So, this was a clever way of giving me an Easter gift, and making a “what I’d like for breakfast” hint at the same time.
I wish I hadn’t read the box blurb, though: “Our eggs are produced by farmers who are passionate about their ducks.”
…Ewww!
So, who is this, captured in my saute pan this morning? An angry bird? Yoda? I’m fairly sure it’s not Jesus. You decide…
It’s stunning how modern these early 20th Century photos look. It can’t merely be the presence of colour - some of the poses and stlyes are startlingly contemporary. Take “portrait of Kitty ca 1911” - I’ve never seen anything like that photo before. It’s straight out of a late-60s American lifestyle magazine, but shot nearly a lifetime before. Boggling…
What’s So Important? (by Brainless Angel)
Death Star blueprints… as secreted within the 1978 Palitoy large-scale R2-D2 action figure.
“Commander, tear this ship apart until you’ve found those plans - they’re worth serious credits on eBay!”
This doesn’t need anything added by me. But I’ve started typing, now. Damn. Sorry, nothing to see here. I’ll get my coat…
xkcd: Sail
Going through some old boxes and found these.
My grandfather took my mother, her sister and some friends to see The Beatles when they played Cardiff’s Capitol Theatre in November, 1964.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/beatles/pages/cardiff_641107.shtml
I know this stream is fast becoming a HTBAR echo box, but… well, just LOOK at this. Pre-WWI paintballing, for crying out loud! 
