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The oldest recorded blackbird
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 00:38
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20 years and 3 months.
Watch Haiku
Friday, 26 May 2023, 02:30
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My Apple Watch
Has been left behind by time.
No more upgrades.
When the cat's away...
Thursday, 25 May 2023, 00:36
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The joke is one I remembered from an old New Yorker cartoon ("Sorry to break it up, the cat's back") but the cartoon is what I got by asking DAL-E for a cartoon of a mouse jazz band.
Clematis
Monday, 22 May 2023, 00:06
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This clematis is just coming out. I've had it since last year and as you see the flowers are spectacular.
A Country Cottage
Sunday, 21 May 2023, 23:52
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My friend took this portrait of a Cambridgeshire cottage.
Chicken Joke
Monday, 15 May 2023, 00:30
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Why was the chicken sent off the pitch? For Fowl play.
Chicken Joke
Monday, 15 May 2023, 00:28
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Why did the chicken cross the road? Because it was going on holiday.
AI Poetry Criticism
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 00:48
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I asked ChatGPT-4 to rate the haiku I posted just now. Here’s what it generated.
This poem is a lighthearted and playful take on the haiku form, using the image of a pigeon and its cooing as a humorous twist on the traditional Japanese poetic structure. While it may not be a profound or emotionally resonant work, it is successful in its goal of eliciting a smile or chuckle from the reader through its clever wordplay. Additionally, the brevity and simplicity of the poem reflect the minimalist aesthetic of haiku, demonstrating an understanding and appreciation of the form it parodies. Overall, as a light and entertaining piece, this pigeon poem succeeds in its intended effect.
Pigeon Haiku
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 00:21
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A family member wrote this, which I rather admire.
A pigeon poem
That has seven syllables
Is known as 'Hi-coo'
From a cereal joke teller
Sunday, 30 Apr 2023, 23:27
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Me: Shall I tell you a corny joke? Friend: Oh go on then. I can barely wheat.
A View of Ullswater
Saturday, 29 Apr 2023, 16:52
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My friend caught this spectacular view of Ullswater
This is the laker where Wordsworth saw the daffodils.
News from the Exoplanet
Sunday, 16 Apr 2023, 00:12
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Edited by Richard Walker, Sunday, 16 Apr 2023, 00:13
Timeline 100 m.y.. before your time (BYT).
We are all well. Please give our love to Auntie Vera.
Cornflower seedling
Saturday, 15 Apr 2023, 23:39
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Six days into our front room plant nursery project. We are going to see how each kind of wildflower takes to emerge.
A bird song haiku
Saturday, 15 Apr 2023, 00:00
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A world unseen, yet
A keen ear and mind's sharp eye,
The blind birdspotter.
Haiku
Friday, 14 Apr 2023, 01:27
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Climbing the stairs
I heard the heating come on
Forgetting it’s Spring.
Skelton Joke #1
Friday, 14 Apr 2023, 01:01
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How do skeletons row boats?
With their sculls.
With their sculls.
Nice Geometry Problem
Thursday, 6 Apr 2023, 17:53
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Edited by Richard Walker, Thursday, 6 Apr 2023, 18:04
Suppose we take a rectangle and erect equilateral triangles on two of its side, as shown in Fig. 1. Show that pointsC, E and B are the vertices of an equilateral triangle.
Here is my proof: If we draw in the sides of the triangle (Fig. 2) we can see triangles DCE, BEF and DFA all have
a side of length | and one of length ||
an angle of 150 degrees included between those sides.
Consequently the three triangles are all congruent (the same as on another) and DE = EF = FD, so DEF is equilateral as required.
One liner
Friday, 31 Mar 2023, 20:55
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Garden shears. There’s a cutting-edge technology.
In The News
Monday, 27 Mar 2023, 21:23
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Edited by Richard Walker, Monday, 27 Mar 2023, 21:24
One Liner
Sunday, 26 Mar 2023, 19:55
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I went on a novelty trip, “Follow a day in the life of an Amazon driver”. It was a package tour.
Funny number plate
Saturday, 25 Mar 2023, 00:05
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DO61 ARF
Audley End - the kitchen range
Wednesday, 22 Mar 2023, 22:55
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Audley End
Monday, 20 Mar 2023, 00:53
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On Saturday went to Audley End in Essex. Very impressive home and parkland x designed I think by capability Brown. Here is the house. More to follow.
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