From 2019 I am living a more relaxed life. After 35 years I am retired from engineering practice.
You can expect me to mention retirement projects, travel and of course the beloved.
My hobbies may include nature, camping, repair, and reading.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Work with meaning
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
A year in movies
1 Jan New Year's Day About A Boy
12 Jan HAL 9000 B'day 2001: A Space Odyssey
26 Jan Australia Day The Castle
27 Jan Mozart B'day Amadeus
2 Feb Groundhog Day Groundhog Day
14 Feb Valentine's Day Strictly Ballroom / Down with Love
15 Mar Ides of March Gladiator
19 Mar Bruce Willis Day Fifth Element
25 Apr ANZAC Day Gallipoli
Easter Sunday Life of Brian
4 May Star Wars Day Star Wars
7 May Tchaikovsky B'day Anna Karenina
19 May Beloved's B'day Breakfast at Tiffanys
25 May Towel Day Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
3 Jun Son B'day Kingdom of Heaven
6 Jun D-Day Saving Private Ryan
21 Jun Winter Solstice Dark City
22 Jul My B'day Casablanca
21 Aug Son B'day A.I.
11 Sep Disaster Day Troy
19 Sep Talk like a Pirate Day Pirates of the Caribbean
31 Oct Halloween Sleepy Hollow
5 Nov Guy Fawkes Day V for Vendetta
11 Nov Remembrance Day All Quiet at the Western Front
19 Nov Blade Runner
25 Nov Son B'day Napoleon Dynamite
21 Dec Summer Solstice Lawrence of Arabia
24 Dec Xmas Eve Die Hard
25 Dec Xmas Love Actually
31 Dec New Year's Eve Passengers
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Saturday, September 12, 2020
The Great Curse
In 1525 Gavin Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow, cursed the reivers of the borders between England and Scotland.
"I curse their head and all the hairs of their head; I curse their face, their brain, their mouth, their nose, their tongue, their teeth, their forehead, their shoulders, their breast, their heart, their stomach, their back, their womb, their arms, their legs, their hands, their feet, and every part of their body, from the top of their head to the soles of their feet, before and behind, within and without.
"I curse them going and I curse them riding; I curse them standing and I curse them sitting; I curse them eating and I curse them drinking; I curse them rising, and I curse them lying; I curse them at home, I curse them away from home; I curse them within the house, I curse them outside of the house; I curse their wives, their children, and their servants who participate in their deeds. I wary their crops, their cattle, their wool, their sheep, their horses, their swine, their geese, their hens, and all their livestock. I wary their halls, their chambers, their kitchens, their stanchions, their barns, their cowsheds, their barnyards, their cabbage patches, their plows, their harrows, and the goods and houses that are necessary for their sustenance and welfare."
And then he got very religious and anti-semitic so I won't repeat it.
I stumbled across the polished boulder in Carlisle.
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Cities in Disgrace
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Gas Lighting
Gas lighting was nominated as word of the year yesterday by Mirrium-Webster. When I look it up, the source of the term is nomin...
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This is native bee honey harvested from the hive of the previous post. The hive produced a total of two jars like this, about 1 kg. The na...
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In the 1980s a new species of palm was discovered in far North Queensland. In order tp protect the wild trees from poachers, man...
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Open native bee hive (bottom section) - Tetragonula carbonaria These stingless bees build their brood area in a spiral. When weighed thi...