Wednesday 2 August 2023

Day Off


This ancient picture sums up my day.  Still, misty, calm, quiet.  Nothing moving, except to eat.  Now, as the gentle monsoon rain teems down I eat and relax and enjoy the sounds it generates.  
I suspect those outside feel differently about this.
There has been some time spent on Twitter, much less than usual.  Up till now by using the laptop I have avoided the adverts that appear every three posts, and sometimes more.  Financial, wellbeing, betting and other cobblers constantly reflecting Musk's desperation to make money.  Well, as Twitter under him is a shambles, and no longer any fun I like so many others are leaving it, these adverts are the end.  Bad enough when occasionally using the mobile, but not acceptable now.  Clearly he has worked out how to block AdblockerPlus, which was great up till now, but by doing this he has finished me.  
I have much else to waste time on, many books to read, and I accidentally ordered another today by mistake.  Which reminds me, I have an Amazon card to use also, I must investigate if there is anything worth reading on Amazon books...

Atkinson Grimshaw - Reekie, Glasgow

4 comments:

the fly in the web said...

I never took to Twitter, so no loss there.

Ater days of stuffy heat, I decided to make something to cool us down....watermelon gazpacho.
Duly made, put in fridge, and then the heavens opened...torrential rain, thunder fit to bust the eardrums and lightning bolts sizzling past the house.....followed by a request for shepherd's pie from Higher Authority....

Do you think the weather bods ought to employ me?

Enjoyed both the photograph and the picture.

Adullamite said...

Fly, Shepherd's Pie and Watermelon, sounds good to me...

Annie Melissa said...

Social media in general has been a real disappointment lately. It was overwhelming in 2020 when I used to argue with my Dad that he should look up the source of his political claims. I had to block him for a while and can't be his friend on Facebook anymore haha. I've had to cut back on Facebook and Instagram overall because the ads know me too well and I keep buying stuff that I really want but don't necessarily need. I should just go back to blogging, I like reading people's blogs more than peoples scattered posts. SG

Adullamite said...

Annie, Few blog the same now, many have disappeared. Avoid ads, they are dangerous.