Saint Luke

Revisiting a guy called John Wesley. If Spotify is good for one thin it is that you can catch up on artists you used to listen to and then find out they have released a load of albums since you last listened to them.

The books are excellent. The Silo series is half of the first book (of the trilogy) As usual they have made changes to the story but have stuck to a lot of it. I'm on the third book - I recommend them to Sci Fi readers.

I would say that I don’t enjoy my job - where I am now. I have been here for nigh on 24 years so maybe a tad stale. I am in a senior position earn good money but it’s not what keeps me going. Pressure get’s to me at times. I have not eat out really as mortgage runs until retirement age not that it’s that big but means I need to earn a certain amount which going and doing a more rewarding but lower paid job won’t cover. Also at my age - 58 - getting a new job ain’t that easy and I also work in quite a niche market - contract furniture design which is quite incestuous - every one knows everyone else - my boss would find out I was looking.

I’ve just gone on holiday and taken all 3 with me. Looking forward to finding out what happens next.

Hollie Kenniff Music to go to sleep to.

I have a Pizza oven for the BBQ and it's great. The Pizzas actually come out looking like real pizzas. They also cook very quickly.

The Big Drop Citrus is very tasty.

A friend of mine went tee total when he got ill. He then went on a mission to find the best alcohol or low alcohol (less than 05%) beer and to tell the truth the German ones are in my opinion the best. Really only available in bottles/cans - not seem them on draught. Clausthaler is very good.

I've been watching SEE with Jason Momoa - not well into Season 3. Interesting premise. A bit slow at the beginning but picks up. Dystopian future thing which I like. Reminds me a lot of Revolution which unfortunately got canned after 2 seasons.

Closing it down would be a quick way to lose £44 billion or what ever it was he paid for it - can't imagine he is going to do that. I'd go with the new CEO scenario. Who is going to want to work for him now though?

In response to the original post - No.

Definitely a Bond villain. Does he own a white fluffy cat?

The new Marillion album - An Hour Before It's Dark. In my eyes one of their best. A thought provoking mix of social comment from the environment, the pandemic, poverty in Sierra Leone, Leonard Cohen and finally a 4 part suite that finishes with an emotional peaen to care workers that will bring many people to tears (this one included). The use of the Choir Noir is as inspired touch. There will be those that say - Marillion ended when Fish left - well to me they started when Fish left - that will be a controversial view and will probably get me some haters - but the band have been going for 33 years with Steve Hogarth up front and lyrically this is a triumph.

Leviathan Falls - Book 9 and last book of The Expanse series.

The 'How many Angels' thread!!

The Last Astronaut by David Wellington

Porcupine Tree - all of their albums on a playlist in Spotify.

Halfway through book Eight of the Expanse - really is an excellent series. You(I) really care about the characters and the whole premise is pretty interesting. The series is excellent too although they have changed some things - one forced by the actor who plays Alex being under investigation for abuse - so interesting how they are going to get round that in series 6. Roll on book 9 and series 6.

Season 5 of The Expanse was epic - so glad they have signed up for Season 6

I drove myself home after breaking my leg - although didn’t know it at the time

Until we get a vaccine - and then go through the badly organised governement immunisation process - we will be going in and out of lockdowns - either locally or nationally. The circuit breaker will have the effect of halting the rise in infections but will also piss people off who think it's just inconvenient - and there will be less and less adherence to the rules - although not by me. I'm not saying I know what the answer is but I don't see this coming to an end anytime soon.

I liked the weird little fella!

I work in a company of approx 50-60 people. It is privately owned. The owner is - understandably distraught. The workers are worried. At present there have been no job losses but this will come I am sure. The talk of the government providing support to companies by paying workers salaries (as long as they don't make redundancies) could be a lifeline, but if the orders dry up and there is no work what do those workers do? I don't see how job losses in the private sector can be avoided and what the landscape will look like when we come out of this. Just got to stick it out and hope for the best.

It will have to be something with a long run. Obviously depends on your taste in watching material. Game of Thrones - haven't watched it - so could - son has the box set. Friends - See them all Film sets - LOTR and the Hobbit films Star wars and the spin offs I have a lot of DVDs and Blurays so really I shouldn't have a problem finding something to watch.

Threshold - Legend of the Shires