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@imcmillan.bsky.social Good morning Ian from a canal where if folk rain dance then this marina is a ballroom .

RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.

True , however you do risk burns or jaw injuries from all that candle blowing .

Predictably, today is a rare day without a Nigel Farage story in The Daily Express. Not a single word about his 17 code breaches.

Why is it that 6 minutes into an intensive survey re how satisfied you are with your library service ( Very btw) the screen jump and you loose all your answers ! #fightforyourlibraries

Watching a boat being tugged to it's lifting spot , the grime and broken portholes a reminder of the feisty but fallen community member .

@imcmillan.bsky.social Good evening Ian , from a darkening canal where the sombre towing of a bereft barge to a lifting spot , reminds us of the community member we lost last year and for all her mustard personality she will be remembered.

Dear ICE, Thou shalt not wear a mask and abduct 5-year-olds and call yourself a ‘Christian.’ You are the complete opposite of Christ. Hate, God

@imcmillan.bsky.social Good morning Ian from a canal where silence , stillness and darkness make strange bedfellows for a life usually filled with motion .

@imcmillan.bsky.social Good morning Ian from a canal where I thought "darkness moved "until the telly tale screech of disturbed moorhen accompanied it and Paradise Lost Restored

@davidbol.bsky.social TBH the energy we felt yesterday as we passed the Camelon Juniors ground at 3:15 was great as well .

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@imcmillan.bsky.social Good afternoon Ian ( routine changed as I felt a 3am morning greeting would be rude ) from a canal where a descending mist tickles the undecided canal surface , ice or water being the choice .

Can anyone tell me ( granted with my hearing I may have missed their inclusion) as to why Eire seems to have missed Trumps slobbering threats of sanctions

@imcmillan.bsky.social Good morning Ian from a canal where early aviation navigation lights add a Port / Starboard glint to the constellations.

@imcmillan.bsky.social Good morning Ian from a canal where the gentle contact of boats against reforming ice issues sighs and they dream of spring's paint brush caresses .

@imcmillan.bsky.social Good morning Ian from a canal where a 60's kid watches a brick on thining ice remind him of the mistake bad cowboys made with quicksand in the Virginian

@imcmillan.bsky.social good morning Ian from a canal where the energy of rain mocks the stillness of light and wind sighs in disappointment at the squabbles.

This morning as I walked the pontoon a kingfisher emerged from a circular hole in the ice, no larger than a coffee mug . The small fish in its mouth wasn't as enthralled as I was .

Middle of a grey concrete edifice to 60's town planning ,a small girl runs in rainbow hooped Wellingtons . Though the puddle she launches at is A4 paper thin, the joy she gets from the splash is reflected in adults smiles a truly @mirandakeeling.com moment

@imcmillan.bsky.social Good morning Ian from a canal where water and it's cousin ice are discussing who is staying for the family visit .

He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.

The only thing that stopped me facing that in my teen years as a shepherd was being 40 miles from the sea . Never trust a sheep they are cunning .

I whole heartedly agree! Science is not simple. It is so easy to oversimplify something to a point to where it fits a narrative. Recall that RFK Jr’s MAHA report misrepresented the conclusions of scientific papers to fit the narrative. We have to fight back. 🧪 www.statnews.com/2025/12/22/r...

A wonderful story teller , and all round good egg .

I've just seen an Author called " ....always stretched past the limits of possibility" All I could see was the kid who haunted your childhood by always handing back your stuff broken .

That time of year reflecting on the Artists lost who were a real influence on me . Clem Burke a diamond of a drummer and Tom Lehrer , I treasure my 10 inch album which contains a Daily Mail article of the time tearing into him for his "lack of respect"

Due to European Safety laws (1977) tractors on the public road require roll bars , just one of the reasons I don't think it's Saul in felt

Is there a word for that specific disappointment you feel ,when after a minor distraction,you reach for your mug and realise you had finished that coffee .

I spent five years researching colonial necropolitics and medical maleficence, kind of with the idea it was history, and while I knew it wasn't, this is still astonishing.

A gentle reminder to pay your freelancer invoices before Xmas. You know how you pay your PAYE staff early in December because everyone in Finance goes away from the end of this week until January? We also need to be able to afford crackers and tinsel.

@robinince.bsky.social I listened to your resignation speech and thought of a conversation we had a couple of years ago . You are one of the kindest and principaled souls I have ever been lucky enough to spend time with . I wish you strength and health . Dan

I'm fairly sure a film magazine printed results ( early 2000s if memory serves ) on how to get folk to shut up in cinemas and this came out as the most successful at the time . Now ,who knows ?

A few tickets left for Nine Lessons on 19th December - an insanely excellent bill

@lbflyawayhome.bsky.social I cannot think of why I have never asked this before . Are there many images or referrals to narrow boats in your collection? Thanks Dan

Somewhere on this boat resides my hearing aids and a open packet of creme crackers I can find neither .

Possibly a 50/50 day , had to go to hospital for a brain scan , but also joined the Glasgow Libraries.

I feel like there should be a name for the day where you're really keen to tell others of a fact you learnt the previous day and it's been playing on your mind since . BTW it seems Hedgehogs and Elephants get the same form of ringworm.

Because I am not good at taking a night off and I am going to GLASGOW for Breaking the News - on Wednesday night I am doing a free gig with @typewronger.bsky.social - spread the word - last Scottish gig of 2025

Sorry but the fact that the RTE player subtitles just say "speaks Irish" instead of showing the actual Irish words really says it all, doesn't it... #aras25

Me " The Certificate on this PAT course only has my surname. Please fix that incase my elderly ex midwife mother gets confused cause to her a PAT test is smacking a new born's arse" * Far greater laughing that quip deserved followed by " my elderly mum is an ex midwife, nuf said "

I have two fun Edinburgh shows coming up - and look, this one is free - tell your pals please

The idea that education is the same thing as job-training and no more than that is so disheartening. Getting a job isn’t the goal. Human flourishing is the goal. Getting a job might be a step to flourishing, (or not) but to think “job” is the top of the mountain rather than base camp is so sad.

@caimhmc.bsky.social I have a Helmsman Instructor Course to finish next week .I promised myself to wait til I completed it , then demolish the audio version of Ring the bells . I held out till 4:30am , enough said .

@robinince.bsky.social I cannot rightly express how gutted I am to miss the Linlithgow gig ( not least as it's 2 years since we last chatted and I have a poetry book for you ) I hold onto the hope a Falkirk Library gig is in the offing . Keep well, Dan