Appropo of nothing, here's the price of eggs in Barcelona.

Germany is showing us how to demonstrate against fascists. Over 200,000 people protesting today in Munich. apnews.com/article/germ...

They told us they would do it, and there it is. Loyalty tests for the bureaucracy

Perfect image that accurately describes the coming year

Inquiring minds want to know... do you pronounce the "i" in kaibosh? We have a family disagreement over this.

You know what to do.

If humans had fur like dogs and cats, would we like skritches as much as they do?

Because the kids want to try for midnight, we are on to Raiders of the Lost Ark

New Year's Eve and I'm introducing the kids to the classic film, The Mummy.

Anyone else do pesto on bagels? Love it.

Carry-On with Mr Bateman and crew this evening.

Bought a Flashforge 3D printer for the family for Christmas. Sadly, one of the bolts holding down the printer plate for shipping was stripped, so I couldn't even get to my first benchy.

Yeah, carrying a boom-boom doesn't make you a man.

In 1659, the the Puritans in Massachusetts enacted a law that declared that Christmas was sacrilege and exchanging of gifts, greetings, and wearing fine clothing on that day was Satanic. Anyone caught celebrating was fined 5 shillings. (About 5 days wages.)

The "War on Christmas" was an inside job.

What is it with people who get on planes and immediately use the onboard toilet? Have seen twice this week. Confusing!