I read the news today, oh boy!

[CRAZY-HORSE]

incredible scene of a volcanic crack through an Icelandic town: https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia...eb93&ei=10

[JeromeD]

^^
sad for your loss in the cricket world cup semi-final Ruby and Jerome.
now, to throw support behind host nation India in the final this weekend!!!

Hey Crazy I don't follow cricket at all. Far too slow a sport for me. Many people like it but I am not one of them.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

^^
sad for your loss in the cricket world cup semi-final Ruby and Jerome.
now, to throw support behind host nation India in the final this weekend!!!

Hey Crazy I don't follow cricket at all. Far too slow a sport for me. Many people like it but I am not one of them.

^^
hey Jerome, your comment jogged my memory...

i actually met an Indian fella last week, i tried to open up a conversation with him about cricket (the one sure way to engage and Indian or Pakistani is to open with a comment about cricket) and bugger me!, he must be the only Indian in a nation of 1.5 billion who dislikes cricket...

[Ruby]

Sorry to be so scarce – things seem to speed up at this time of year – everything just gets crazy – even if you do your damndest not to buy into the whole silly season hype, it somehow happens. Something in the air!! The joys of living in a tourist mecca – a return to BC levels and then some. And we just had a big wildfire too – which is not over yet. Hoping to get some downtime soon and will be back as soon as I have anything sensible to say. Cheers!

Turns out ‘something in the air’ was a trigger - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6NNJq0FZN4

Oh wait - there was something else that caught my attention - Steven Wilson has been flirting with ChatGPT - eeeek! https://www.loudersound.com/news/steven-...Ou8H8zBTEE 

[JeromeD]

After reading articles about various countries on the web I have come to the conclusion that society is fundamentally breaking down. The South American and African continents are in complete chaos, Europe is rapidly disintegrating especially in the east but overall as well, the UK is screwed and Ireland is rapidly following suit, the Middle East is teetering on the brink (yet again), the Chinese economy is in big trouble and the USA is in deep doo doo when you look at the political candidates on offer. 2024 is going to be an interesting year indeed. The Year of the Dragon no less. And there isn't a sensible leader in sight anywhere. All the so-called 'leaders' seem to be pandering to is wokeism, political correctness and popularity instead of tackling things head on. Members of government bodies worldwide all seem to have an opinion rather than a plan. And those ones that are easily offended when they are questioned about their motives are themselves the most offensive of the lot. Australia seems to be the one exception to all this carry on.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

interesting.

[JeromeD]

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/guitar-collect...01061.html

[CRAZY-HORSE]

^^
good to read a feelgood story for a change.

[Ruby]

Not exactly news but another feelgood story ... 

[JeromeD]

Captain Unconscious Strikes Again - what a complete prick.

https://news.sky.com/story/kelloggs-boss...r-13082740