A little help from my friends

especially the archaeologists and those of you who know about Persian/Iranian antiquities.
A friend of a friend wants to identify a particular mythical beast depicted on a bracelet in this post.
If you can help, please comment on jupiter_jones's post. Thank you!

Ashes to Ashes

on BBC1 now.
I just realised this is the follow-up to Life on Mars. This could be good!

New box

Rivernene are now doing a "Mini Fruit&Veg Box" without potatoes, onions and carrots (always had too many) with two added bits of fruit (not apples or oranges, yay, as I rarely managed to finish all of those from my fruit bag). So, I get more variety (had a pasta sauce with two colours of peppers and mushrooms this evening) and it's cheaper in the long run, too. I simply get a bag of  potatoes and one of onions once a month, which should last me until the next lot gets in. Result.

Why is it

that the 70s' nostalgia of Life on Mars filled me with glee while Ashes to Ashes feels like a bad 80s flashback? Possibly because I was more aware of the 80s, I guess.

Not sure if it's as good as LoM was but it's got something. At the moment it's like a low-budget British ripoff of Miami Vice (with a Calling setlist as soundtrack rather than cool tunes). I really don't like Shaz, though, she's just an empty-headed bimbo.