Happy Christmas! One family tradition is chocolate money at the bottom of the bed on Christmas Day but now with of couple of extras from Mrs Bear, my fantastically patient and understanding wife. Oh thanks @Dominic frisby too.

It looks like the BBC has discovered Bitcoin:

BBC News

The Swiss city that lets you pay for most things with bitcoin

Shops, restaurants and even the local council in Lugano now accept the cryptocurrency.

Dare we hope?

Dare we hope?

I’m in temporary accommodation for a few weeks, away from much of my work environment. In a moment of weakness BBC’s “Celebrity Race Across The World” caught my attention… Starting location: Isla Mujeres Second destination: El Zonte Hidden #Bitcoin messages from Auntie Beeb? Who’da thunk it?