Mundane News

[Ming the Merciless]

My Ronhill winter running leggings have turned up. I don’t run, these are for cycling after I realised my warmer leggings for winter are diminished after ones that have seen use for almost 20 years are a bit threadbare and more shoulder season capable now.

 

[Reynard]

Generally I do not read much fiction tho' I do have an attachment to good science fiction. The selection here is pretty dire and everything caters for the bottom end of the market.
There is a lot of fiction of the murder, detective and romance types and not much else.
The death of Terry Pratchett was a great loss and I have read most of his adult stuff but there does not seem to be anything to replace it that I have found so far.
Requests sometimes turn up after such a long interval that I had forgotten I asked for them.
What annoys me also is that something I want to reread has been removed and pulped.
The non fiction section takes up a pretty small area and is very limited and not really of much interest to me anyway.

I like a good Space Opera. Have you tried the Miles Vorkosigan books by Lois McMaster Bujold? Elizabeth Moon's "Serrano Legacy" series is good too, but her other stuff leaves a lot to be desired. Robert Silverberg's Majipoor trilogy is enjoyable, as is much stuff written by Ben Bova - "Winds of Altair" is a favourite. Likewise Orson Scott Card's Ender Wiggins books, though they are more thought-provoking, especially once you get beyond "Ender's Game"

Fanfiction.net is a good resource for amateur stories written in various universes including Discworld. Admittedly a lot of it is mediocre, but there ARE some truly exceptional stories lurking among the drivel. There's something there to suit all tastes, and new material is always being posted.

 

[Reynard]

That was a banging snooker match - one of the best I have seen in many a year. Not the result I wanted, but it was one of those that just hooked you from the very beginning.

Anyways, time for a and a biskit.

 

[Grant Fondo]

That was a banging snooker match

... just checked the score, wow, Ronnie got off to a flyer as well.

 

[Reynard]

... just checked the score, wow, Ronnie got off to a flyer as well.

According to the commentators, this was the first time Mark's beaten Ronnie since 2014...

 

[oldwheels]

I like a good Space Opera. Have you tried the Miles Vorkosigan books by Lois McMaster Bujold? Elizabeth Moon's "Serrano Legacy" series is good too, but her other stuff leaves a lot to be desired. Robert Silverberg's Majipoor trilogy is enjoyable, as is much stuff written by Ben Bova - "Winds of Altair" is a favourite. Likewise Orson Scott Card's Ender Wiggins books, though they are more thought-provoking, especially once you get beyond "Ender's Game"

Fanfiction.net is a good resource for amateur stories written in various universes including Discworld. Admittedly a lot of it is mediocre, but there ARE some truly exceptional stories lurking among the drivel. There's something there to suit all tastes, and new material is always being posted.

I have never heard of the authors you mention but must look them up for more info.
Fanfiction.net sounds interesting so I must investigate that further.
Thanks for the links.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I went out for a lunch-time ride to clear my head, and got massively caught out with a change in the weather from dry-ish to freezing wet. I needed to stop and warm up on the way home

On the up-side I did add two café's to the '52 Cafes in 2023' thread.

Should have gone this way...

 

[tyred]

My monthly poetry group meeting has been cancelled due to the gale warning.

Feet up time.

 

[Reynard]

Oh dear, I seem to have rubbed the Senna Fanbois up the wrong way a bit on a FB motor racing group...

 

[tyred]

The ebay seller is going to give me a refund if the missing laptop doesn't turn up in the next 24 hours.

 

[Reynard]

The ebay seller is going to give me a refund if the missing laptop doesn't turn up in the next 24 hours.

Of course, it will turn up AFTER you get the refund...

 

[Reynard]

Anyhoo, time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

 

[tom73]

According to the commentators, this was the first time Mark's beaten Ronnie since 2014...

Maybe he's having one of his not really bothered moments. Ronnie is such a complex guy he's like a breath of fresh air at times shows everyone despite you're mental demands you can still achieve what you what. Even if it makes one person speck out and get some help he's worth the money.

 

[tyred]

Of course, it will turn up AFTER you get the refund...

That would be perfect

 

[Illaveago]

A while ago I became suspicious that our council was planning to close our local Library. This happened after my membership card stopped working a couple of times and I found out I had been deregistered. I got the Librarian to reactivate my card and all was well. I noticed the Library has a break beam device just inside the door which counts the people entering and leaving. Every tiome I pop up to the shops I make a point of visiting the library, and standing just inside the door randomly swinging my arm across the counter 😁

I used to walk in and out of ours several times to increase the numbers .
I find that ours doesn't have any books on how to do things like tin smithing or repairs to things . Even the internet has become useless. Years ago I found a great book on panel beating and bodywork repairs. I think it was American but it was good to see how they pulled the cars back into shape .