I rode again! Only 15km all up (12.79 shown), & frankly easy, despite a Cat 4 climb. Of course I used Es! Not all of them, though. 😁

Max HR: 153—hardly ticking compared to 166 last ride
Climbing: 293m
Best jump: 0.41s (pfft)

The beauty of Murphy's Glen & Linda Rock is, well, the beauty. Massive eucalypts, & 180° views over the Sydney basin to the harbour bridge. Sure, mostly smoggy these days (even today, no bridge for me), but it's always nice & can be stunning.

#eMTB
#eBike
#BlueMountains

We have a sad tale today from Manchester Piccadilly station.

This is Chocolat. Or at least that's the name printed on their foot.
They're a lovely, cuddly black kitty who was sadly separated from their owner on Platforms 3 & 4 about 19.14.

We heard a tinkle of broken glass and helped their owner tidy up however she had left before I could pass this lovely kitty back to her owner.
Unable to find her on the nearby train we are a bit lost.

Please share this far and wide, across any social media and maybe we can help reunite this poor kitty with their rightful owner.
We will ensure Lost Property here look after her in the meantime.

Honestly… I thought that the Christian Rapture was a religious concept going back to the very beginning of the religion.

Nope. John Nelson Darby created it in the 1800s, after he had a fall and a knocked his nogging real hard.

Look him up. It’s a hoot.

British government phones follow strict security standards that include backup requirements, but they aren't backed up like a standard consumer phone.

​Managed Backups: Devices are typically managed via Mobile Device Management (MDM) software. This ensures that business-critical data (emails, documents, and contacts) is synced to secure government servers rather than personal cloud accounts like iCloud or Google Drive

Morgan McSweeny's phone being stolen is irrelevant as the data is all there!

Introduction Post!

I'm an Organic Chemistry Prof, living in Alberta. Fatigued by fascism in general, and by the UCP in particular, but I find occasional reprieve in Science Fiction and Fantasy fandom.

I enjoy this weird, leftist social media, with no algorithm or ads.

#GenX #CalgaryFlames #HNOM #ABpoli #StarTrek #YYC #Chemistry

🌸SAKURA STROLLS👣

A whirlwind tour of some well-known Kyōto spots we've talked about before, this time with added cherry blossoms🙌

on one road
all the way to Kyōto-
blossom-viewing hats
京迄は一筋道ぞ花見笠
-Kobayashi Issa, 1822.
Trans. David Lanoue.
#Kyoto #京都 #sakura #桜 #blossoms #Japan

🔥🌸THE SHRINE OF FIRE AND WATER🌸🌊

There are so many places to see cherry blossoms in Kyotō, too many sites to talk about, that I thought I would focus on a few favourite spots.

The first is a location that claims to be the oldest Tenmangū shrine in Japan!
#Kyoto #Japan #京都

Its a long time since I flew to the US, but one of the reasons I stopped was the increasingly scary process of entering the country - the Transport Security Administration officers made the UK's Border Force at Manchester Airport look pretty friendly (in comparison).

Given their conduct in Minneapolis & elsewhere the news the Tangerine Tyrant is sending ICE agents to help the TSA at airports should fill any prospective traveller to the US with dread!

#ICE #USPol #Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/22/ice-agents-us-airports