Sign at the local Vietnamese takeaway that make me smile. So true!

It’s been great getting back into the cinema this week to watch the (non-wombat) butt-kicking spectacular that is Black Widow. Also had chance to watch the final episode of the Disney+ series Loki too.

Marvel seem to do everything so well: casting, choice of directors, honing scripts to balance the drama and humour, building up an interlinked universe (soon to be multiverse).

Having grown up loving John Williams’ scores in the Star Wars trilogy – I would argue Darth Vader’s Imperial March is the greatest classical piece of the 20th Century, closely followed by the Indiana Jones theme – Marvel cleverly recognises the importance of an ear-catching soundtrack for their work.

Here are just a few of my recent favourites :-

Loki Green Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV_76cm2BWU (bombastic)

The Mandalorian Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62x19Bepc5s (those mournful pipes!)

The Avengers Main Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVq4zJ1WbaQ (stirring, quasi-militaristic, heroic)

Who’d have thought that wombats would have such interesting bottoms?

https://theoatmeal.com/comics/wombats

Another little engineering gem for you! An aerial ropeway for transporting shale from quarry to factory without the need for electricity. Clever use of gravity to power the whole thing, and built back in the 1920s, and apparently once commonly used.

Source: b3ta.com

We may not have won the trophy and some of the neanderthal arseholes that call themselves fans showed the worst of humanity, but for a few weeks they did us proud on the pitch and became a young team we can be proud of and build on at the World Cup.

Loving reading the supportive messages to Rashford in response to his post, drowning out the trolls.

Radio ads for this car model are just perfect for a Kiwi accent.

Bonus points when the guy said that new stock is coming soon.

Woohoo! Managed to swap the water filter out without flooding the kitchen this time! Found the tap to shut off the cold water after last years’ debacle, plus verified that the outside stopcock is working just to be safe. #smallwins

Bonus points: Have also done some caulking in the shower and some car detailing (poncy name for cleaning the car). Someone get that man a Yorkie!