Putty time

Excitement is growing, only one more sleep until "Putty time"...

Spooky

The only advantage of walking early in the morning on these cold, misty January days is the spooky nature of the landscape, no wonder our ancestors built monuments to the Sun, it looks so impressive (and rare!) at this time of year.

Some People?

Out for a walk the other morning and came across this monstrosity in a children's playground! Seriously, some people!

London Stories

Waterloo station, past and present, the second busiest station in the country with over 70 million entries/exits per year (24-25) We use it a lot since it's the main London terminus from where we live in Berkshire, handy as a jump off point for destinations South of the river.

London Treats

We spent a nice couple of hours with the kids in London on Friday evening, firstly having a drink in the Mikkeller bar in Exmouth Market (see pint of hazy pale ale above) and then a meal in The Eagle pub on the Farringdon Road. Everything was delicious and the youngsters were on great form and even the weather cooperated (for a change!)

Friday Smirk

The lads pointing out the great danger surrounding "the religion of peace" today, this is because it's claims are so totalitarian, it's population of literal zealots so great and it's truth values so weak.

Sun Memories

A memory from last year, the Salinas salt flats in Argentina, boy was it hot! The people there take silly photo's of tourists for loose change, here's one of our little group looking like we're emerging from a Mate cup into an azure sky. It's freezing cold in the UK today and pouring down with rain, we really must go back to the Southern Hemisphere soon!

Chilly Patterns

Got an early appointment today so had to go for my usual lunchtime walk at 8am, spotted this rather beautiful pattern on a car bonnet, flippin chilly!

Scott Adams

One of my favourite cartoonists, Scott Adams, author of the inimitable "Dilbert" died yesterday. This strip had a special meaning for me and many in my industry as it seemed to be about us, it illuminated many of the issues surrounding technology and man-management and we felt a real affinity with it. I believe that Adams fell foul of the woke police in later years and was "cancelled" by many. I must confess that I don't know anything about that period or what he said (or didn't say) so I won't comment on it here, all I can say is that the number of smirks his work delivered to me over many years far outnumbered those of any other artist.