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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 22h

This is incidentally one of the reasons why I've always liked early-period Le Carre novels.

Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 22h

Current status.

Business trip to Slough, UK (just west of London, not a location that makes the heart beat faster, generally).

Popped out for dinner, found a Japanese restaurant. Ordered sashimi and sake, then katsu and biru.

Balance restored.

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 1d

Drop something RED

Autumnal rosehips by the side of a disused railway line footpath. Peak District, UK

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 2d

Lunch date: Thornbridge Estate taproom, Bakewell

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 2d

Blair Witch vibes for you from Peak District, UK:

- Hey, wonder what’s inside this spooky old house?

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 2d

You can keep your Japanese bamboo forest pics from Arashiyama.

This is the start of the High Peak Trail just outside Cromford, Peak District, UK.

Cathedral-esque view of High Peak Trail in autumn with a canopy of colourful leaves.

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 2d

- how many possible solutions are there to the problem being addressed?
- what is our budget, risk appetite, the urgency of action and the state of the market?

TL:DR comparing multiple data points reduces our risk by narrowing the range of possible outcomes.

Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 2d

As with all things Rory, it's a persuasive idea brilliantly told that ultimately sits somewhere between a straw man and opinion-piece puffery.

Points missed out in his story:

- who is the marketer and what is their track record?
- do we want high-risk innovation or low-risk incremental polishing?

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 3d

Some lovely colours in the Peak District too.

Autumnal colours on a disused railway line footpath

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 3d

Nags 1577 for me, Appleshed cider for Mrs L - mine was dark and plush, with spices; hers rather reminded me of a funky, sharp, slightly floral natural wine.

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 3d

Cheers from the Old Nags Head at the bottom end of the Peak District.

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 3d

Suggestive rock formation on Kinder Scout, Peak District, UK

What does it remind me of?

- mushroom cap?
- aerodynamic cycle helmet?

Or something else?

A rock in the foreground looks like … a mushroom cap? An aerodynamic cycle helmet? Or something else?

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 3d

Manchester was also home to Emmeline Pankhurst, Friedrich Engels and more recently Tony Wilson.

There are people here who have literally changed the world.

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 3d

That reminds me of this excellent meal in Colmar.

Being France, it wasn’t a pie but a mustard sauce.

Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 3d

A film you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif.

Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 3d

There's a whole history around public access to private land here in the Peak District.

It's all very Mancunian - the city of world-changing music, football, civic pride and social conscience:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_tr...

Mass trespass of Kinder Scout - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 3d

Weekend in the Peak District

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 3d

#1 child asked if we did Halloween when I was at university.

She said it's now mainly about dressing up and copping off.

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 4d

Supermarket sweep: a Right Bank Bordeaux from a great year, plus up-and-coming dry Tokaji with serious aging potential.

Both costing under a tenner at the time of purchase from the UK's German discounters:

medium.com/@tomsk71/sup...

Supermarket Sweep — Dry Tokaji and Pomerol

Two supermarket wines that overdeliver for the price — Dereszla Tokaji from Lidl, Chateau Moulinet Bordeaux from Aldi

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 4d

Crummock Water 2024

A view towards Crummock Water from the Kirkstile Inn at Loweswater

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 4d

Share an awesome '80s move #FilmSky

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 5d

Had katsu on my first evening in Tokyo - can recommend.

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 5d

Current status - steak night date with Mrs L

Quaint country pub

Onglet with skin-on fries, tarragon and mushroom sauce

Chocolate marquise, espresso ice cream, plum sauce

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 5d

First spooky 🕷️ spiderweb of the season

A spiderweb illuminated by an unseen light in an urban nighttime setting

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 6d

Got a set of de-alcoholised Noughty wines from Thomson & Scott to try.

TBH, I've had very few that are worth it, so going in with modest expectations - anyone tried these? Got other recommendations?

noughtyaf.com

5 full-sized and 1 1/2 bottle of de-alcoholised wine

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