He will live on in our memories and in our hearts.

Your mom’s.

• role playing games, if you can cope with other people
• making models
• skating
• exploring the outdoors; hiking, walking the dog, updating OpenStreetMaps

I am REQUIRED to have an authenticator app to log into work

Do they pay you an allowance to install their app on your private phone? I was using a Nokia 2720 and my employer gave me a hardware token.

Lego is always a good present.

I don’t know where to get either of these things any more

I have bought both on eBay, but probably too late now for Xmas

never plan A

No but all of these are good for stocking stuffers, if you’re into that sort of thing

• a set of whisky stones. You keep them in the freezer and then they chill your drink but don’t dilute it like ice when it melts. I found some at the newsagent, you might have to go looking
• Good quality sound blocking earplugs. I got some that reduce ambient noise by 27dB, at the local pharmacy
• staple free stapler. It cuts the paper and folds it a certain way to hold it together but comes apart easily when you want it to
• t-shirts with witty jokes or cultural references. Might be too late to order online
• those multi tool gadgets that go on your key ring. It’s always useful to have a bottle opener, small screwdriver, and something to open boxes with, as well as all the other doohickeys that they often have

But that doesn’t have to be just at Xmas.

…what word I used that opposed what word…

I think you mean which word, lol

• Inked = signed (a deal)
• Ramped up = increased

I always pronounced “only” as “on-lie”. I heard other people say “only” and couldn’t understand what they meant.

That’s just creepy.

Why?

He’s either wilfully lying, which is probable, or he’s just completely oblivious, which is also probable.

Earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan

My thoughts and prayers are with those who were affected by the recent tsunami in Japan.

"[Tsunami Information December 9, 2025]

I switched to a tsunami warning.

[Information about the epicentre]

Around 23:15 on the 8th, an earthquake with the epicentre off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture. The depth of the epicentre is about 50 km, and the magnitude of the earthquake is estimated to be M7.5.

#Tsunami #Kushiro region #Nemuro region #Tokachi region #Hidaka region #Giburi region #Oshima region #Aomori Prefecture #Iwate Prefecture #Miyagi Prefecture #Fukushima Prefecture #Goshi region #Hiyama region #Ibaraki Prefecture #Chiba Prefecture #Tokyo #Kanagawa Prefecture #Shizuoka Prefecture #Three Shige Prefecture #Tokushima Prefecture #Kochi Prefecture #Kagoshima Prefecture (excluding Amami region) #Amami region

Makes me think of the aliens in Edge of Tomorrow.

For more noise, I got each of my nieces and nephews an Aztec death whistle…

The crime shows linked by Detective Munch.

Dire straits. U2.