Positive thread, hobbies, books, films etc

diablo · Apr 26, 2020

Gangs of London on Sky / Now TV is really good.

dee · Apr 26, 2020

Chuffed . Actually got my missus to sing and play guitar on a recording for her best mates birthday. Gerry cinnamon cover who her best friend totally loves. Was a fun project that she really enjoyed. Total positive and something we wouldnt have done under any other normal circamstances.

Nigel · May 1, 2020

dee said:
Chuffed . Actually got my missus to sing and play guitar on a recording for her best mates birthday. Gerry cinnamon cover who her best friend totally loves. Was a fun project that she really enjoyed. Total positive and something we wouldnt have done under any other normal circamstances.

Sounds great - do we get to hear this?

in the meantime - this one always cheers me up

newguy · May 5, 2020

Grateful Irish honour their Famine debt to Choctaw tribe

"Funds for native American tribes who have been badly hit by coronavirus are flooding in from Ireland as they repay a debt dating back to the 19th-century famine.

At least 41 people have fallen victim to Covid-19 in the Navajo Nation, which straddles parts of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.

The rise in cases is partly attributed to a water crisis.

An estimated 40pc of the Navajo do not have running water at home, and a drought in the south-west exacerbated the crisis.

As the pandemic intensified, the Navajo and Hopi families set up a GoFundMe campaign to raise cash to pay for bottled water. Already more than $1.3m (€1.2m) has been raised, with donations flooding in from Ireland.

The generosity dates back to a gesture made in March 1847 when the Choctaw tribe, which was gradually re-establishing itself in Oklahoma having been ousted from its ancestral lands in Mississippi, heard of the Great Famine.

Meeting in a building in Skullyville, Oklahoma, the Choctaw were asked to dig deep for people miles away they had never met. They did and the donations poured in.

Now, 173 years later, the gesture is being repaid with donors from Ireland."

"The Choctaw and Navajo people helped the Irish during the Great Famine, despite their own suffering," wrote Michael Corkery, who donated $200.

"When I learned about it, I never forgot it. It's history now, but we are still grateful. Thank you!" - https://www.independent.ie/world-ne...ir-famine-debt-to-choctaw-tribe-39178123.html

newguy · May 6, 2020

New Banksy artwork appears at Southampton hospital - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52556544

aZooZa · May 10, 2020

One of the best TV series I've ever watched: 'Shtisel'.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3069894/reviews?ref_=tt_urv

WalkinDude · May 10, 2020

MLB network on youtube. Im no baseball fan but that might be changing. This is some of the best no bs sports analysis Ive come across. MLB STUDIO 42 is another way to search. Im passing a bit of time understanding baseball pitching. I like deep sports terminology more than I like sport nowadays I think, so any good links for that would be welcome.

Siusaidh · May 10, 2020

Been watching Brooklyn 99 for the first time. Easy viewing relaxed kind of humour.

Prior to that I watched 'After Life' with Ricky Gervais - didn't quite work for me - liked the nihilistic black humour to start with, then it all got sentimental.

Siusaidh · May 10, 2020

This fortnight in the kitchen:

3 loaves of bread
lemon curd
rhubarb and orange cake
lemon drizzle cake
banana cake
Victoria sponge and cream
orange cake with orange butter cream

my diet is nuked

diablo · May 10, 2020

Siusaidh said:
Been watching Brooklyn 99 for the first time. Easy viewing relaxed kind of humour.

Prior to that I watched 'After Life' with Ricky Gervais - didn't quite work for me - liked the nihilistic black humour to start with, then it all got sentimental.

Absolutely loved After Life!

geniejjc · Jun 3, 2020

WalkinDude said:
MLB network on youtube. Im no baseball fan but that might be changing. This is some of the best no bs sports analysis Ive come across. MLB STUDIO 42 is another way to search. Im passing a bit of time understanding baseball pitching. I like deep sports terminology more than I like sport nowadays I think, so any good links for that would be welcome.

Try Moneyball the book - the films ok but it doesnt really capture the statistical edge.

PoshTiger · Jun 5, 2020

Take up 3d printing!!

I bought a Prusa Original Mk3s kit a few weeks ago and found my new hobby!

Designed and made this golf rake as a new side hustle.

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadget/golf-bunker-rake

martin-s · Jun 5, 2020

Nice idea that rake. You should kickstarter it.

Murray · Jun 5, 2020

PoshTiger said:
Take up 3d printing!!

I've developed a bias against 3d printing

My mums partner took it up as a hobby and my god he 3d prints the most random useless things

You see them and you want to say "why have you made this abomination?" but you have to say "yes, very nice"

The rake and the way it fits on a club is smart though