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Post by stxdpr on Apr 3, 2023 11:55:51 GMT
Morning. We're off to a carnival today. A travelling fair by any other name. The carnival name allows them to charge inflated prices for a wristband. I'm looking forward to barfing in front of several youths. Hope crank isn't running the candyfloss store, not sure the kids could cope with the mirror room or other rides after. |
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Post by amipal on Apr 3, 2023 11:55:52 GMT
The smell of amipal is so strong it smells like decent bacon. Are you insinuating that I work for Sussex police? |
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Post by Felice Landry on Apr 3, 2023 12:19:50 GMT
Moving away from pork and beef, has anyone been to Cromer? What was it like?
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Apr 3, 2023 12:40:23 GMT
The smell of amipal is so strong it smells like decent bacon. Are you insinuating that I work for Sussex police? |
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Post by MrTiddles on Apr 3, 2023 13:06:42 GMT
crankcaller. Have you turned off your Gamepass auto-renew yet?
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Post by Sheep2 on Apr 3, 2023 13:14:50 GMT
Not been to Cromer.
Pork and red cabbage sandwich for lunch.
Delicious.
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Post by Sheep2 on Apr 3, 2023 13:40:10 GMT
Books
The posthumous life of the manuscript Christopher de Hamel.
I loved this. Loads of pictures pretty dry text. If you like books about illuminated manuscripts it is excellent
The Earth Transformed An Untold History Peter Frankopan.
It was interesting, but I wasn't 1005 convinced about. Not dry enough it. Not as good as The Silk Roads.
Of Ants and Dinosaurs Cixin Liu
I enjoyed this. A readable bit of sci-fi trash
Alterum William F Cooper.
Not as clever as it thought it was. On the other hand it did think it was a pretty cool noir VR thriller.
I enjoyed it.
Rome Theodore Mommsen
£1.99 on Kindle.
A classic book apparently. I am reading an English translation. It's very late 19th century. That is to say there are some discussions of race in the first few pages that while not necessarily deliberately racist aren't 100% up to modern standards.
Four stars. Recommended.
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Apr 3, 2023 13:49:27 GMT
Books:
Snapdragon - a dragon steals letters and parts of letters from a book to the horror of Book Mouse and the other animals of Moon Wood. OK I guess.
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Post by MrTiddles on Apr 3, 2023 14:23:41 GMT
Books:
The Luftwaffe, 1944-45.
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Post by lazybones on Apr 3, 2023 14:47:36 GMT
I have three books on the go at the moment:
One is called ‘Radical Candor’. It’s an American book with a subtitle something like ‘How saying what you think can change your life’.
Another is Carlos Castaneda’s ‘Journey to Ixtlan’.
Then there’s another written by George Saunders about three Russian short stories. It doesn’t have a catchy title.
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Post by Chumbles on Apr 3, 2023 15:11:00 GMT
Operation week, has started with absolute chaos... I won't iterate all the annoying happenings, but I spent hours with "where are my carers?" Having called at 8.a.m. as I had needed them at midnight. They arrived at 11.30 a.m. I finally got my call through to my chemist to change the delivery date then; at 9, 10 also got promises of other stuff needed for Thursday's operation...
Chiesa del Gesù o Casa Professa (1590-1636) Palermo, Sicilia. |
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Post by Chumbles on Apr 3, 2023 15:18:11 GMT
Books: The Luftwaffe, 1944-45. Pretty short I would've thought as on the Western front they had pretty much ceded Air superiority to the allies and once their Southern advance had cut their fuel supplies... |
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Post by Sheep2 on Apr 3, 2023 15:19:56 GMT
I have three books on the go at the moment: One is called ‘Radical Candor’. It’s an American book with a subtitle something like ‘How saying what you think can change your life’. Another is Carlos Castaneda’s ‘Journey to Ixtlan’. Then there’s another written by George Saunders about three Russian short stories. It doesn’t have a catchy title. I'd go for a book on how to think better before reading the book on saying what you think. Otherwise it will certainly open up new employment and relationship opportunities. Perhaps test out the responses on your sister before trying them in the wild. |
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Post by crankcaller on Apr 3, 2023 15:39:23 GMT
crankcaller. Have you turned off your Gamepass auto-renew yet? It renews on the 21st. Plenty of time yet to forget. Will sort tonight. Hopefully. |
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Post by Chumbles on Apr 3, 2023 15:40:45 GMT
Moving away from pork and beef, has anyone been to Cromer? What was it like? This time of year, bloody cold and if the wind is from the East or NorthEast it'll be Arctic; atm looks to be OK for a walk fully clothed. I used to go and stay with friends, and the walks were fine. However, you would want somewhere out of the wind to shelter to eat your scran and retreating back to their house to play games enabled my perennial boredom to stay out of gear. |
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Post by MrTiddles on Apr 3, 2023 15:46:34 GMT
Books: The Luftwaffe, 1944-45. Pretty short I would've thought as on the Western front they had pretty much ceded Air superiority to the allies and once their Southern advance had cut their fuel supplies... That is defeatist talk. Drei veeks in ze cooler |
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Post by lazybones on Apr 3, 2023 15:58:26 GMT
This book on Radical Candor has something to say on the Lufwaffe. It says the United States Airforce invested in its employees by using its best pilots as trainers. Whereas the Germans didn’t. And that’s why German air power collapsed.
This was a digression from the candor element.
I’m not sure I buy it. I thought the Luftwaffe was pretty much diminished by the time the Americans got involved. I don’t really know though …
I’m just picturing Nigel Havers in a Spitfire.
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Post by RollingEscargot on Apr 3, 2023 16:13:59 GMT
Books: The Luftwaffe, 1944-45. Pretty short I would've thought as on the Western front they had pretty much ceded Air superiority to the allies and once their Southern advance had cut their fuel supplies... Umm...spoilers? |
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Post by amipal on Apr 3, 2023 16:20:46 GMT
This book on Radical Candor has something to say on the Lufwaffe. It says the United States Airforce invested in its employees by using its best pilots as trainers. Whereas the Germans didn’t. And that’s why German air power collapsed. This was a digression from the candor element. I’m not sure I buy it. I thought the Luftwaffe was pretty much diminished by the time the Americans got involved. I don’t really know though … I’m just picturing Nigel Havers in a Spitfire. Germany lost many good pilots during the Battle of Britain. Whereas RAF pilots could be recovered when shot down over Britain, German ones could not. Similarly, those lost over Russian territory were generally never heard from again… but for altogether different reasons. |
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Post by amipal on Apr 3, 2023 16:23:25 GMT
Morning all! I went to a place of culture last night. That place was the Brighton Dome theatre, unfortunately filled with many uncouth sorts who only know culture through whatever is growing out of their assorted crevices.* Regardless, I enjoyed my time with author, dream weaver, visionary, plus actor Garth Marenghi. TVblog: DS9 - Children of Time, a good classic Star Trek episode. Boyblog: and so the Easter holidays start in earnest. Today’s plan is to meet with my dad, and go for a walk along the promenade in Seaford. *whooping, hollering, shouting out. These “people” have spent too much time watching American television. Barbarians. It was good, eh? I particularly enjoyed the Q and A section in the one I went to. He was remarkably fast on his feet, answering all manner of questions. Most impressive indeed. |
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Post by RollingEscargot on Apr 3, 2023 16:27:54 GMT
It was good, eh? I particularly enjoyed the Q and A section in the one I went to. He was remarkably fast on his feet, answering all manner of questions. Most impressive indeed. In Edinburgh he made a fulsome apology to the Scotch (by claiming he was only talking about the Glaswegians). |
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Post by lazybones on Apr 3, 2023 16:32:59 GMT
War?
What is it good for? …
Crushing enemies.
Seeing them driven before you.
Hearing the lamentations of their women.
Also … the resolution of a variety of nebulous geopolitical and socio-economic problems.
It is still bad ….
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Post by lazybones on Apr 3, 2023 16:46:26 GMT
MrTiddlesWhy did you delete your post about Nigel Havers? Come on. Deliver the goods.
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Post by Felice Landry on Apr 3, 2023 16:47:45 GMT
Moving away from pork and beef, has anyone been to Cromer? What was it like? This time of year, bloody cold and if the wind is from the East or NorthEast it'll be Arctic; atm looks to be OK for a walk fully clothed. I used to go and stay with friends, and the walks were fine. However, you would want somewhere out of the wind to shelter to eat your scran and retreating back to their house to play games enabled my perennial boredom to stay out of gear. I was thinking more sunny and no* walking stuff. *even though I don't have a choice. |
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Post by RollingEscargot on Apr 3, 2023 16:49:07 GMT
Hearing the lamentations of their women. .
Well, some of my enemies don't 'have' women. Also, some of them actually are women. Come on lazybones, don't gender enmity, it's not 2015 any more. |
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