edition v0.1, in a worn 1990s software box. The screen reads: lists, field notes, and tested opinions. Every pair of running shoes since 2003. Verdicts that change their mind, in public. The gap between wanting and owning, measured. No sponsors, no affiliate links, no comments. Requires: a lifetime of wanting things, one spreadsheet kept honestly, patience. BC-0001. Not for resale. Assembled by one person.

Now with99items filed

13
Objects in here
1
Race started
64
On the registers
4
Wanted, never owned

The latest thing I made my mind up about

Swatch Mission to the Moonphase - New Moon

Can it coexist with a big high-tech Garmin?

Still hereReport
Read the verdict →

§ 1 · Posts · essays, notes and thinking out loud

The latest writing

All posts →
  1. 02 Sep 2026
    Note    Chocolate Milk: The Fourth Macro We’ve Been IgnoringCarbs, Protein, Fats... and Chocolate MilkTriathlon
    157 w
  2. 02 Sep 2026
    Note    Dad GoalsRome is burning but I got your teddyParenting
    161 w

§ 2 · Reviews · the decision, and how it aged

Made my mind up, mostly

All reviews →
Unihertz Titan 2 EliteStill hereTo Fold or reminisce about BlackBerry Bold?No. 004StartedBatman Lego KeyringStill hereMan of darkness on a keyring - bold or just scary?No. 003ReportSilver ForkStill hereSo many uses - not just culinaryNo. 002Started

§ 3 · The archive · pick a decade and fall in

Everything, by the year it happened

Every object, race and half-finished project I can remember, on one line from 1990 to now — including the ones I only ever wanted.

The whole spine →
1990—1999Gifts and hand-me-downs · Nothing bought new3 objects · Age 6–152000—2009First money of my own · Still other people's hardware6 entries · Age 16–252010—2019Earning, and buying badly · Keeping starts3 entries · Age 26–352020—nowRepairing more than replacing · Writing it down at last4 objects · Age 36–42

Currently

What I'm up to

Accurate as per my best intentions.

Building
Setting up this blog - yes I know it's 2026 and I'm late to the party!
Training
Coming out of hibernation SLOWLY to get back into triathlon training.
Parenting
Flying solo while my other half is away for 8 nights on a trip
Toys
Waiting patiently/desperately for my Titan 2 Elite to arrive...
...playing with my old BlackBerry while I wait.

§ 4 · Registers · lists that never close

In the order they arrived

All registers →
No. 001Running shoes39Opened 2003 · 14,532 km · 5 in serviceOpen 23 yearsNo. 002Phones14Opened 2001 · 1 in serviceOpen 25 yearsNo. 003Cameras4Opened 2007 · 1 in serviceOpen 19 yearsNo. 004Bikes7Opened 2003 · 1 in serviceOpen 23 years

§ 5 · Builds · small software, shipped and then left alone

All builds →
  1. Triathlon WeatherWeather for Triathletes · NextJSShipped · v1
    No. 001 · 77 days idle
  2. Split LoreTriathlon race review and planning · NextJSShipped · v1
    No. 002 · 101 days idle
  3. Boiling ColdThis website · NextJSShipped · v1
    No. 003 · 12 days idle

§ 6 · Races · every start line, finished or not

The days it was measured

The whole log →

No. 001 · 19 Apr 2026 · Iron

Ironman South Africa 2026

Swim 01:32:01T1 00:04:17Bike 06:07:18T2 00:06:50Run 04:49:25

12:39:49finish time

§ 7 · Scratchpad · unedited, unfinished, not a blog post

The whole wall →

"I'll be livin' off your phone calls, in your letters, and your postcards. Every single word is like a secret wish come true. But who cares if we're apart for the big days It's the small ones that made me fall in love with you."

Pix

My first ever cellphone

Quackers

I do like ducks but they are oh so noisy