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Sonia Cuff

@soniacuff.com
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 11/09/2026
In my happy place
POV leg press machine
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 10/09/2026
Just don't get a puppy because their tongue is for blep.
A black and tan puppy with her tongue out and a pink teddy bear
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 05/09/2026
I highly recommend ignoring all your adult weekend responsibilities every one in a while, in favour of a patch of shade, your book, and an uninterrupted 4 hours. Oh and take snacks.
Tree and blue sky
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 03/09/2026
Stunning day so I came outside to test my new portable monitor setup:
Thinkpad laptop with a Blaupunkt portable monitor on a timber table with tropical garden in the background
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 02/09/2026
I'm old enough to know this mosquito zapper needs Winamp skins.
Photon matrix lab mosquito zapper
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 30/08/2026
Saw this ad for sticking plasters for nurses and I wondered what the IT equivalent sayings could be .... "Dropping packets" "Tried rebooting" "Applying updates" "Failed checksum" "0x0000009C"
Plasters with funny phrases for nurses
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 30/08/2026
Tuesday is the first day of spring and winter is DONE in Brisbane (Celsius)
Daytime high temps from 24 - 33 Celsius
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 25/08/2026
Chicken nugget ingredient list
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 20/08/2026
I need to go sit in a forest.
Forest tree leaves
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 12/08/2026
Tonight's choir brain bender: alto harmony of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.
Musical score
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 22/07/2026
Last day of visiting old places.
Exterior of The Colosseum Arena
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 22/07/2026
Made it to the Fountain di Instagram
Trevi Fountain
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 20/07/2026
Aperol Spritz and a Roman sunset
An aperol spritz cocktail in the foreground with the sun setting in the distance
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 11/07/2026
Finished our last day in Paris with a charcuterie board in the Luxembourg Gardens. Would only have been more perfect with a glass of wine and more time.
Luxembourg PalaceLuxembourg Gardens tree lined walkways
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 09/07/2026
Enjoy 40 seconds of the Eiffel Tower sparkling
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 06/07/2026
If I don't return, look for me in Annecy
A cafe with outside tables and coffee cups
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 05/07/2026
My new favourite business class, even without lay flat seats.
Business class seat on a Frecciarossa high speed train
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 05/07/2026
Current status:
A red Ducati at the Ducati museum, Bologna, Italy
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 01/07/2026
Yamas!
A glass of white Greek wine I
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 01/07/2026
Santorini blue domes
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 01/07/2026
Another nice coffee spot.
Santorini
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 30/06/2026
Great day with columns.
AcropolisAcropolis
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 30/06/2026
Best coffee view ever.
Athens Acropolis
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 30/06/2026
Sea days.
Sea and a balcony railingOver the side of the ship Kindle on a cruise ship balcony Poolside with a yellow umbrella
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 30/06/2026
Found some light reading in the cruise ship library:
Book: Internet Core Protocols
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 28/06/2026
Current status:
Boats in CroatiaDubrovnik Old TownCoffee on Lokrum Island
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 27/06/2026
Ciao, Ravenna!
Royal Caribbean cruise ship funnel
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 26/06/2026
A bridge over a Venice canal
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 25/06/2026
What do you mean there's no: - stowed tray table - upright seat position - staying seated with your seatbelt fastened - emergency briefing
Train
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 25/06/2026
Cool morning air. Birds chirping in a Munich forest. Family sleeping. My Kindle. Grabbing peaceful moments in a busy holiday itinerary.
A Kindle near an open window and fan
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 24/06/2026
Going to need a bigger suitcase.
AMG GT ConceptAMG GT ConceptAMG GT ConceptAMG GT Concept
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 21/06/2026
In 2001 I came to HKG for work and told my husband we should come for our 10th wedding anniversary. 25 years later we made it, with our two kids.
Hong Kong skyline daytime
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 15/06/2026
Also dog years. This is Boo. She is 12 and just a little baby.
Small black and tan dog curled up in clothes in a suitcase
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 14/06/2026
Another intense week. Saturday is missing data because I crossed the international date line.
459 intensity minutes over a goal of 150 for the week
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 11/06/2026
I'll take the Azure one.
Boats in a marina, one called Azure
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 09/06/2026
This year #FinOpsX is an AI conference. Run to benefit people who manage technology, across industries. And that's a signal of how seriously companies are taking AI.
JR Storment on stage talking about the costs of AI
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 07/06/2026
Nothing like an event as a deadline! AI Value from the FinOps Foundation was pretty comprehensive, but a lot of common sense. If you dont know much about AI, it opens your eyes to some of the terminology you need to understand to deal with finance, procurement, engineering & leadership.
Credential badge FinOps Certified AI Value 2026
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 06/06/2026
My week has been a little intense.
Garmin app showing 567 intensity minutes with a goal of 150
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 02/06/2026
Current status:
Coffee machine says Installing caffeine
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 02/06/2026
Hey #ExpertsLiveNL
Avengers pinball machine with Sonia high score #3
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 30/05/2026
Yes I'll have the White Woman dessert and the wrong coffee to room 2137 please.
English translation gone wrong describing a dessert called White woman Don't ask me what a Coffee Wrong is I'm too scared to order it.
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 29/05/2026
When you have 30 hours of travel ahead of you ...
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 19/05/2026
In the clouds.
View from plane window of blue sky, clouds, sunlight & plane engine
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 16/05/2026
Started the day sitting in hot pools with my family watching the sunrise. As magical as it sounds.
Blue water hot pools with a sun umbrella Sun rising into low clouds over the sea
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 16/05/2026
Hey, young me, it works out pretty well. And your kids are awesome.
Sonia the redhead
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 07/05/2026
Hi Masuke! This is Boo, she is 12 and a mini dasch/Australian terrier mix. I think you would be friends.
A small brown and tan dog
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 03/05/2026
What could possibly go wrong?
VS Code prompt asking it to make me a new blog site I can host on Azure
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 28/04/2026
I don't blame them.
The Avon River in Christchurch, New Zealand
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 25/04/2026
When you work for Microsoft, you have to perform maintenance during the outage window of the weekend when you've dropped some pixels.
A black T-shirt with Microsoft logo rhinestone crystals, with some missing.
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Sonia Cuff @soniacuff.com · 18/04/2026
Not a bad Saturday morning.
An infinity edge swimming pool with Brisbane in the distance Poolside with recliner chairs, square cream umbrellas and blue skies.
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