DudleyButt - Lord of Ballaragh

Forgot to get my washing in last night in the rain so left it out with the theory that this morning’s wind would dry it. So much for theories.

November 10th - found one of my strawberry plants has just produced a strawberry.

Life is now like some of those Rupert Annual stories where the seasons are all mixed up in Nutwood.

Proud of myself. I replaced the clutch on my MGB with only the help of a Haynes manual.

Mind you, that was in 1983 and I now have no idea how the hell I did that. Hard to believe that now. We lived in very different times.

No good 'sitting on' a good story if none of us can read it....

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At last, a quiet still morning in the Isle of Man. Merlin tells me I have been hearing a Goldfinch, Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Starling, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, and Jackdaw as I sat outside in the nearly chilly sun with my cup of tea. Only saw the Robin, Sparrow and Jackdaw.

That's nothing, I am on a three day Wordle streak.....

Angel could have saved a suicidal man a lot of hassle if he had told him Mr Potter had the $8000

If you dig really deep into how societies work and analyse the problems - the solution to nearly everything is HOUSING

Ensure there is adequate housing for everyone

Get that right and everything good, socially and economically will naturally follow

Excessive force. PERIOD!

They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.

📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.

Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.

Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

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After a week of rain the sun is peeping out today.

I hope there are some deckchairs left for me on Douglas beach today.....

Heavy rain overnight night in Laxey has given a bit of oomph to the gentle river in Glen Road.....

Built a GP racing car yesterday- this time didn't need my Snap-On toolbox - soft play area tools and velcro did the job.....

Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S. “Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.

"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:

'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."

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Happens all the time in cricket - without any gloves, a much harder ball and much less of the hype

I look after grand-daughters. Estimate about 700 times.

Day two with new turntable -

Today's choice, not heard for over 40 years - Robin Trower

Got my self a real turntable after a few decades -

This is the first LP I played. Probably haven't heard it for over forty years.

I understand the principle of hitting a ball with a rounded bat, but trying to understand the description and mode of scoring is completely baffling. It's like bowling the perfect leg spinner coming in from leg to off and then having it reversed swept over backward point.

Last week I saw another painting by Caravaggio in person: “Supper at Emmaus” (1606), at the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan. For his technical mastery, innovative methods, and psychological/emotional depth, I regard him as the world’s greatest painter. I wish I could write history the way he paints.

55mph winds limited the ten minute Merlin app haul this morning-
Rook. Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Gray Wagtail, Starling, Curlew, Goldfinch

The Goldfinch always keeps well hidden and the Curlews should be at least couple of miles away

Those mega-companies and people 'funding' the White House ballroom & inauguration were not funding it.
They are paying BRIBES. They are part of, and a willing victim of the crime of BRIBERY. BRIBES, not 'funding'.
The ballroom is irrelevant and may never be built - as long as the.bribes go to Trump.

Those mega-companies and people 'funding' the White House ballroom are not funding it.

They are paying BRIBES. They are part of, and a willing victim of the crime of BRIBERY. BRIBES, not 'funding'.

The ballroom is irrelevant and may never be built - as long as the.bribes go to Trump.

Friends — these are terrible times, to be sure. But I believe we will triumph. Here’s why.

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Not 'funding' - they are paying a bribe.

They are all paying BRIBES

If you dig really deep into how societies work and analyse the problems - the solution to nearly everything is HOUSING

Ensure there is adequate housing for everyone

Get that right and everything good, socially and economically will naturally follow

I named my fictional band 'Surprising Canadians'. The name was so whimsical and unexplainable that it seemed perfect.