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I already knew that Penelope Cruz can be a terrific comic actress, but The Invite, a movie about sex and relationships, reminded me how good she can be. I can’t say I’m a huge Seth Rogen fan, but he gives what might be his best...
Today has been a very frustrating day from the point of view of travel – apparently it’s too hot for trains to function – but at least that gave me time to read the book Invisible Rainbows by Dr Alfredo Carpineti (left). This is an...
How do you like your photos served up? I have been shooting a little colour lately…what do you think? Thanks for the feedback!
During tonight’s pub quiz we won a free drink, bottle of wine, Caesar salad and entry into a super league for penultimate pub quiz losers. Not bad for 2 hours of brainteasing.
Yesterday I ceased being a customer of U.S. Cellular after twenty years and five months. It was in May 2024 that T-Mobile announced a plan to acquire both U.S. Cellular's customers and its stores, as well as 30% of the company's spectrum...
March 2015 This was actually my last walk around the Isle of Anglesey (as usual, I didn’t do the walks in order). Last year I had focussed on the south coast of the island, this year, the north coast. I started from the largest town on...
23:29 - Aside from my appointments, all I did today was write a blog post. Didn't have the energy to do much else. (I napped too.)
Although sometimes overlooked, Fulham Palace is, I would say, one of London’s most remarkable historic sites. For one thing, few places in the capital can rival its extraordinary longevity: for more than 1,300 years it served as the...
New article 'The Mynymbox shitshow'
5/5 golden merles Songwriting triumvirate Nathan Baumgartner, Boone Howard and Tyler Keene have returned with an album (Well Once There Was A King) of playful profundity, earnest strife, and drive-thru funerals. While melodically...
Someone I know from the Internet told me, that he applied at a company which offers "unlimited vacation days" in it's job ad. However, during the interview process it was revealed that they only write the absolute minimum amount of...
Last month I asked a family member about their digital photos and whether they had them backed up. They replied, “Of course. They’re in the cloud.” I followed up with another question. How would you feel if you lost access to that cloud...
To recap, I’m building up a boutique energy retailer (Strathcona Power), to be your local, human options for power and natural gas. This is a follow-up to April’s status update. June was busy enough that I missed that update/included the...
Warner Brothers have unveiled the first trailer for Dune: Part Three.Directed and co-written by Denis Villeneuve, the film adapts the second novel in Frank Herbert's Dune series, Dune Messiah (1969). The story takes place some years...