<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Fluff on Mike Bell - Blog &amp; Stuff</title><link>https://mikebell.io/categories/fluff/</link><description>Recent content in Fluff on Mike Bell - Blog &amp; Stuff</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en</language><managingEditor>hello@mikebell.io (Mike Bell)</managingEditor><webMaster>hello@mikebell.io (Mike Bell)</webMaster><copyright>© 2026 Mike Bell</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 21:50:34 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://mikebell.io/categories/fluff/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Ten Pointless Facts About Me</title><link>https://mikebell.io/posts/ten-pointless-facts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 21:50:34 +0000</pubDate><author>hello@mikebell.io (Mike Bell)</author><guid>https://mikebell.io/posts/ten-pointless-facts/</guid><description>
&lt;h2 class="relative group">Do you floss your teeth?
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&lt;p>Yes, every 2 or weeks I&amp;rsquo;ll floss my teeth. I&amp;rsquo;m trying to be a lot better about teeth care. It&amp;rsquo;s cost me enough already!&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 class="relative group">Tea, coffee, or water?
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&lt;p>Coffee first, I need at least 2 to get started in the morning. A cup of tea in the afternoon if it&amp;rsquo;s a rough day. Water whenever I need it.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 class="relative group">Footwear preference?
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&lt;p>Adidas Gazelles, Vans, Crocs, Sliders - in that order.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 class="relative group">Favourite dessert?
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&lt;p>Tiramisu followed by Black Forest Gateau followed by Panna cotta.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 class="relative group">The first thing you do when you wake up?
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&lt;p>Spoon my wife, no joke! First thing I do when I wake up is spoon my wife then she gets up to commute to work and I fall back asleep.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 class="relative group">Age you’d like to stick at?
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&lt;p>Whatever age I am when you read this. I learnt a long time ago that you can&amp;rsquo;t go back. I&amp;rsquo;ll never be 20/25/30/35 again so it doesn&amp;rsquo;t matter. Enjoy what you are now.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 class="relative group">How many hats do you own?
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&lt;p>I have an Adidas baseball cap and multiple beanies. I&amp;rsquo;d like a flat cap though.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 class="relative group">Describe the last photo you took?
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&lt;p>A picture of my wife scratching the head of Lilly our cat.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 class="relative group">Worst TV show?
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&lt;p>Not really sure. I&amp;rsquo;m rewatching M&lt;em>A&lt;/em>S*H and it&amp;rsquo;s so good so maybe you should too?&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 class="relative group">As a child, what was your aspiration for adulthood?
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&lt;p>I want to be an Astronaut but yeah that didn&amp;rsquo;t work out. I never had any aspirations as a kid, I kinda just fell forward in life and here I am. One thing I can say is that I&amp;rsquo;m finally happy and proud about the work I do.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>If you want to take part, here’s the questions in a copy/paste format to dump into your own blog post…&lt;/p>
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&lt;li>Do you floss your teeth?&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Tea, coffee, or water?&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Footwear preference?&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Favourite dessert?&lt;/li>
&lt;li>The first thing you do when you wake up?&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Age you’d like to stick at?&lt;/li>
&lt;li>How many hats do you own?&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Describe the last photo you took?&lt;/li>
&lt;li>Worst TV show?&lt;/li>
&lt;li>As a child, what was your aspiration for adulthood?&lt;/li>
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