baggins

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[–] baggins@beehaw.org 4 points 6 hours ago

I keep seeing things like this, then an item on the news that says sales in Spain are up.

It’s not all good news.

 

So yesterday I rescued a young Robin that caught its leg in our garden feeder. All OK.

Yesterday evening I went to the kitchen to start dinner and there was a sparrow flapping about by the kitchen window. The kitchen door next to window was wide open, but our cat Daisy was prowling round so that probably stopped the sparrow from flying out. Managed to get hold of it and it too was uninjured. Off that went as well.

Don’t think Daisy had caught it as she is too slow. So much that that she either ignores the birds (apart from making funny noises at pigeons and magpies), or they stay out of her reach.

Wonder what animal rescue I have today.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 3 points 6 hours ago

Just finished reading The Object by Joshua T Calvert. Good timing!

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

So why can’t we put some troops there? Oh no! mustn’t upset Putin. This will drag on and on unless we grow a pair and start hitting back hard.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 19 hours ago

I thought there were more of us than that 🫡

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 5 points 1 day ago

It must be the cheapest or cost efficient. Can't be spending money if they don't have to. Yet another reason to stop eating meat and dairy.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 5 points 5 days ago

Learnt this the hard way. Have used Fiskars scissors since the 70s and they were top quality. Was looking for a new pair for the kitchen and found them online. Only to realise they were made in China. They’re pants.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 4 points 6 days ago

Excellent news. Let’s see more of it.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

I know people don't like Windows 11, but that's a bit much.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

Good old Uncle Sam.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

Surprised nobody mentioned this earlier.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

Right, I make that (using the lowest figure) over 40 launches per month, every month for the 2 years. Anyone who thinks that is plausible is a tad optimistic.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

What did you expect?

 

Ryanair once again proving they are scumbags.

 

Very thought provoking.

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