Good morning #bluesky I make these fresh zesty mini, decorative dishes. Handmade, they make great little gifts and add a pop of fresh colour to a room. They come in several varieties of fruit. earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com/listing/1224... #citrusfruit #gifts #handmade #art #MHHSBD #shopindie

#BlogPost: I've been trying to work out whether my vocalisations are autistic stims, Tourette-style tics, or both. Summary: the distinction is messy, "more symptoms" might just be "less masking," and MrsVark finds my weird noises comforting. Which is nice. theaardvark.co.uk/frank-en-fur...

Rewind show 529 and enjoy two hours of uplifting, energizing and fun tunes across SEVERAL GENRES at phoole.com/rewind - headphones ON for hearthis.at/phoole/529-m... for full binaural benefits on 'Flow State' from @theaardvark.bsky.social! 📸 @winni4u.bsky.social

The best way to think about all these anti UK articles from 'British' journalists (who happen to have emigrated), is that shitting on their old home is a natural reaction to the homesickness, deep regret and unhappiness they have in the place they moved to.

Gender based violence. “Shame has to change sides” This new blog from FPH President Professor Tracy Daszkiewicz reflects on Gisèle Pelicot's courage and the structural changes necessary to tackle gender-based violence. www.fph.org.uk/blog/gender-...

Get Well Soon #OrchestralMusic #NowPlaying #indiemusic #nowplaying#indiemusic#originalmusic https://muz4now.com/2025/get-well-soon-orchestralmusic-nowplaying

Pray for us now and in the hour when we really should have gone to bed ages ago

I've set up an email list. It's called The Irregular. It will arrive when it arrives. No spam, no faff, unsubscribe link that actually works. Frankly, I'm as surprised as you are that this exists. theaardvark.co.uk/the-irregula...

I #blogged again! It's becoming a regular habit these days. New post: I Own My Stuff Now. Sort Of. — implementing POSSE on theaardvark.co.uk theaardvark.co.uk/i-own-my-stu... #POSSE #Syndication #IndieWeb #BlindlyFollowingInstructions

*Tech & Programmer friends...* CW - A rare moment of undisguised paternal pride. Look away if you're allergic to sincerity. My youngest, Connor @Microaardvark , is finishing his CompSci MSc and is on the hunt for his first proper software engineering role. He's spent his time wrangling things […]

Ok I have far too much to do today to spend more than 2 minutes on this but here’s my political cartoon of the day, please enjoy

Ooohhhhhhhhhh. The Liquid DnB remix of AarDHD - Flow State is almost finished. Can't wait to release this.

Cartoon: A fire horse in celebration of Chinese New Year 2026.

As today marks the start of the year of the fire horse you might well need this moselele.co.uk/individual_s...

This duet cover of Radiohead's "Creep", between a son and his Shastriya Sangeet classically trained mother, is the mash-up I didn't know how much I needed in my life. Totally spontaneous sobbing may have taken place. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoH...

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has announced today a record £1bn invest in community-owned energy. This is the start of an energy ownership revolution which will see communities and community assets benefit from renewables in their areas. 📺 Watch him explain.

Loving "I Want Out" by My Turning Point... @MTP Somehow angry shouty anthem and euphoric uplifting at the same time. https://mtp-music.bandcamp.com/track/i-want-out #newmusic #indie

Local Government in 5 lines...

Cartoon: I have accepted today is a 'gettin' fuck all done day' so here is a Betty Boop :)

Current: $1885. Goal: $10k. Last day for Jay Ward Avatars for charity! A new avatar theme drops tomorrow!! And you can donate for a My Magical Ungulate avatar until the end of Feb! Only $50+CAD. Tax deductible! Details in jpegs/alt text! Donation link: tinyurl.com/mscure2026

The postings will continue until viewing figures go up. #Lichfield camera club 2026 exhibition at The Hub, St Mary's in Lichfield. Free entry, many images are for sale if you fancy some original wall art youtu.be/OLiovVmAOgc?...

"how can we frame the drop in the murder rate as a bad thing?"

Cartoon: I woke up from my nap with a realization there are a lot of cartoon aardvarks.

It's an old joke, but if you phone up your local cinema to find what time they're showing Melania - The Movie they'll ask what time can you make it. Not a single seat for any of the 14 showings has been sold at Vue in Castleford - I checked.

Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks

I AM the Paul Taylor who has created AarDHD, a project focused on producing functional audio to support focus and calm, particularly for people with ADHD. https://lichfieldradio.org/local-artist-launches-music-project-to-support-focus-and-concentration/ […] [Original post on mastodon.me.uk]

TONIGHT! Online music and chat - a break from the horrors of the world with a show about RADIO. 📻 Phoole & the Gang LIVE 6pm Central US time at slipmat.phoole.com, mixcloud.com/live/phoole, & twitch.tv/phoole!

I'm tuned in right now! Want some more rock in your life? Either become a geologist, or listen to the Rock Show on @radioglamorgan.bsky.social

URGENT Help us stop Sex Matters 👇

Everybody shut the fuck up and pay attention to the most important thing happening at this moment.

Uruguay's electricity grid going 100% renewable in just five years proves how quick and easy the transition can be, and therefore how the failure of other countries to do the same is inexcusable

I've blogged - AarDHD - Flow State: Now Available It goes into more detail about the why and the how too. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/aardhd/flow-state

#bluemonday is obviously marketing bollocks. But it does give me an opportunity to plug my new track. I offer a 100% money-back guarantee if this YouTube video doesn't lift your spirits...... AarDHD - Flow State ¦ Artful Focus Music to calm and lift the spirits. https://youtu.be/VFdMHpsqjYY […]

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If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before) Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...

We're backing Gareth Thomas' Fair Banking Act to help transform communities using credit unions and community finance. It's time the banks helped out the communities they're supposed to serve.

Many of my Winter items are on sale. Come and see if you can grab a bargain. Some,like the hanging orange can be used year round. earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com #Winter #sale #January #handmade #MHHSBD

Evening! I'm looking for a small favour.... The first track from my new #aardhd project has an official release on 19th Jan, but the YouTube video is up on a private listing ahead of that date. I'd be really grateful if some of you could go and give it a play so it already has some numbers on […]

Trying to promote my new #adhd #workMusic #focus track on YouTube and stuff ahead of its "release" on Monday. Desperate for short-form video content, I thought I'd film myself listening to the most beautiful part. (I know I created it, but the piano break still makes the hairs stand up on my […]

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In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼 www.theverge.com/news/859309/...

A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com

Back on my pickled onion nonsense: reviewing The Funky Food Co's Honey & Apple Cider onions. One scored highly, the other...... Which is which? Also featuring gorgeous pottery from @earthandsand.bsky.social theaardvark.co.uk/pickled-onio... #PickledOnions #ShopLocal

Staying on the pickled onion shite.... I've just unjarred Fart Starters, Ring Stingers, and Ass Blasters pickled onions from The Funky Food Co. Three jars of increasingly hot chilli pickled onions. One middle-aged man with questionable decision-making skills. Q: What could possibly go wrong? A […]

Back on my pickled onion nonsense: reviewing The Funky Food Co's Honey & Apple Cider onions. One scored highly, the other...... Which is which? Also featuring gorgeous pottery from @earthandsand.bsky.social theaardvark.co.uk/pickled-onio... #PickledOnions #ShopLocal

Sorry, I blogged again. Twice in one day. I humbly apologise... but I less-humbly share it in the hope someone reads my shite. Some culinary mountains are climbed not because they are there, but because someone brought the ingredients back from Edinburgh. We attempted the ultimate Full Scottish […]

Gonna take a moment to be uncharacteristically (for my SocMed persona) serious. MrsVark & I watched the 2025 British film "I Swear", an account of the life of John Davidson, a #tourettesyndrome campaigner who grew up with the condition in 1980s Scotland. It takes some dramatic licence to create […]

We actually did it. 25 days (29 to actually get it done), 25 gins, and a 96% success rate that feels suspiciously high. The Gin Advent Calendar saga is finally, belatedly, complete. Come and read the grand finale, featuring a special guest star and our final, slightly slurred thoughts on the […]