For years after the incident where US President Carter collapsed whilst running, media outlets, particularly detractors, would insist how this demonstrated he was unfit (both senses) for office.

Ironic then, that Carter became the longest-lived US President, and the first to reach 100 years old.

#RIP #USpol

Painted stone found in the forest, during to-day's #DogWalk. Text on the stone states: "May your 2025 be full of...".

What will your 2025 be full of, or what would you like it be full of?

Answers on a postcard, or in the comments below. :ablobsmile:

@pesekcuy
Yes, that's the proper side for the steering wheel. 😃

I've been driving a Renault Trafic van. It has been a mostly enjoyable experience, except for a few niggles.

One such niggle is the split-view wing mirrors. Whose dumb idea was that? The mirrors are split into two sections. The top section, comprising 2/3 of the area, give normal magnification. The lower section gives a magnified view. This arrangement makes reversing more difficult. For example, when reversing into lined bays, the line is shown with a kink because of the magnification.

@Bella
Lovely guy. We had an interesting chat. We never spoke about religion. 😃

I met the "Heavy Metal Priest" again, last night. He very kindly agreed to pose for a couple of photos. I said I would post the photos without names or pack drill.

We had a lovely chat, mostly about music, and then mostly about symphonic metal. We managed to swap the names of new bands that the other hadn't encountered yet.

HMP is only here for a few more days. He then returns to his usual parish. I wish him well. Godspeed.

#Highlands #Scotland #Metal
#JudasPriest #catholic #religion

@trebach
If I meet him again, I will attempt to get a photo. This *has* to be recorded for posterity.

This isn't a joke. All absolutely true. It's the sort of thing that just happens in our local community.

I'm *almost* tempted to attend the Mass on Sunday.

PS
I forgot to check whether he had a Black Sabbath patch. 😃

The local parish priest is away on holiday. In his place there is a relief priest. The relief priest is quite... unusual. He is fairly young, is a heavy metal fan, and wears a cut-off denim jacket with rock band patches. He seems to favour a patchouli oil scent.

He calls himself the "Judas Priest". 😃

#Highlands #Scotland #Metal #JudasPriest #catholic #religion

It's not often one sees this location name-checked in a Hollywood movie.

#films #movies #Highlands #Scotland

@tfb
I'd like to see that represented by a Venn diagram. 😃

@clacke

@clacke
Erm, same year as Linux on the Desktop?

@ParadeGrotesque
To be fair, it was only ever one American, John McClane (Bruce Willis).

Also, I have no idea what the first bit means.

@ParadeGrotesque
I agree with this article:
"no one really knows what it means at all."

Yipee is fairly common in English, although perhaps a little dated these days. I understand it as an expression of excitement or joy.

Ki-Yay, on the other hand, is meaningless, to me. I think they are non-lexical vocables introduced by, as stated in the article, by Bing Crosby.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/yippee-ki-yay-origins-of-die-hard-iconic-phrase/

@ParadeGrotesque
Many a true word spoken in jest. The phrase probably does have that meaning now, as the movie quote is so famous.

You just know the next time you are trapped in a multi-storey building with some German psychopath terrorists this is the first phrase that will come to mind.

Is Jessica Alba Scottish? 😃

#Alba #Scotland

@clacke
Coming from an even smaller country, I'd just like to point out that her maternal grandfather was Scottish, which is where the Ferguson name comes from. 😃

Are the US states Wyoming and Colorado actual rectangles?

@gemlog
Good gig, if you can secure one.

@tootbrute @clacke

I've just returned from a funeral. The deceased was the mother of a school friend. It was a sad occasion anyway, obviously, but, in such circumstances, I was reminded of my own mother's funeral. Both funerals were held in the same Catholic church.

Some levity was brought to the early part of the proceedings as a pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) was flying around the church. Some of the congregation were needlessly ducking as it went past. Of course, the Meatloaf song sprang to mind.