I had to shut the windows… it’s too chilly!!!

Merry Christmas, Sydney!

I am sitting at the other end of the sofa.

Pork hocks prep’d and ready for a night of drying out in the fridge for tomorrow’s slow bake.

@snarkyplatypus.com Black tea and marmalade on toast here! Morning!!

you know what’s better than about to get a massage?

Crossing a bridge

So who’s replacing Sussan Ley? #Auspol

The Tip Top English Muffin Original is no longer a fork split muffin. It is different. It is no longer the original.

sounds like a drug

Listening to tunes on Apple music and adding to appropriate playlists to teach the algorithm what I like.

oooh! a verification needed!!

Being a political leader looks like so much fun!!

Leonardo must be turning in his grave

Out of the bush - going urban.

Because @sylmobile.com is posting nature pics, let me show you one of the goannas I keep encountering.

Good morning, Sydney.

🕯️

I cleaned the bbq, including popping a pin into each and every hole of the burner tube for a wiggle and clearing. There were a few holes that benefited from that attention…

I have a massage booked for Tuesday.

what precision #ashes

‘fella’ is not in the compact Macquarie dictionary.

Poetry #Ashes

What's the score? #Ashes

evening folks

Josh.

the mood is actually surreal

“Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman” But note: “The only exceptions are documents prepared for international treaties and for presidential appointments, which are required to use Courier New 12-point font, the memo said.” apnews.com/article/rubi...

so full

Anyway, enough about me. How are you?

OH(in a pub): “Where is the toilet?” “Right there.” “Where?” Pointing, “There.” “That one… it’s unisex.” “oh…”

Not one social media service suspected me of being below 16 years of age.

I am now operating randomly.

Eating a mini magnum.

Sydney Harbour Bridge flags at half mast.

Who feels like having a steak?

Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view - Reuters Trump in March told Fox News that "as a student of history, which I am — and I’ve watched it all — the first thing you learn is you don’t want Russia and China to get together." www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Apparently it's International Civil Aviation Day.

Computers give me the shits.

Wondering if I can just glue on a paddlepop stick...

The space bar on my xps-13 is totally crapped out now...

Noticing the air is smokey in Sydney, a reminder that some homes have been lost to the north...

Minute Cryptic beat me today… Oh well… Anyway, time for coffee, then a Park Run, ahead of a morning of prep’ing the place for Christmas: dust & clean, put up decorations and put Mariah Carey on rotation.

And once again #Cloudflare500 brings us back to this @xkcd.com classic.

a few US sites are down, it seems

Good evening, people. How are you? I'm taking it easy and avoiding the heat.

Communism 'We're looking at it very seriously': Trump eyes Australia's superannuation scheme www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

I know, I know, it's only Tuesday... but I just couldn't resist the urge to mix up a Negroni...