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Great post, as always. Brown m&ms- probably the most natural ones of the lot 😂

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Hahah! Yes. The best part of that anecdote is that I remember growing up with that Van Halen story and thinking they were dicks for that. Y'know? Making some poor wee runner dig out all the brown m&ms. Then, later, discovering it was rational and even safety-conscious, I thought it was great. As someone who has been shocked by poor musical equipment or bad stage set-up more than once, I get why they wanted such attention to detail, and what an ingenious way to gauge it. :D Nothing, however, beats orange smarties!

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I bloody love orange Smarties 😋

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Aye, they fucking ruined it though when they brought out the tube of only orange Smarties. The joy was getting an orange one in amongst all the others!

(I'm in bed sick, so I'm a hot-take machine this evening! :D )

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I lol’d at that 😆 Too much of a good thing is good for no one, lad!

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Hey, Neil...I like your style. I actually did more than skim this article. I am out of the loop...so all of this is news to me. Thank you.

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Cheers, Andrew. I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🫡

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Wonderful, Neil! Thank you so much for the mention. I’m surprised how much it has resonated with so many people. I’m grateful for sharing wabi-sabi to your audience.

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I suspect I'll follow up with a post sometime in the future (which, I will, of course, reference in correspondence) once I've read the book. I'm glad your post has been resonating with others. It's great when we write things that seem to really connect with others.

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Great round up Neil - full of little gems.

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Cheers, Andrew. It's been a busy month. :)

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Great to see those photos of St Abbs! I didn't know that was New Asgard, that Fortnite scene in Endgame holds a special place in my son and I's heart, cracks us up every time.

Loved Olyphant in The Mandalorian too!

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Olyphant is so good. Deadwood, too. He was the best thing in that Die Hard comeback by far.

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Fantastic roundup, lots to lool into. Thanks for the mention, Neil. I'm glad to read you like my Distance series.

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