Walking in a Winter Wonderland

 

Tho' their faces betray a certain ennui regarding the cold, these folks should be enjoying a magical wander in the snowy forest.

Or maybe, they are recreating the Donner Party's expedition, and thinking about who to have for lunch.

Bonus - The Anti-Sports Personality of the Year awards 2025

New Toy on Boxing Day

 I hope you all were visited by Santa and got some new toys.

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No, it's not Reggie, tho' it could be...

Parade outside Verne Orr Motors

 

A little break from the Christmas-y slides, tho' still seems seasonal.

American do love a parade, and I suspect this is another New Years Day parade.

Some googling suggest that this is Verne Orr Motors in Pasadena, California, and the window display suggests that this is from late 1952 or early 1953.  Verne Orr later went on to be Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Air Force.  Verne may be disgusted to know that the showroom now is home to Jaguar cars.  Damned Furriners.

Bonus - ‘Ghost Signs’ Haunt London’s Reviving Neighborhoods

Across America with the Grandparents

 

It seemed like an ideal opportunity for everyone.  Granny Michelle and Grandpa George were driving from Oregon to Florida that summer, and the kids Kim and Garry (behind the camera) were going to be just bumming around. Why not all go together?

Well, the idea was good, but history records that the reality was tragically different. Even now, the police have not discovered the shallow graves....and the jailed ones aren't talking.

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SuperBowl Half Time Entertainment

 

Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their win. While Tom Brady gets the headlines, the win came from their excellent Defence, which dominated so much that Patrick Mahome and co couldn't score ANY touchdowns.

But the half time entertainment was some huge set piece featuring The Weeknd. (Who?   I am SO out of touch with modern music.)

O, for the simpler days when the half time entertainment was the University of Whatever Marching Band, and two bloke in giany diapers, on bicycles.

Bonus - Congrats to Scotland Rugby, who defeated England, at the Twickenham, preventing Englnd from scoring any tries.