Gotta Fix the Gutters

Never Meet Your Heros

Get in the Car

First Day of School

Coincidence Collecting

Aisling Bea is a hilarious entertainer type and this fact caused me to press a button on my phone one day. Now I get some of the photos she takes on my phone in that thought confection, photo, social media service. Pete, a guy I used to work with also inspired more rampant button pressing and he is in this ever growing list of my fitful photo appreciation. One day I am looking at some of the funny photos he posted and the the next photo that pops up, on Aisling’s account and it is of Pete himself! I told him right away and he was unperturbed. It was all a bit of a let down. He does have a good joke about two men named Gary.

In the News

Top: “North Korea” briefing room, USMC Iwakuni Air Station, Japan. Bottom: F-18, USMC Iwakuni Air Station, Japan. Squadron motto: Mors Ex Tenebris (Death from the Darkness). From the series “Half the Surface of the World”, looking at US bases and their host communities in the Asia-Pacific region (2008-2016). #iwakuni #usmc #pacom #northkorea #vmfaaw242 #f18 #longexposure #gregirard

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Family Skelton

In the event of death it would be nice to leave ones family an annoying encumbrance, to remind them of the when one was living. I would like to leave my family my skeleton. Finally technology has caught up with this desire. This business has not been yet set up in my area, but I am keeping my eyes peeled.

Sitting on the Train

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Coffee In the Uk

Beans are currently from these vendors, they are strong with an aggressive flavour, good value and a fancy café if you are ever in the neighbourhood.

This grinder was chosen because we have too many electric gadgets in the kitchen, this one is reasonably priced and all of the nerds say that a burr grinder is required for all of the usual reasons, and storing the beans whole is the best option as it decelerates venting the essential oil.

I use a stove top but have been thinking about a pour over to replace that time in the day when a cup of instant is considered.

The hard water is filtered by brita, who never promises to soften the water, but the limescale doesn’t accumulate in the kettle anymore. We used to buy bottled water, but really. I have heard that boiled water from the kettle can be used in the stove top, but I would burn my hand and the fear of filling over the valve is enough danger for one drink.

I usually preheat the element, we have an electric hob, this would be unnecessary if using gas.

Whole milk is warmed by one of these, I was given a spare, but have not used it yet, waiting fort this one to break down. It is making a funny sound.