Oh wow. Remember when the internet used to be like this?
Pure HTML. No fancy languages, scripts or tricks.
Better still is that this site is still regularly updated, and it’s all about lighthouses.
I haven’t had time to exhaustively search it just yet, but it does seem to bear a reference to literally every lighthouse in the world.
Add in the latest lighthouse news and pretty much anything else lighthouse-related, and not only is this lovely nostalgia, it’s also a really nice resource.
See, the issue is that aside from the December holiday/festive season marking the end of the year like up North, here in SA, it’s also the summer holiday. So all of those fun times that you would normally have in summer in the UK (both days if you’re lucky), and all of those fun times that you would have over the festive period, are distilled down into one big party month.
Chaos will ensue.
And it’s begun already. I had things on on Saturday – great party, by the way – a couple of days off, and then straight into events and commitments on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
It sounds like a Craig David song.
Actually, maybe Sunday too – my mind won’t allow me to think that far ahead just yet.
Oh wait, yes. Just remembered that we are doing stuff on Sunday, but hopefully it’ll be fairly chilled.
Now… the question… given the plans for the rest of the week, and given that there is school and extra murals and all sorts to manage as well, do I commit to watching Man Utd v Everton tonight? Because that would be a midnight finish, and I’m fairly sure that my body will not appreciate the 6am wake up call tomorrow if I stay up for the final whistle.
But… football.
Don’t be silly, right?
Right?
This was nice to watch. I usually enjoy a bit of a contest when it comes to football, but the odd one-sided affair is always welcome:
A messy, scrappy game, but sometimes it’s more about the result than the performance, and a local derby is always one of those occasions.
Happy days.
I downloaded a few videos to watch while I was away, and this one entertained me during some restful moments on the beach.
I really enjoy Rory Sutherland stuff. He’s got a way of communicating things in a very approachable, easy to understand manner. Cutting through the jargon and difficult ideas to appeal to the layperson.
That’s a valuable skill to have.
I’m not a marketing person, so I don’t know how relevant this sort of thing is in the day to day lives of actual marketing people, but I just love the different way that Sutherland looks at things that we just take for granted.
His thoughts on electric cars (6:20) are good example of this, and his ideas about people vs AI (42:19) will surely give some businesses some food for thought for the future.
He is good and you do want to listen to him. But (and here, perhaps I’m being a bit Rory) maybe his ideas aren’t that great and we’re just being taken in by his genial personality and his down-to-earth presenting style.
I don’t believe that though. A refreshing way of thinking.
Spotted while we were away: plenty (or more) Phelsuma ornata.
And while some other creatures’ common names don’t quite follow through on the description – a Koala Bear isn’t bear, a King Cobra isn’t a cobra, a Jellyfish isn’t a fish etc etc – there can be no complaints here.
Je vous présente le Mauritius Ornate Day Gecko.
The objective stuff first: It’s a diurnal gecko found in Mauritius, and (ok, subjectively, but still I think fairly obviously too) it’s ornate.
4/4, full house.
No wasted words, no inaccuracies, just spot on.
More of this sort of thing, please.