Wtf?
And I note on re-reading that I threw a “they” in there even though I could equally have used another “she”.
I suspect that that is a hold-over from the drive to stop using “he” as the generic pronoun when I was younger.
Bloody ridiculous. The next thing you know they’ll be refusing to send an ambulance for a confused little old lady because she doesn’t understand the question.
Interesting: I used to get “Who’s ‘she’, the cat’s mother?” if I referred to someone as ‘she’ rather than by name when they were in the room.
I think some people have started just defaulting to “they” for everyone, tbh.
Poor pidgie. You did your best.
Poor pigeon. Try the local vet, they should be able to give you the number of a rescue place even if they won’t take it themselves.
What’s happened to it?
Ah yes, August. High summer.
That’s interesting: I gave up on it ages ago, and the impression I had was that it’s just got more restrictive and staid.
Do you find much of interest on it? I know you occasionally post links to threads, but I feel like not often.
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-mystery-of-the-baltic-god-in-kent/
One of the stranger events of the summer of 2023 is the sudden and unexplained appearance, one night in early August, of an eight-foot tall carved wooden pole on a coastal path in Kent depicting the Baltic thunder god Perkūnas. The impressive sculpture is carved from a single piece of wood crowned by four stylised bearded faces, with an inscription in runic-style lettering up one side, ‘PERKUNAS 2023’.
No permission was sought to erect the carving, and its creator is unknown – as is the purpose of the installation. Is it a gift from the artist? A pagan religious act? An image set up for protection?
I can’t find it now, but it reminds me of a similar one that I am pretty sure was genuine based on the reaction of the person filming.
There’s a trend in the UK for putting pianos in railway stations, and a guy was playing along, being filmed by a friend, when half a dozen people walked passed with battered suitcases and joined in, including a couple of violins. Presumably part of an opera company on the way back from a performance.
Oh, that’s great news, both the eating and the having a bit of fun!
Ah, that makes sense, thanks.
In the US, what’s the significance of “North of Richmond”? Does it mean Washington? Civil War reference? Something else?
Ah, that’ll be nice though, going back and seeing everyone. Hope the bus and ferry cooperate!
sighs at the weather
I think if you ate in pretty much any restaurant every day then you would get fat.
Mycology? Wtf?