I, being me, would never put myself down. I may be self-critical, but not self-detrimental. Furthermore, I abhor thinking of myself in negative terms, dispatch those if they have no purpose other than to meddle with the bonity of my life. Never lose your dignity whatever the moment.

My GG-uncle

Your new mega terrabyte stick

Cemented is right - she'll never come up from the depth of the pond

This alien-looking planet is actually the Earth seen from space as sandstorms and cumulonimbus clouds cover the Sahara Desert. 📸: NASA Johnson

Et kuett wie et kuett, aff un zo.

Only idiots hate like fanatics. The remainder of the common-sense lot manages to bring up a wry smile.

So, Mahlzeit.

The intense blue of glacial melt water results from light scattering on glacial flour—finely ground rock sediment created by glacier movement. 📽: escalandomendoza/ig

Genealogy afternoon was fully rewarded. 1653 - 1900s

Organising a piss-up in a brewery comes to mind.

Ruben Namibia

They parachuted into Normandy together on D-Day. Today, a nineteen-year-old soldier and his dog share a grave at Ranville. Private Emile Servais Corteil, from Watford, served with A Company, 9th Parachute Battalion. His companion was Glen. “Had you known our boy You would have loved him too.” It also records that Glen, his paratroop dog, was killed with him. A young soldier and his faithful companion—remembered together more than eighty years later.

Photo challenge：Light

BBC Proms 2026 - Beethoven: Symphony No.7 (Dudamel/LAPO) youtu.be/mfjQR-47psM?si=3TbI… via @YouTube

'Incredibly rare' Italian sculpture carved by maker of Trevi fountain in Rome bought for £300 in Wiltshire salvage yard. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck0j…

One of the best inventions for the kitchen...

Cologne

He finally grew one ....

For friends and followers of friends.... enjoy this Saturday. @AnnCathMoretti @BlueEyedJurist @jpaudouy @BuljevicJosip @TerrySparrow4 @AndrewOpera @BenjaminRandow @wegscheiderin Best wishes from the #Musicaloffering youtu.be/n8XQh78MxqY?si=FL22…

Earl Mountbatten of Burma, the Governor-General of India, arrived in Jaipur on 12 December 1947 to take part in celebrations commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II's accession to the throne of his illustrious ancestors.