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The only thing wrong with all of this is that I paid full price for it. (It was worth it).

Betty Beaty is a p*rnstar name if ever I saw one.

Don't bring Billie Piper into this.

An acrylic painting of foamy water breaking on the shoreline.

In the foreground: a grey and orange toothbrush. In the background: A blurred out painting of a wave breaking on the shore.

I always have an arty use for a redundant toothbrush. However, it doesn't always go to plan...

I’ve shared the full piece and the story behind it over on my Ko-fi.

ko-fi.com/emcox (free to view)

#Art #Acrylic #Nature #Sea #Painting #Beach

An ink sketch of a tree-lined lane. A puddle on the right hand side of the lane reflects the trees.

I'm enjoying painting these trackways. Love the reflections in the puddles.

Foundry Reflections - ink on watercolour paper

To see the full image, head onto my ko-fi page.

#Art #Ink #Nature #Trees #Kofi

ko-fi.com/emcox

I verified my age by getting some free school milk.

I entirely agree with this review, and recommend the White Space series unreservedly. Also, I'd like a Salvie of my own, please.

And with a picture of Locomotion No.1, not Rocket ... shame.

The Metro would have been a lot curvier if Baron Haussman hadn't done his thing first. (re alt text)

Not used Euston lately, then?

A ride on Metro line 6 is a cheap way of getting good views.

The pic is Gare Montparnasse, though. I'm hoping a train will wreck it again, as the current Montparnasse is a horrible pit.

Funnily enough, Dreadnought by Robert K. Massie.

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, or Marvel

ARAGORN: Many riders on swift steeds are coming toward us.

LEGOLAS: Yes. 105. They're blond, their leader is very tall.

ARAGORN: Thank you.

LEGOLAS: Their buttons are brass, their tunics rough-woven, but with precise stitching. There is a gnat circling one of--

ARAGON: I said thank you!

Murphy's law: What can go wrong will go wrong.

Cole's law: finely shredded raw cabbage with a salad dressing.

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youtu.be/XRev94Qo5fY?...

That be wold Örjan, that erst ran lunatickal. Hope his nose grows back.

I have a joke about Plato, but I don't love it that much.

Just finished reading Strange New World by @ceruleancynic.bsky.social , and the series ends with as much fun as it began. The book started rather slowly, but when it got going it really got going and came to a satisfying and interesting end. I may never forgive the author for the Ark gag, though.

I could never do any of that, but I do know what you mean. Keep exercising, though, or when you get to my age you will *really* regret it.

Holy crap. I never believed they'd do it! #Arsenal

YouTube video by Catherine Warr The Secret War: SOE's Wireless Operators in Occupied France

NEW VIDEO!

youtu.be/5mHNOtAXVrs

Continuing our mini-series on spies and secret radios, we explore the stories of the brave men and women who served as Wireless Operators in Occupied France - tales of courage, resilience, and sacrifice.

Take a bus that was bad to start with, and put it (not very firmly) on rails. What could go wrong?

Change a letter, ruin a band

Bream
Dime Straits
Poxy Music
The Leach Boys
Small Paces
Blub
The Tyrds
The Mongees
The Perve
Slack Sabbath
Fret

Never pass up the chance of a nap, a sit down, or a piss.

Love archy and mehitabel! Deserve to be much more widely read.

If you see this, repost with your getaway vehicle.

A party political broadcast on behalf of Neville Chamberlain.