Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
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Being in a small town has been great but the Broadband has been shocking, 60Meg if you were lucky. Along comes Virgin and not only half price but..............
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Almighty thump on the front windows just now, we know what that usually means ......dead bird.
Except this time a very dazed and confused peregrine falcon was sitting on the ground. By the time I'd found my phone etc he'd decided to foxtrot oscar to higher ground!
Still nice to see so close up!
Except this time a very dazed and confused peregrine falcon was sitting on the ground. By the time I'd found my phone etc he'd decided to foxtrot oscar to higher ground!
Still nice to see so close up!
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Took the hound out for a walk this morning and picked up some fresh figs and blue cheese from the market.
On the way home I had my message read out on the radio
2 wins for me before 9 am !!
On the way home I had my message read out on the radio
2 wins for me before 9 am !!
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We had a woodpecker gradually wake up on the decking after headbutting a window.Sadlonelygit wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2024 10:04 am Almighty thump on the front windows just now, we know what that usually means ......dead bird.
Except this time a very dazed and confused peregrine falcon was sitting on the ground. By the time I'd found my phone etc he'd decided to foxtrot oscar to higher ground!
Still nice to see so close up!
And a pigeon left this print:
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Even bland can be a type of character
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Getting to the end of a bloody lovely holiday.
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This made me chuckle.
Whenever I was in M&S or Waitrose, the staff had a little bit of haughtiness about them in their posh uniforms. I'd imagine they'd not want to mix with the riff-raff at Lidl & Aldi.
But the staff at Aldi & Lidl earn more
Whenever I was in M&S or Waitrose, the staff had a little bit of haughtiness about them in their posh uniforms. I'd imagine they'd not want to mix with the riff-raff at Lidl & Aldi.
But the staff at Aldi & Lidl earn more
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Friday I went to an Ibiza classical night with my wife. I did nearly 40k steps.
Saturday I couldn’t walk.
Sunday I went to Mudeford. With the dogs. I went to the New Forrest for the first time.
Tonight my wife and daughter are at Wembley for Taylor Swift. I’m so happy I don’t have to go. I don’t care for her music
Saturday I couldn’t walk.
Sunday I went to Mudeford. With the dogs. I went to the New Forrest for the first time.
Tonight my wife and daughter are at Wembley for Taylor Swift. I’m so happy I don’t have to go. I don’t care for her music
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Coffee = Medicine
Coffee can be good for you. Huzzah!
https://theconversation.com/all-the-rea ... 0for%20you
Coffee can be good for you. Huzzah!
https://theconversation.com/all-the-rea ... 0for%20you
Doubt is not a pleasant condition.
But certainty is an absurd one.
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But certainty is an absurd one.
Voltaire
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Huh. Count how often phrases like “seems to”, “has been associated with”, “may help to”, “has been suggested to” etc are used for each of the supposed benefits.
Pseudo research which people read and quote so often that they end up believing the rest of the claims and convincing others. BsMP. A bit like “up to 90%”, when it’s actually 5%. Grr.
I think I’ll have a coffee, see if that helps…
Pseudo research which people read and quote so often that they end up believing the rest of the claims and convincing others. BsMP. A bit like “up to 90%”, when it’s actually 5%. Grr.
I think I’ll have a coffee, see if that helps…
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"Sixty percent of the time, it works every time"
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It's tricky being definitive with these things as it's impossible (pretty much) to eliminate all the variables. There is a danger of ending up with 'clever girls have big feet' science. But, I'll go with the general research trend and stick with my daily grind of half decaff (Swiss water method) and half 'fully leaded' beans.Wossname wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2024 9:41 am Huh. Count how often phrases like “seems to”, “has been associated with”, “may help to”, “has been suggested to” etc are used for each of the supposed benefits.
Pseudo research which people read and quote so often that they end up believing the rest of the claims and convincing others. BsMP. A bit like “up to 90%”, when it’s actually 5%. Grr.
I think I’ll have a coffee, see if that helps…
More support for a cup o' java...
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/ ... od-for-you
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But certainty is an absurd one.
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Best birthday prezzy ever today.
For last 2 months my dog Elvis has been up and down. Lots of internal problems.
But the vets here are amazing and lots of visits, tablets and injections have helped.
We used to walk 6 or 7 miles a day but recently it's dropped right down. Most was 2 or 3 miles but some days only 400 yards.
A few times he was so unwell we thought we were losing him
Buy today my puppy is back. He was pulling on his lead and just wanted to go. So we did the usual 4 mile walk taking in the beautiful sea front. So happy to do this again as I thought it was a thing of the past.
Welcome back puppy boy
For last 2 months my dog Elvis has been up and down. Lots of internal problems.
But the vets here are amazing and lots of visits, tablets and injections have helped.
We used to walk 6 or 7 miles a day but recently it's dropped right down. Most was 2 or 3 miles but some days only 400 yards.
A few times he was so unwell we thought we were losing him
Buy today my puppy is back. He was pulling on his lead and just wanted to go. So we did the usual 4 mile walk taking in the beautiful sea front. So happy to do this again as I thought it was a thing of the past.
Welcome back puppy boy
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GCSE Results day...... The boy did well He can do the courses he wanted for A levels.
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It's always heartbreaking to see an old, confused animal shuffling along, barely able to register its surrounds and losing control of bodily functions and mental capacity...but enough about you, good to see Elvis up and looking perky.
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A while ago we were on Fuerteventura and saw a house with a map of the islands on the wall outside.
I instantly loved it and have been planning to cut out marching island shapes and make a map on the wall.
Today Penny just gave me these islands made out of volcanic lava. Absolutely stunning. So now planning their exact relative positions to mount them on the wall.
Happy boy here
I instantly loved it and have been planning to cut out marching island shapes and make a map on the wall.
Today Penny just gave me these islands made out of volcanic lava. Absolutely stunning. So now planning their exact relative positions to mount them on the wall.
Happy boy here
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Wanted to get it exact. So printed a map out and drew gridlines on it.Yorick wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 1:29 pm A while ago we were on Fuerteventura and saw a house with a map of the islands on the wall outside.
I instantly loved it and have been planning to cut out marching island shapes and make a map on the wall.
Today Penny just gave me these islands made out of volcanic lava. Absolutely stunning. So now planning their exact relative positions to mount them on the wall.
Happy boy here
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Then upscale the lines onto the wall. Then I knew exactly where to put each island
Next step is to paint over the red lines ;
Then Pen's gonna paint blue sea around each one
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Be good if you could back light them, but looks like a bit of a ball ache given the size, etc.
Looks good, mind. Pen done well there.
Looks good, mind. Pen done well there.
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Nah, leave it as it is it look good, adding blue paint will look like you've left painters tape up