Kryptos
Skeptic, secular humanist, aspiring philosopher. Exploring anthro-complexity, narrative research & sense-making. Theoria, poiesis, praxis, logos.
Joined Dec 2021
I've been down with the dreaded lurgy since Friday. I've dodged that bullet for several years now. Well, apparently my luck ran out.
The last three nights have been pretty miserable, but today's been better! Not quite out of the woods yet, but I may have a chance for a decent night's sleep tonight. 🤧
Anyways, gives me an excuse for a wee dram before bedtime. 🥃 You know, for medicinal purposes.
Men in Black (1997) was a really good, fun movie. Very rewatchable, too. Men in Black II (2002) was a big disappointment. It didn't capture the spirit of the original.
Men in Black 3 (2012), however, was brilliant! Immensely entertaining, very funny, and -- suprisingly poignant. I wish they'd made another sequel with Josh Brolin as agent K and Will Smith as agent J. They had a great dynamic.
Of the three MiB movies, I actually think I like MiB3 the most. #cosomovies #movies #meninblack
Really happy that #SkyShowtime have included some good ol’ 80s tv shows like Magnum P.I., The 😎 Six Million Dollar Man, etc in their catalogue.
Takes me back to my teens!
Today we prepared our summer house in the #Finnish #Archipelago for winter "hibernation".
It's getting cold, shallow bays have already seen a thin layer of ice. It's time to call it the end for this season.
Our summer house is on an island and only access there is by boat. The next time we'll go there will be late April/early May 2024,
So yeah -- it's been a long day. Sauna is warming up, and I'm rewarding myself with the summer house season's last Aperol Spritz!
Cheers, #CoSoNauts 🥂 😎
Religion poisons everything. #Hitchens
Time for Friday evening (in Finnish time) #CoSoMusic
I've always been an #ABBA fan. Their songs are nothing short of perfection. Beautiful and catching compositions, melodies, arrangements and vocals. Entirely unique and ahead of their time.
As well known as ABBA are, there are some songs that may not be that well known.
Like "The Visitors", from their titular 8th album in 1981.
A brilliant song!
And the lyrics are relevant, yet again.
I just watched Wargames again. What a great movie! Of course, it has more meaning to those of us who were computer nerds at the time, logged on to BBS systems and used wardialers for shenanigans. What a great time it was!
I wonder if youngsters of today can relate to and appreciate that movie, or if it’s completely archaic to them.
Spent 45 minutes in the forest earlier today and picked a bucket full of chanterelles! Looks like it's going to be a good mushroom season.
So, I made chanterelle risotto, with a deer (calf) eye of round, and a red wine reduction.
It was pretty damn good! 🍷 🍽️
#cooking #game #mushrooms
"Netherwhere"
#Photography by yours truly.
"I felt myself on the edge of the world; peering over the rim into a fathomless chaos of eternal night." -H.P. Lovecraft
Abstract Ice Triptych.
A series of three of my "Abstract Ice" photographs presented as a triptych.
The images in this triptych are from left to right:
Abstract Ice: Cold
Abstract Ice: Origins
Abstract Ice: Warm
#Photography by yours truly.
I guess I've mentioned this before, but for those of you who enjoy relaxing, well produced travelogues, Traveling Robert (Robert Morales) is the one to follow.
Great production values, original music by Robert himself, and simply very enjoyable armchair traveling across the United States and occasionally abroad.
No affiliation -- I just enjoy his videos. You might, too!
There's this chap in Finland who makes delicious #pickled #garlic cloves. I bought a few jars from him last year at an #archipelago #fair, but they didn't last long.
I've been trying to catch him since then and finally today, he was at another archipelago fair and I seized the opportunity to stock up and bought seven jars.
Everything he makes is delicious, but my favourite is the Naga Jolokia garlic clove pickle. It has good heat and that delicious, fruity Naga Jolokia flavour!
#chili
Considering all the recent media attention on the #UAP phenomenon —
The claims are extraordinary. Hence, the proof must also be extraordinary.
Yet, there is none. What we’ve heard and read have been anecdotal and suppositional testimonies.
They aren’t entirely void of demonstrative value, but they aren’t compelling, or conclusive proof of what has been claimed.
Conclusive, extraordinary evidence is required.
Well. The vacation is over and it’s back to work tomorrow.
Bollocks.
I just scarfed down six home-made tacos.
I regret nothing.
Now, my LTE modem/router doesn't support a frequency lock. An oversight on my part, when I bought it a couple of months earlier.
That's an inconvenience, however, as the base station I'm using serves both LTE 800 DD and 1800 Mhz, and my router keeps switching between the two. Not sure why.
Anyway, I need to buy a router that supports a frequencey lock, so that i can lock down -- as it were -- to the frequency that provides the best speed.
Kryptos
Skeptic, secular humanist, aspiring philosopher. Exploring anthro-complexity, narrative research & sense-making. Theoria, poiesis, praxis, logos.
Joined Dec 2021