Fuzzy ⒼⓄⓁⒻ

I think it’s in India, and I believe it was an Indian sign of good luck before it was appropriated by naughty Germans.
I’m surprised to see it still in use!

Actually, it looks quite nice

Not sure of this hotel recommendation.

This weekend at Glenshee has been the conditions that make you plan the next trip before leaving.

Watched BA1481 take off. It declared an emergency and returned to Glasgow 20 mins later. Was escorted back to the gate by fire engines. All good now.

Me watching the Winter Olympics:
“What’s this sport? What’s the rules? I don’t know what’s going on.”
10 minutes later
“Oh bad tactics from the USA captain there, should have applied a bit more rotation, this is a huge opportunity for the Swiss”

Olympic curling measuring tool

I love the drama of the measuring device

Unfortunately my kids came home and demanded food so I missed the end

Eddie “The Eagle” Edward’s jumped 55m at the 1988 ski jump.

Franjo von Allmen just jumped 53m in the men’s downhill.

Winter Olympics opening ceremony is Friday. Competitions start on Saturdays. I always find it complete BS that competitions actually start before the opening ceremony (curling, ice hockey and snowboarding)

Instagram went crazy this morning and gave me 90 “for you” notifications. I shall be switching off that feature.

The latest Epstein release contains stuff from an FBI tip line that literally anybody could phone up and say anything.
They’re flooding the zone with so much guff it then gives plausible deniability to the perpetrators of the actual crimes.

Car is in the garage this week

On Her Majesty’s Secret Sun Life Over 50s Plan

Ah crap, NASA WB-57 N927NA just made a gear-up landing at Ellington Field, crew is OK, aircraft not so much... which might be an issue for support Artemis II launch...

Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4da...

I think this is an Onion headline about the NRA? NRA accidentally forgets to rise up against tyrannical government

Excellent

A joke noting how Americans and British are separated by the same language.

A black and white cat sitting on legs behind a MacBook Pro laptop

Laptop

Idea for The Traitors, if the BBC should wish to make me an offer of £0. How about an alternative edit on iPlayer where the viewer doesn't know who the Traitors are.

I don't think I've ever heard of New Grass. Interesting banjo(?) as it looks more like a mini Gibson ES electric guitar. If you switch out all those instruments and play the same notes, that's a heavy metal song.

I still remember the smell of them. Air cooled rear engine.

Colourised photo of a Volkswagen Beetle outside a newsagents in Glasgow in the mid 1960s

Used AI to colour this photo of my grandad’s VW Beetle parked outside his shop. Circa 1966. My dad learned to drive in that car.

After school shootings, the argument is usually “we need the 2nd amendment to protect us from a tyrannical government”.
Don’t tread on us, etc.
Well guys…

This also happened 2016-2020. It’s so non stop, constantly flooding the zone with nonsense. He’s trying to wear us down and switch off so he can get away with his real crimes.

A Tyrell Hatton. I am one to talk, I can get annoyed with myself but usually try to laugh it off.

I realise how much “old man shouts at cloud” territory I’m in here.

This current trend of influencers and YouTubers holding a clip-on wireless mic in their hand annoys me no end.

A black and white cat asleep on a pair of legs in front of a lit Christmas tree

Lap warmer in her usual position

The Moon. 300mm lens, 1/3200 shutter speed

Orion's belt / Orion the Hunter, 30 second exposure.

My 13 year old son received a 300mm lens for my old camera for Christmas and has now tried, very successfully, to take some astro shots. The moon, and a 30 second exposure of Orion the Hunter.