Writer (ex-Maximum PC, fiction, web content) ,photographer from Toronto. Left as far as I can go. Equal rights, women's rights, LGBTQ rights, BLM. everyone's the same rights. That's me. Widowed, live alone. Posts on China, politics, equal rights, pretty much any shiny thing that looks interesting.
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Last Notes npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian I really hope this is the start of something great for Mexico. First, a woman. Second, a landslide vote for change. Let's hope she can stay safe and move forward on her agenda. It's a huge challenge, absolutely huge. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Our local coyote, acting nonchalant after getting dive-bombed by a Red Wing Blackbird. I believe it's a female. She lives up by a pond, just a bit north of here. Toronto is indeed a city in a park. (The only sound is my squeaky Nike Air Monarchs...the WIDE ones. 4E, if you must know.) npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Here's a cardinal in my apple tree in the front yard. He seems to have something in his beak. 70-200 F4 Canon EF on my 600D. It's the only good lens I own. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Yesterday there was lots of raccoon nattering in one of the spruce trees out the back. Later I saw a HUGE adult spread out sleeping way up one of them. Today, this little guy scared the crap out of me. It's alive but very sleepy. I mowed the lawn, trimmed it and he didn't move. Two young ones were trying to climb up the trees the other morning. I hope this one makes it to adulthood. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Cheese anyone? I loved it until I heard it was processed. Supposedly processed = bad. Now I'm happy again because cheese has probiotics, whatever they are. So again, cheese anyone? npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1wwc…88qz One of my 'I wonder' things is why, after thousands of years of humans living in houses, we can't seem to manage/invent a permanent roof that doesn't leak...ever. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Pork tenderloin was on the menu last evening. (I typed 'manu' by accident. Is that what a cannibal menu is named?) Normally it's Instant Pot and done but I was doing brown rice in the pot. So, air fryer it was. What a wonderful experience! 15 minutes, crispy and just a bit pink. One minute in the microwave cleared that. Look, I don't need to make food tastier, believe me. But air fryer tenderloin is the way of my future. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Supper went well, thanks to everyone who responded to my pesto query. I used the pesto as a condiment on the 'mess' I cooked. Tofu, leftover boiled potatoes and sweet potato heated in a big cast iron frypan with hosin sauce and onions. I call it mess or much but wow, it was so good with the pesto! npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Pesto advice needed. My Kirkland 'basil pesto' says "should not be heated" in the instructions. I wanted to use it as a pizza base with tofu on top plus other stuff. Any idea why is says not to heat it? Thanks. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1zdp…vqv8 You'd think so, right? I can't understand why Donnie, professed billionaire, can't come up with 175 million for the bond himself. I'm probably missing something but it's weird. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1zdp…vqv8 Key words by KSIC: “We probably didn’t charge enough.” npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1y7x…jrl4 Thanks! I will look for both. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Hey, here's something fishy. I'd like to get more fish into my diet. Tilapia is out so what else is out there? How do I cook it? Cod had worms so I def want something with those. I love salmon but I want to try other types. Tips would be very much appreciated. Thanks! npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Have to say that tonight's pizza was SUPERB! Electric high heat 'professional' pizza over worked just as the ads said it would. Want some? There's only one slice left...sorry. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian By inventing gadgets to keep raccoons out of our green bins, we're actually creating smarter raccoons. They fiddle with the lock until it unlocks. As a guest on the CBC said this week, in a few hundred years we'll have a raccoon as mayor. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian I thought ramen was the name of the noodles but it's like curry. Ramen and curry are concoctions, not the noodle and not the spice. Here's everything you didn't want to know about ramen, at least ramen in Kyoto. Fun to watch and relax. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1mmf…eknq Don't get it, sorry. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Is it possible that Rowling is herself trans? She is very vocal about trans women but not trans men, at least from what I read recently. Her early life suggests some kind of internal family strife. Self-hatred is a very powerful thing. Just putting it out there. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian I spent most of the day taking photos for an event at the charity where I volunteer. Another volunteer photographer was using her phone, her parents wouldn't let her use their DSLR. So, I lent her mine for a while and this is one of her photos. What do you think? (I like this a lot better than the one with me and the bag of blood!) npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian What is Banksy's real name? We know his first name is Robbie, thanks to a recording of him correcting Robert to Robbie. But is his last name Del Naja or Hewlett or Buchanan. I'd go with Del Naja, myself. What's your guess? npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian I just saw a post by someone who'd been in a doctor's office. They rhymed off people who were wearing masks and those who weren't. By race. Every race they saw there, telling us who was and who wasn't playing nice. I'm not a scientist but I don't think race has anything to do with COVID, does it? Maybe I missed something over the last five years. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1mmf…eknq wordpress . com. Anyone who uses that site should assume their data has been compromised from the start. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1mmf…eknq I've had good luck with the 'home networking' subreddit, even with things that aren't directly related. But there are enough techs here so you should get a reply. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub19fc…ay3c They tend to elect lots of women, maybe that's why it's weird. The really weird part is why the 'chaos and ruin' countries keep electing men, I think. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian PWHL tonight has New York at Toronto, 7 PM EST. Unfortunately, it's at the Mattamy Centre, my old alma mater...sort of. 2,500 fans when they could have 20,000. Baffles the mind. Whoever didn't see the future in women's hockey should be out of a job. Toronto is 2 points ahead of New York, close because of overtime wins. New York has the league lead in that stat. Most GF, too. Enough stats, just watch the damn game. It's on YouTube FREE. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1mmf…eknq I know you're not, no worries. The truly dark side of video games is when the U.S. military, probably Russia and China as well, actually recruit children in online games like Fortnite. The U.S. was doing this years ago, actually had a gaming center in D.C. where kids could go and play FPSs. Your idea is solid but I'm not sure what a collective power coalition would look like. It's hard to find people IRL who kick with the same foot, for me anyway. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1mmf…eknq Well, for years my social life has been playing video games, very specific ones, with people from many places around the world. I started a sim racing forum, successful a few years ago, now quiet but still running. Strangers became friends, the games receded a bit into the background and we all learned about the various worlds around us. I guess if you don't do it, it seems weird but it isn't. Face to face is good but it brings up other obstacles. IMHO, that is. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1wwc…88qz What's on the outside of the tofu? A breaded something or other? Is this deep-fried? I'm tofu-ing myself to life these days. Tired of frypanned w/honey and garlic. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1wwc…88qz In earlier dreams, it was in a house I was working in, steps, long hallway. If it turns out it is a speakeasy, I'll let you know. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian I dream about being in a basement where there is a sub-basement. In that sub-basement is a stone trapdoor that leads to a low room. I don't know what's in the room but I know it's something I should be seeing. Maybe it's claustrophobia but I had a knot in my stomach when I woke. I think I've dreamt about this before but my brain often creates memories that seem very real but in daylight are not. This one? I'm not sure. It seems less real as time goes by. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian This 'openly heterosexual' agrees with Andrew Scott that the term 'openly gay' should be retired, mainly because media is the only place you hear and it's only used with the word gay, not Irish, not Jewish, not left-handed....third paragraph says it all. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Denmark had a queen? npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1y9h…uzhx This reminds me of a Joseph Cotten movie, 'Portrait of Jennie'. Well worth watching, I think. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian I call this one 'Whole Wheat Flour Bag with Sun'. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1mmf…eknq I know. There's other ways of saying it, I think. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1mmf…eknq This is going to sound crazy but that song 'Look What You Made Me Do' is troubling to me. Sam Smith's song, too. That's what abusers say/yell/shout at their victims. May be just me. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1mmf…eknq Something tells me they were treated better than the Palestinian prisoners. We may never hear about that, though. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1mmf…eknq I wonder if anyone knows how many Palestinians are imprisoned in Israel. 39 is almost certainly a tiny drop in the bucket. 8 years? Sad, tragic, almost unbelievable. I'm sure more stories will come out of what the 39 endured. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1mmf…eknq The two that died were in the car, right? That's all I can find about it. Multiple sources. No TSA agents mentioned. Yet. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1mmf…eknq I caught part of 'The Trans List' last night before bed. I had to keep watching, it was fascinating and, yes, sad. It was on a 'rrrrr' site for endless streaming. I'll look for a legitimate source so I can watch the whole thing. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1mmf…eknq Wiki says 1.4%. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1mmf…eknq 78 years of 'never forget' led to this. Such slogans justify what's happening now, to some anyway. Here's a quote: "For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing." And another: "I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation." npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Haunting memory npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian I'd say this is an unusual plant, wouldn't you? 'Nicotiana sylvestris' of the nightshade family, aka woodland tobacco, flowering tobacco or South American tobacco. Biennial. Can be dried and smoked. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub14pe…9j04 Mother and Child Reunion? npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Are you a sports nut? Check out this new trivia game. Six sports in all, different criteria every day. Very tough but fun. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1g97…y82s How can they fudge his weight? Wouldn't that be a crime in itself? npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Here's a good piece on the guy who was arraigned today in Georgia. So far, he's facing 91 charges and a whole lot of sleepless nights. That's a good thing, I think. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1pyg…f8nf I hate them all but the Gretzky one I REALLY hate. Pretending he's a tough guy. Never fought in his career. Always had a bodyguard. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Unlike Generalissimo Francisco Franco, Yevgeny Prigozhin may not be dead. But we all knew that, right? npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Just a thought about the song 'Look What You Made Me Do'. Isn't that what abusers say to their victims? Haven't they said that for at least a couple of eons? There's probably many ways Swift could have titled the song. I'm sure that phrase resonates with a host of abused women, men and children. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian My epiphany this morning from my walk. All those angry people, Karens, Kens, etc. might just be gamblers who've lost recently. Gambling ads are everywhere and they shout about how easy it is, how anyone can do it. I'd bet, sorry, that much of the anger we see these days is frustration and guilt from gambling losses. Prediction: As it has already in golf, gamblers will begin affecting the outcome of games/events by their behavior. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian I got it but I'd say that today's Wordle is a tough one. Good luck! npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Live updates on Al Jazeera, in case you want to keep up on the supposed death of Prigozhin. I'm not convinced he was in the plane. He has resources to be able to put someone else in his seat, shall we say. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1wet…hu5u Yup, same as me. Maybe the side windows opened a bit. Henry Morgan 'won' a trip in one of these decades ago when he was on 'I've Got A Secret'. The shows were live then and I guess he had to go, as part of his contract. I'll never forget the total look of disgust on his face when he heard what he'd won. It was a publicity stunt but I guess he actually did go. It may have been an Issetta, can't remember that. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian My new whip. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1wet…hu5u Thanks. I appreciate that. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian How's your mood? Mine is down, add a 'very' to that. This part of August has too many triggers. Cooler weather, less sunlight and worst of all, the back to school blues. I grew up on a farm so going back to school was great, no problem. Then we had kids. We had glorious summers. The ads say it's 'the best time of the year' but for me, it's the worst. Why have kids if you love it when they're not around? Well, that's how it is on August 22, 2023. Thanks to Walter Cronkite for that. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Well, the Jays' series with the Orioles will make or break the season, I think. A split won't do anything. We have to win the series but, the way the O's are playing, that is doubtful. Good luck, crew. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub16kz…fslh Factle this morning has 'Most followed Twitter accounts'. Your post proved my theory. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1y77…nqqs They had the guy on screen last night. It sure looked like the photo of John Miller. Yes, he has a great voice, very smooth. And a 'radio' face. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian I always thought Vin Scully's name was Vince Cully. Can't be the only one. Anyway, the guy calling the Giants' game tonight reminds me of Vin...ce. (I think the guy's name is Jon Miller. Correct me if I'm wrong.) npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian I wish there was a site where you could upload a photo of yourself then try on different styles of hats. As in, "Do I look stupid with this pork pie hat or just as ruggedly handsome as I do without it?" npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian 850 names on the missing persons list in Maui. Was 2,000 but almost 1300 have been located safe. Let's hope that 850 gets down to 0. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub14u2…zq27 I've got a TRS80. Somewhere. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Dog and butterfly we know but bear and wolf? The photos are amazing. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian With Evergrande Group filing for bankruptcy protection, with deflation sweeping across the country and people spending less and less, China seems to be in deep doo-doo. Ah, but superman Xi will rescue the country. Hopefully not with a war, though. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Sunday Trivia Time: In the first season of the Dick Van Dyke show, Rob called his wife 'Laurie' not Laura. It just doesn't sound right. It was back to Laura in the second season. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian A lucky guess. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1uwr…x93m Ah, but then there's John Carpenter. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian I haven't seen one of these on here until tonight. Someone with a large following posted about how great Mastodon was and how it was so friendly, etc. This person follows 1/10th of their following so I say, "talking but not listening. " (I usually ignore baiting these peeps but hey, there was Scotch involved.) File this under: I suspect a troll. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1pyg…f8nf Great question. I can see him as a normal guy who gets into a situation where he has to be an action hero. He's not action-hero type but he has the persona that would make everyone root for him. Actually, he could still fit that role, given enough time between takes to recover. Imagine if he took the giant leap to get back into acting. He's be amazing. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1jwz…d2ah I remember humble brags from Twitter. Haven't seen any here. Well, one. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian OMG! The Jays scored a run! Excuse me, I have to sit down a minute. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1qtw…5y9y Please explain CERT and why you're pushing it. I and many others will boost it. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1lml…yucw Not to be dramatic but I read about archaeologists finding seashells somewhere in the middle of Scotland, I think. Proof that a tsunami completely covered the UK. I wish I had the source for that. Yes, you're correct. No one is safe. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Have you made a disaster plan? Where will your family head if all communication fails? Do you have a safe location to meet? Do you have non-perishable food and lots of water/drinks to see you through if you can't get out of your house? Where's your passport? Money? Irreplaceable photos? Jewelry? Meds? Credit cards? Phone charger? Power bank? Sort it out, folks. NO ONE is immune to disaster in 2023. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1qmf…unzr I can't guarantee that this one is helping these disasters but you can always be sure they're honest. The MCC, Mennonite Central Committee quietly helps out everywhere. Here's a link to their site, you can make up your own mind. Hope this helps. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1f2z…0tu2 I solved this, in case you want to know. The file shows up on the first screen, the one with every photos/video on the phone. But, it's at the end of the list. It doesn't show up anywhere else, just on the first long list of files. Just in case someone else needs the solution, that's it. Thanks again. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian I listened to this pod on my walk this morning. Snap Judgement has many excellent episodes. This is one. Bats! Bats! And a lovely lady who was born to rescue animals in distress. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub14ee…mfu5 This pod has some incredible trivia, right? I'm not a fan of his delivery but wow, his research is excellent. The Willy Wonka one is good too. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Looking for a new playlist? I asked Alexa for some summer music this morning. She came up with 'Sounds of Summer 2023 DJ Mode'. Old and new, everything from 'Calm Down' to Blondie's 'The Tide is High'. The DJs add some bits and pieces of music trivia. It' perfect for a hot summer day like this one in Toronto. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian OK, a few things for your Saturday. First, check out The Avengers episode, 'The Nutshell', if you can. Lots of odd sets and some funny (now) security protocols. I'm only halfway through but so far, it's fun. Second, I looked up Honor Blackman again and discovered that her and Patrick Macnee released a record in 1964. 'Kinky Boots' wasn't a hit then but charted in 1990. The song caused a national controversy. Read about that for a laugh. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub12uc…5zv7 Ah, that's funny. Well, I know how old my daughter is and worked back from there. She's 30 in September so 20 seemed accurate. I had a good laugh from your post. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian A definition of insanity goes something like, "doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result'. The Blue Jay batters are like that. Nothing changes, they swing and swing but don't shorten up, don't make contact, don't adjust their swing...etc. If something isn't working, try something else. Handling RISP is like quantum physics, I guess. Watch an Orioles game and you'll see a huge difference in their approach at the plate. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub18gr…2eew Good point. When I think of Numbers stations, I hear women with UK accents but I don't think that's what they were. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1495…8s0k That is the song! Thanks very much for solving this. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub18gr…2eew I didn't know it either but my daughter thought both my son and I played it. Nope. Just my son. (But him and I did attend a WIlco/Neil Young concert here in Toronto years ago. Maybe they played it at the show. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub18gr…2eew That was one of my guesses at it. Turns out it was 'Poor Places' by Wilco. Thanks for helping. Much appreciated. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub1495…8s0k Good find. This might be it. Sure fills the description. Thanks! npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub17fj…crqa Ah, OK. Numbers stations crossed my mind in the process. I'll check this out. Thanks! npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub18gr…2eew It's for my daughter. She said it was music both me and my son played. Pink Floyd is the only music that I can remember we both liked. It would have been pop, probably. Our tastes are different. No help, I know but if I think of another genre, I'll let you know. Thanks! npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Isn't it strange that I can watch Blue Jay games on Apple TV without using a VPN but I can't watch them on MLB.tv without one? Is that the same for every team? It's great, don't get me wrong. just weird. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian Here's a question for music peeps. Can you remember a song, maybe from at least 20 years ago or more, that has a woman's voice at the end reading off train stations or the NATO alphabet. There's a vague memory of the word 'foxtrot'. It's out of left field but everyone on Mastodon is brilliant, I've learned that. Thanks! npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian I guarantee you'll never see a play like this again. 'Squirrels and cats' carom gets Luke Raley and inside-the-park home run. Just when you thought you've seen everything, this happens. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian @npub189j…vkyd There's a free bit of software out there named TestDisk. I'm not sure it works with cards but it works wonder on hard drives of all types. Good luck! npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian BBC is carrying the England - Australia semi live. Just another reason to get a VPN, in case you're holding out. Get a VPN, signup for iPlayer (free), stream all kinds of Brit stuff, women's football included. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian A cooking tip: If you're wondering about an air fryer, I'd suggest getting one that has doors and can double as an over. I hate toaster ovens with a passion but this air fryer I have, got it from Costco on a deal, is excellent. Besides fries and coated chicken thighs, excellent deal at Costco, it's perfect for those small lunchtime pizzas, guess where I got them. In a microwave, they're soggy. In my air fryer? Just like store bought. npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian With all the news from Georgia today, I'm sure this question is on everyone's mind: Can a POTUS run the country from exile in Russia? He still has his plane, passport (although he wouldn't need one) and access to his money. August 25th is looming. Will TFG be zooming? (I bet there are odds in Las Vegas on this scenario.) npub1gzj6wlyspgzf9lm6ssnk3efc0lk25q0a6t943thnzhfqz62xdxfq748nk6 The Life of Brian The Blue Jays look save, at least for now in the wild card race. But, and it's a big but, the Mariners have two games in hand and are two games behind the Jays. So, having a stadium with a roof is a yin yang situation. I guess pretty much everything is one of those, right?
