John Birkhead
@gatobrit
Husband. Spare Dad. English by birth. American by choice. Liberal. Traveler.
Fireworks at Darling Harbour - every Saturday night @ 9pm The fireworks are spectacular (Missing Australia)
Unfortunately we don’t have time to visit this fine looking establishment before we leave Melbourne 😟
Perfect paella at La Brasserie Bistro on La Quinta, CA. La Brasserie is our absolute place to eat in our neighborhood - consistently great service and wonderful food
Chandelier at Restoration Hardware Ocean Grill in the Fashion Island mall in Newport Beach. I love the colors!
Keynes was a remarkable man. He worked at the Versailles conference when the allies piled on to Germany such huge economic burdens that it was bound to lead nowhere good. *Checks notes, see Hitler. Keynes told his superiors a number of times and they ignored him His ideas fueled massive growth
A memory from a different time and place. One of our best days ever on vacation. Santorini Red Beach last fall. Who knows if it is still there?
Trump policies at work. Canada exported more wine to the US than Canada imported from the US - for the first time ever! This created a trade deficit IN THE WRONG DIRECTION!
United vs Chelsea I am completely bamboozled by Amorim’s team selection. I was expecting a number of kids playing, but he has put out, basically, the team I expect him to play against Spurs in the final 🤔
The Democrats couldn’t organize a, well you know, right? They’ve been talking about this vote for more than a week!
It’s back!!! Brokenwood Mysteries season 11. Absolutely the best mystery / detective show on TV - believe me, I am to be trusted! #AcornTV #NewZealand
Last, but certainly not least, people using walkers were out there protesting too #HandsOff #RanchoMirage
Great support from passing car drivers, FedEx and trash truck drivers too! #HandsOff #RanchoMirage
Lots of folks at the #HandsOff protest today in #RanchoMirage - both sites of Hwy 111 were packed and the lines were getting longer!
@pjadams10.bsky.social and I were at the Tesla Takedown rally at the local Tesla dealership yesterday. There were about 350 people with banners, bells and chants The rally is every Sunday and attendance has grown steadily from fewer than a dozen a few weeks ago We will be out again on April 5th!
On this Saturday morning with fascist cuts on funding for veterans, Medicaid, social security et al, a view of Ammoudi Bay on Santorini - wish I was there
While MAGA idiots have been celebrating the Orange King, I have been spending my time in more productive ways…
This a screenshot from a post on Mastodon, but it was too good not to share