Things are looking up now, Spring really is icumen in. Oh hang on, that’s Sumer, and we’re not quite there yet. No idea why the Cuckoo Song should come to mind though. I still think the best line in that 13th century poem is the one about the goat farting, but then I am, at heart, still 12 years old. Maybe the birdies singing in the hedges reminded me; no cuckoos though. Where are the photos, Mick? Well, it helps of course if I remember to take my phone camera out with me. Yes, I forgot my phone. I couldn’t believe it. But here’s a bird I saw another day in Didsbury:
We celebrated World Radio Day this week. I toddled over to Wythenshawe Radio with a few other volunteers to be interviewed for the occasion by students from the University of Salford. You can view the results here. Skip to 11m48s for our bit. I say ‘our bit’, but somehow, by mistake, they missed my bit out.
On Valentine’s Day, I took my girl out for a meal. Yes, Martha and I had a nice meal at Pizza Express and while waiting for our meal, we enjoyed a few games of hangman.
This was a prelude before going off to Wythenshawe Star Gazers. We were hoping for clear skies. Huh. By the time we arrived, well, at least it had stopped raining. Even though there was nothing to see in the sky, Martha helped Kyle set up a telescope.
I think it’s great that Martha is so interested in the night sky. Her favourite planet is now Mars: a while ago, it was Saturn.
In a previous post, I was worried about the number of ‘senior’ moments I was having. Well, this week, I went to the Forum in Wythenshawe for a meeting and as I pulled into the car park, my body decided to have a sneezing fit. So I stopped the car, natch. After my nose settled down, I locked the car and walked away.
This meeting of the Wythenshawe Radio volunteers was one of the best attended, so much so, I had to grab a chair from the pile in the corner. I had a chat with a couple of folks before leaving. On returning to the car, this is what I saw:
Liesel and I often laugh at the way some people land their cars almost in a space, and here I am, turning into one of them. I couldn’t believe it.
Our world is in grave danger. We face a set of existential threats that put all humanity at risk. We need solutions that seek to solve these issues, not just manage them. We propose a new approach: long-view leadership!
That’s just one of the totally meaningless adverts I wasted time on this week while on 𝕏 formerly known as Twitter. Here’s another one:
Data delivery architecture is something people don’t discuss enough in DeFi and DEX trading. Even a millisecond lag in getting live blockchain data can prompt suboptimal decision-making and financial outcomes. The solution is real-time, decentralized streaming across DeFi.
What’s the point of adverts if you don’t know what they’re trying to sell? Block and move on, that’s the way forward.
A couple of times this week, I’m ashamed to say I didn’t go out for a walk because it was raining so hard. Just call me a wimp.
The theme of my radio show this week was Lost and Found. Listen here. I found some good songs to play.
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