#Films

I’m working my way through the French poetic realism season on the Criterion Channel. If Jean Gabin is one of the stars you know things are not going to end well for him.

#Books

Two more to add to the pile…

Two books, "Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home" by Beaty Rubens and "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist" by Liz Pelly, are lying side by side on a carpeted surface.

Test. We were just in time for the organ recital at Kelvingrove on Friday. I do love that big sound.

photo of the organ at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Visited Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum yesterday for the first time in a while. I’m always amazed at the amount of great art on display there and how close you can get to enjoy it. All for no charge. It’s a great place to spend an afternoon.

Full size Spitfire aeroplane on display at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.
#Tech

I’m not sure if it’s possible to be 100% Google free on the net but I’ve just deleted my account at last. I downloaded a few photos that were still on there and checked the spam filled email for the last time and then clicked delete. No going back.

#Books

Started to read: Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford 📚

I’ve just noticed that Mail on iOS 18 now has “select all’ for bulk deleting messages. A bit late but welcome all the same.

#Books #Music

Read: 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left by Robyn Hitchcock 📚

Can I count this as my first read of 2025 despite starting it a couple of days ago? Anyway this is a short and sweet memoir of how Robyn Hitchcock became a “groover” at school in 1967. A nice origin story of an original artist.

#Music

The Allander Record Fair was in town again today. I always feel obliged to buy something but I was happy to get these for a decent price. All seem in good condition.

Three LP records. Morris On - v/a. Swarbrick - Dave Swarbrick. The Psychomodo - Cockney Rebel.

“Difficult decisions” never seem to have any effect on the people that are making them.

Photo collections are nice but it looks like any alt text is getting removed which is not so nice. I can’t see a way to add it back in. Unless I’m doing it wrong which is always a possibility.

Testing photo collections in a post.

A vibrant sunset casts a warm glow over a suburban landscape dotted with houses and lush trees, under a partly cloudy sky.A snow-covered residential area with rows of houses, displaying a mix of snow-free and snow-capped roofs, presents a wintry suburban scene.A vivid sunset paints the sky in warm hues of orange and yellow above a silhouette of a city skyline with mountains in the distance.A dramatic sunset paints the sky in shades of orange and red above a silhouette of a residential area with buildings and trees.A plume of dark smoke rises from a distant area beneath a sunset sky, with silhouetted buildings and trees in the foreground.A suburban neighborhood is seen from above, featuring rows of houses, trees, and a clear, blue sky.