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80+ times around the sun. Many careers - industrial chemist, coal geologist, DBA, IT Systems mgr. Retired to cruising on yacht for 15 yrs, sailed Sth Pac, SE Asia, Japan. Grandad to 4, lawn bowler, ham radio operator, first licenced in 1975.

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It is ahhh not raining in Tokyo.

11.03.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Hamradio #Weathersats
Got these with my Pi and a small 2m/70cm yagi facing SE-ish.

11.03.2026 06:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This aired on Dutch TV last night.

"A whole new Disney!"

19.09.2025 18:21 πŸ‘ 485 πŸ” 224 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 41

πŸ”± 4+8+3 = 15
Off the pace.

11.03.2026 03:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thirdle - Daily Word Game Thirdle is a fun daily crossword game. Can you solve todays puzzle?

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πŸ† 3 / 6 πŸ”₯ streak 2

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thirdle.org

11.03.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Squareword - Daily Word Puzzle Game Play Squareword, the free daily word puzzle! Guess 5-letter words to uncover a 5x5 grid where every row and column forms a valid word. New puzzle every day!

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squareword.org 1500: 8 guesses

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#squareword #squareword1500

11.03.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gift of Chester W. Wright

Gift of Chester W. Wright

The Poet Ariwara no Narihira, from the series Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen) https://www.artic.edu/artworks/13243/

10.03.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel

Fuji under the Moon (Gekka no Fuji): Half of detatched page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 2 https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/147768

10.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013

Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013

Picture Book of The Tōshisen (Chinese verses by Takai Ranzan), Series Seven https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/78806

10.03.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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#Wordle 1,726 4/6*
NYT AVE 3.8

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WordleBot
Skill 92/99
Luck 46/99

10.03.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Travellers on a Mountain path at night

Travellers on a Mountain path at night

Travellers on a Mountain path at night https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/travellers-on-a-mountain-path-at-night

10.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bruce Goff Archive, gift of Shin'enkan, Inc.

Bruce Goff Archive, gift of Shin'enkan, Inc.

Mount Tenpo at the Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Sesshu Ajikawaguchi Tenpozan), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)" https://www.artic.edu/artworks/196804/

10.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember in the early days of Usenet there was the story of the perpetual motion caused by tying a slice of buttered toast to the back of a cat. Buttered toast always lands butter side down, cat always lands on it's feet.

10.03.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How do the squareword colours work?

10.03.2026 07:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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πŸ”± 3+7+4=14

10.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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#thirdle #thirdle1434

πŸ† 4 / 6 πŸ”₯ streak 16

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10.03.2026 04:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Squareword - Daily Word Puzzle Game Play Squareword, the free daily word puzzle! Guess 5-letter words to uncover a 5x5 grid where every row and column forms a valid word. New puzzle every day!

squareword.org 1499: 7 guesses
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#squareword #squareword1499

10.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#cats
My beautiful Fergie's 11th birthday today.
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10.03.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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#Wordle 1,725 3/6*
NYT AVE 3.3

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🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 2
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Skill 93/99
Luck 69/99

09.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Title page is decorated with a lot of flowers

Title page is decorated with a lot of flowers

Title page is decorated with a lot of flowers https://www.wikiart.org/en/katsushika-hokusai/title-page-is-decorated-with-a-lot-of-flowers

09.03.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

JFC @ABCTV_AU, National Forum giving Jews another platform. For .2% of the population?

09.03.2026 09:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Moon, Swallows and Peach Blossoms

Moon, Swallows and Peach Blossoms

Moon, Swallows and Peach Blossoms https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/moon-swallows-and-peach-blossoms

08.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Henderson

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Henderson

Evening bell at Mii Temple https://www.artic.edu/artworks/29490/

08.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel

Groups of Mountain Climbers (Shojin tozan) at the Summit of Mount Fuji, from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjΕ«rokkei) https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/206836

08.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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09.03.2026 04:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason." - Mark Twain #Truth

08.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 1676 πŸ” 422 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 34
I don’t even know how to describe this. Honorable generals followed by kegsbreath, couchfukker, and trumpus

I don’t even know how to describe this. Honorable generals followed by kegsbreath, couchfukker, and trumpus

Okay, who sent us this photo titled β€œThe Devolution of Man”??

This is why we don’t intermingle with you outside species, the risks are too great

09.03.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 422 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 7

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πŸ”± 2 + 7 + 3 = 12

09.03.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#thirdle #thirdle1433

πŸ† 3 / 6 πŸ”₯ streak 15
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09.03.2026 04:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Squareword - Daily Word Puzzle Game Play Squareword, the free daily word puzzle! Guess 5-letter words to uncover a 5x5 grid where every row and column forms a valid word. New puzzle every day!

squareword.org 1498: 7 guesses
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#squareword #squareword1498

09.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0