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Happy #InternationalJazzDay to all who celebrate.

I’ve just got back from the Isle of Skye, thanks to the generous ScotRail over 50s deal (for £17, holders of a Club 50 card can get a return ticket to anywhere in Scotland, available until 20th March). I’ve done … Continue reading →

From this story about a statue of Atlas, found in Sicily.

I well remember the first time I heard the Orb (A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld, John Peel session, Plashet Grove bedsit, 1989) and their Wikipedia page is a good reminder of … Continue reading →

I had a great time last night at the McDonald Road Library 120th Birthday Party, featuring Elsie MacDonald, Lou Maclean and Suffrajitsu (Suffrajitsu’s Facebook page has pics) Thanks to Neil Cooper’s Substack newsletter The Noise of Art for the tip … Continue reading →

Recent charity shop haul — (yet another) 5 CDs of Northern Soul vs 5 CDs of Orange Juice And for those who might need it on this cold January morning, an early highlight of the Northern Soul compilation:

Sunny New Years Day with blue sky over Prestonpans… And grey sky over Edinburgh today

#SameStupidJokeEveryYear

Farewell to 2023, a year when I went to York twice, London twice, Glasgow twice, Basingstoke once, Bishop Wilton once and Northallerton once. I passed the ISC2 CISSP exam and the Amazon AWS Certified Security exams. We converted the garage … Continue reading →

Today’s old Peanuts strip is surprisingly topical…