10 pointless facts about me

Found on Manuel Moreale’s blog. The challenge originated at Forking Mad. Here are my pointless answers.

Do you floss your teeth?

No — never got the hang of it. I use little interdental brushes and a Waterpik instead.

Tea, coffee, or water?

I’m a rubbish Brit: I don’t like tea. Coffee interspersed with water.

Footwear preference?

I largely wear variations on walking or hiking shoes. I’ve slipped into an “outdoors casual” style of fashion.

Favourite dessert?

It used to be profiteroles, until I discovered that I’m lactose intolerant. Since then, I’ve mostly given up on desserts. I’m a starters guy.

The first thing you do when you wake up?

Hit snooze on the alarm on my Apple Watch.

But I suspect the proper answer is “shower”. Once I’m up, I want to be washed and dressed.

Age you’d like to stick at?

I suspect I’m past whatever age it should be. Maybe about 45, when the daughters were both young, and I had maximum flexibility in my working life.

How many hats do you own?

I have one: a much-loved Tilley I bought a couple of decades ago on the Isles of Scilly.

Describe the last photo you took?

An absolutely glorious spider spinning a web by the garage.

Worst TV show?

I think the TV Show I was most disappointed in was The Watch, allegedly based on Terry Pratchett’s watch series. It was… terrible.

See?

As a child, what was your aspiration for adulthood?

I always knew I wanted to get married and have children. Done that. I wanted to be a doctor. Change my mind on that. And I wanted to be famous. Really changed my mind on that.