The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

I have just had a bowl of cornflakes with cold milk.

 

[Drago]

Tidied up the garage and installed some shelves, gives me a bit of room to move around now Mrs D's JCW convertible weekend toy is residing there.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Its been a busy day, at the market in Nuneaton this morning, its a lot smaller than it used to be, split the afternoon between the rugby on the TV and the garden, got some plants in, three bare root Agapanthus, I know its late for bare root but I saw them for sale and couldn't resist, I've spent the evening getting the ironing done, I've had the headphones on giving me a head full of Smokie.

Warning, adult language in the second track.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlqEBm-vIeI&ab_channel=X05Radar




View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUy83PKjkOI&ab_channel=JW-Channel

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Can you expand a bit on this? I find it a fascinating thought.

Yes. Based on being about 20% of the way through the book.

Octopuses have a very high density of neurons in their body. Unlike humans whose neurons are concentrated in the obvious location of their skull, those of octopuses are distributed around their body. As an aside, this leads to the unusual situation of their 8 limbs being semi-automonous!

In terms of timescale, our nearest relatives, chimpanzees, split from a joint common ancestor, sone 6 million years back. Our last common ancestor with octopuses was a flatworm-like creature and our ways parted some 600 million years back.

Our side developed into vertebrates eventually containing some highly developed and relatively closely related organisms - eg, humans, apes, dolphins and some birds - Rooks have surprisingly complex neural structures.

Until relatively recently, this small concentration of vertebrates was considered as the single instance of Earth having produced life of considerable neural complexity and capability.

Over on the invertebrate side of the split there is a desert of nothingness, full of simple creatures with instinct based life processes.

Except for... cephelapods, mainly octopuses, in an ocean of nothing these creatures stand out for their neural density and complex behavioural patterns.

Their existence, as a product of 'life' is on a par with ours. A second instance of complex life developing on Earth. However, they are so unrelated to us that the book author suggests that these remarkable creatures are virtually 'aliens' with regard to our own neural physiology.

 

[PaulSB]

Thanks @SpokeyDokey

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Yes. Based on being about 20% of the way through the book.

Octopuses have a very high density of neurons in their body. Unlike humans whose neurons are concentrated in the obvious location of their skull, those of octopuses are distributed around their body. As an aside, this leads to the unusual situation of their 8 limbs being semi-automonous!

In terms of timescale, our nearest relatives, chimpanzees, split from a joint common ancestor, sone 6 million years back. Our last common ancestor with octopuses was a flatworm-like creature and our ways parted some 600 million years back.

Our side developed into vertebrates eventually containing some highly developed and relatively closely related organisms - eg, humans, apes, dolphins and some birds - Rooks have surprisingly complex neural structures.

Until relatively recently, this small concentration of vertebrates was considered as the single instance of Earth having produced life of considerable neural complexity and capability.

Over on the invertebrate side of the split there is a desert of nothingness, full of simple creatures with instinct based life processes.

Except for... cephelapods, mainly octopuses, in an ocean of nothing these creatures stand out for their neural density and complex behavioural patterns.

Their existence, as a product of 'life' is on a par with ours. A second instance of complex life developing on Earth. However, they are so unrelated to us that the book author suggests that these remarkable creatures are virtually 'aliens' with regard to our own neural physiology.

Amazing creature's.

 

[Mike Ayling]

Its been a busy day, at the market in Nuneaton this morning, its a lot smaller than it used to be, split the afternoon between the rugby on the TV and the garden, got some plants in, three bare root Agapanthus, I know its late for bare root but I saw them for sale and couldn't resist, I've spent the evening getting the ironing done, I've had the headphones on giving me a head full of Smokie.

Warning, adult language in the second track.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlqEBm-vIeI&ab_channel=X05Radar




View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUy83PKjkOI&ab_channel=JW-Channel

Are they the bog standard blue agapanthus or another colour?
They are classified as noxious weeds in some parts of Downuna

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Are they the bog standard blue agapanthus or another colour?
They are classified as noxious weeds in some parts of Downuna

They're a variety called Agapanthus Black Buddhist, they're not a weed here.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/250810/agapanthus-black-buddhist/details

 

[welsh dragon]

Coooeeeee. I appear to be first to post.

6 deg at the moment, but another nice day is in store for us.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning from a bright and sunny Coventry, we're down the pub later.

 

[numbnuts]

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all, a bright and sunny start to the day here.
Domestics to be done, dog walking and some gardening, hopefully get out for a bimble on the bike as well.
More packing this evening as I am off to Utrecht first thing tomorrow morning for 5 days. We are on the 0813 Eurostar, change at Rotterdam and get the local train from there.
Whilst there we will travel to Amsterdam and other places.
It's a busy life as a pensioner 😁

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

Playing a gig this afternoon.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

We has again .
Off to explore Helwell Bay this morning and then Sunday lunch at the London Inn.
Thinking it might be busy down at the harbour and Esplanade today.

 

[phillc]

Morning all a lovely sunny day here out at 05.30 for a gentle 10 mile cycle on cycle path. A nice coffee, then in to Bath for tea and talk on Agatha Christie.