will power be sturdy
amid anguish and distress
mantra of triumph

There is an alternate reality with a pile of bolts, washers, screws, and other miscellany.

Springfield Missouri

– odd sightings along The Mother Road. An old double decker London bus. It was parked in a food truck court and, if open, would have served Cornish Pasties… shame!

Prince Philip Windsor-Mountbatten 1921-2021

– mini bike madness across Sandringham astride a red monkey called Easy Rider. Not quite Wyatt on his Stars ‘n’ Strioed tank’d Captain America but a fun bag of festivity nonetheless.

.. so we need to look at the fun times ahead as spring emerges from the snow and ice surrounding us.

British Hero

– popularly known as Captain Tom, was a British Army officer and centenarian, known for his achievements raising $45 million for charity in the run-up to his 100th birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic by walking 100 laps around his garden. He passed away today from COVID-19, complicated by pneumonia. He had surely made it clear that you’re never to old to make a difference.

Purring Along

– the tabby whiskered rider.

– fuel is the essence of movement.

Gasoline (/ˈɡæsəliːn/), or petrol (/ˈpɛtrəl/) is a clear petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in most spark-ignited internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives.

– one thing can be said: any film with Sean Connery in it was always worth watching. He brought a certain brogue gravitas to his characters. RIP

King Agamemnon, Professor Henry Jones; Mike; William of Baskerville; Robin Hood; Bond, James Bond; Major General Roy Urquart; Jim Malone; Daniel Dravot; Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Rámirez; Captain Marko Ramius; Zed.

-Eddie Van Halen played his last power chord today. Here he’s enjoying the finer things in life astride a Confederate Wraith the two wheeled version of his Fender-Gibson hybrid guitar.