Go on go on go on go on go on
The bees. All our hives made it through winter and a fairly mild spring so far has given them a boost. Queens are laying like crazy, workers are working hard.
I’ve started wearing very thin gloves while inspecting the hives after realising that they make it less likely I’ll be stung, because I can be gentler. A bonus is that I can feel the warmth of the bees, and that really does bring me joy.
That’s a good strategy, thanks.
Crossing the street is a thoughtful thing to do, and I for one appreciate it.
Oh I’m sorry, did I break your concentration?
Aw man, I shot Marvin in the face.
You know what they call a quarter pounder in Paris?
And you will know that I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.
Planning what will probably be my last ever trip to NZ to visit family, with a stopover in Japan on the way back. Happening in Oct/Nov.
I don’t know about the States, but in the UK dog-walking can be a lucrative business.
I used to drag my clothes into bed with me in winter when I was a kid. No central heating, no double glazing, no insulation, no carpets. Might as well have been living in a tent.
UK: I don’t know if it’s produced domestically, but pasta is dirt cheap. Own brand spaghetti can be under 60p a kilo. Tinned tomatoes are also cheap, so there you go - dinner.
Potatoes and brown onions are fairly cheap, ditto carrots.
Eggs, of course. £2.70 ($3.50) a dozen, medium free range.
Same! Passionfruit also. Mmmm.
I have two feeds: one is “subscribed” for all the stuff I’m actually interested in, and the other is “all”, for when I’m up for a bit of US politics, Reddit-bashing and weird German memes…
I wear a cheapish waterproof one while swimming. The pool has a clock but I can’t see it without my specs.
Get in before the backlash - “bloody Americans, coming over here, taking our jobs…”
If only they could be more like Chuck Feeney.
In February 2011, Feeney became a signatory to The Giving Pledge. In his letter to Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, the founders of The Giving Pledge, Feeney wrote, “I cannot think of a more personally rewarding and appropriate use of wealth than to give while one is living—to personally devote oneself to meaningful efforts to improve the human condition. More importantly, today’s needs are so great and varied that intelligent philanthropic support and positive interventions can have greater value and impact today than if they are delayed when the needs are greater.” He gave away a final $7 million in late 2016, to the same recipient of his first charitable donations, Cornell University. Over the course of his life, he gave away more than $8 billion.
God Speed You! Black Emperor.
Not a band, but Patti Smith, with Philip Glass.
Maybe I enjoy the misery.
My first adventure in Linux back in 2003. No idea how I achieved this, but from memory I just reinstalled and all was well.
"No girl should get to the sixth form without having learned Latin "
Fuck you, Mrs Entwhistle.
You can get tooth powder in jars.
A scientist. It’s never going to happen because I’m 72. At school I was pushed into languages, history etc because I wasn’t good at maths. I was good at general science though, especially chemistry, and I enjoyed it.
After I retired I took up beekeeping and have lately rediscovered my love of science. I have two microscopes and am studying bee anatomy and pollen identification. There’s an exam later in the year for a certificate that will open further areas of study, but I doubt my skills are up to the challenge (eg dissecting a bee in front of the examiner). However, I am really enjoying the whole process of making slides and examining them. I would have loved doing this as a job.