I had a tooth extracted today at the oral surgeon. Always a stressful occasion!
Another great sunset at Edmonds Marina Beach this afternoon.
I’m no longer posting to Threads since it deleted my last entry here. I’ve had a setup where I copy my Micro.blog entries to Threads, but no more. One more reason that I’m glad to be here on Micro.blog. Now I just need to get serious about owning my own domain.
Seen today.
As I followup to my last message I should note that Facebook has indeed removed my link to pixelfed claiming that they are getting rid of Spam. They were certainly very quick to do this. They have not removed my link in an earlier entry to Scarecrow Video however and I appreciate that. Being very selective.
I posted the following link to Facebook since I’d read that it’s not something that FB appreciates their uses linking to. It actually looks like something that I might be interested in joining, but I need to check it out some more.
Just finished watching 3 episodes of the Australian show “Population 11”. It’s an intriguing mystery set the Outback with some decidedly oddball characters.
A few weeks ago we discovered the old tv series Monk which is playing on Netflix. My wife and I soon got addicted to it only to discover before Christmas that it was leaving Netflix on January 14. And so we decided that we’d stop watching anything else and just concentrate on Monk. Since the new year we’ve been watching 4 episodes a night and last night we finally finished all 8 seasons with days to spare. A great show.
My wife and I have been on the lookout for a new playground to take our granddaughter to and I think I’ve found a good candidate. This place is very close which is a requirment for a toddler who’s going to get bored on a long car ride. And it’s next to Lake Ballinger so we can see ducks and geese!
Scarecrow Video here in Seattle have just made it to 150,000 titles for rent at their store. I was just there today borrowing “Conclave” on Blu-ray and the complete “Ripping Yarns” British comedy which I somehow missed but which has great recommendations from FB friends.
Sick sea lion being taken off Edmonds beach Tuesday afternoon for recovery from apparent exhaustion and protection from dogs, etc.
A rugged looking flower blooming next to Puget Sound here in Edmonds in the middle of Winter. Maybe a sign that Spring is coming.
Many, many people were here in Edmonds today for the annual Polar Plunge. Our old Atlanta band would have loved to be involved in something like this but the event did have a local ensemble leading the parade to the beach.
I managed too finish “The Ministry of Time” just a day or two before it’s due date for return to the Edmonds Library. I loved the story and the concept.
The Marina in Edmonds, WA is colorful for the holidays.
I’m not quite a third of the way into “The Ministry of Time” by Kaliane Bradley. So far, so good. Definitely a refreshing and enjoyable read.
We went to the movie to escape a rainy Seattle day.
We saw Wicked today and all screens at complex suddenly cutoff. For us it happened just about 15 minutes before movie end but theaters rebooted protectors or whatever so we got to see how it all turned out. :)
Oops. Netflix is announcing end of Monk on January 15 and we’ve just finished Season 4. Only 64 episodes to go…
This is a useful source for journalists having to confront misinformation when interviewing RFK Jr and to inform private citizens who wish to make decisions about vaccines based on sound science rather than zealotry.healthjournalism.org/blog/2024…
I was checking Bluesky this morning and I immediately saw an entry giving Bay Area evaluation alerts for a Tsunami. Good to see the site available for early warnings of such events. That was my first indication of this news.
Balancing act this afternoonn at Edmonds, WA beach.
We are continuing to enjoy Man on the Inside on Netflix. Two episodes to go before season end. It’s curious that we are watching this & Monk at same time with both shows set in SFO.
My dentist visit this morning turned out to be good news for my existing crown and also for my wallet. Old crown stays put and I consequently don’t need to spend more money on a new one.
Definitely worth a read.