Paul Jacobson

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  • Time for a break

    The last eight months have been busy, to say the least. I’m looking forward to a family staycation for a couple weeks!

  • Somehow the clouds make the heat less oppressive

    It’s mid-Summer in this part of the world. It’s generally pretty hot, as you can imagine. Somehow, having some cloud cover makes the heat a little less oppressive.

  • Flower bed

    This is a pretty good Dad joke, I think. 😂

  • The Explainer

    A big part of my role as a Happiness Engineer at Automattic is explaining stuff to our users. I have a knack for it, particularly when it comes to email support. I commented to some colleagues today that I should change my job title to “Explainer” (we can basically choose our job titles at Automattic).…

  • St Peter’s Basilica at night

    We have a great view of St Peter’s Basilica from our hotel. I went up to the hotel’s rooftop deck before heading to my hotel room for the night to take a couple photos, including this one: We’ll probably get to see more of the Vatican, and other sights in Rome on Friday. For now,…

  • Old sewing machines, and antlers

    Old sewing machines, and antlers

    I walk past an apartment that has a really interesting collection of old sewing machines, and other items including what seem to be antlers of some description. It also looks like they have at least one scythe up there too. I find this stuff fascinating for some reason.

  • Rest In Pieces, my favourite mug

    Rest In Pieces, my favourite mug

    One of the disadvantages of having a bigger dog with a tail that does its own thing is that items on coffee tables are suddenly vulnerable. Today, our puppy’s tail casually laid waste to my favourite tea and coffee mug. 😭 Rest In Pieces, dear mug. You will be missed.

  • Have sandals, will travel

    I’ve been meaning to buy sandals to better deal with the Summer heat here in Israel. I finally did that this season. They’re not the sexiest footwear around, but they do the job.