I don't know why Lammy wasted his breath. JDV either knew he was wrong, or didn't care if he was wrong or not. It didn't matter to him. He got his nonsense out there and fools gave him oxygen. It's been a result for him either way. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Chilled day at Exeter Respect Festival

I hope the wood will be used in a good way. Very sad that this is necessary. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Behind every good thing there is a legal team waiting to jump in and f**k it up a or local authority wanting to use it as a way to screw money from it. A plague on both their houses. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

And. Oh please let me be the first to this one!? Such a brilliant film. Beautiful actress. Great song. (Yes, others probably did it better…) Token 2. Audrey Hepburn. Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s m.youtube.com/watch?v=uirB...

Couldn't figure out why my forearm was wet. Then I remembered that I sneezed about 15 minutes ago. Lovely.

As probably the stupidest person on the planet, Trump sees a similarity between the playground structure he's set up in his yard, and the Eiffel Tower UFC Freedom 250: Donald Trump says Eiffel Tower-like UFC structure may stay at White House - BBC Sport share.google/8xonrrvHMYh9...

This is quite subtle and I think we will see more questions like this from mainstream media as they dismantle the idea that an educated populace is a good thing for society as a whole www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Jeggings is a weird word.

Nom!

Tonight's track... Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue youtu.be/x2Wgb1oH7IM?...

The Buy Now Tapas Tree tickets go on sale in 2 weeks!

1/ Wrote a little story for a young person. She reacted as expected and required. Although I thought the hitting wasn't necessary 🤣 Paddington got a groupon for Christmas. A voucher allowing him and three friends to have a professional makeover and photoshoot.

Tonight's track... Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots - Disco Duck youtu.be/ynWhozyOoZQ?...

And a couple of other pics...

After shopping I spent some time in the garden resuing bees and taking a couple of pics

Over-microwaved a cold chipolata this morning. First world problems

Well, that's it. All done now. No proper football to be watched until next season. Time to focus on cricket and cheese rolling.

Couldn't we just weight Trump down and ask him to look at it for a few years? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Me, age 12: I can be anything I want Me, age 18: I can be successful if I work hard Me, now: I can be back from the shops by 1 if I go now

That's what they said about white chocolate Magnums.

Tonight's track... Smile - Nat King Cole (Ft. Charlie Chaplin) youtu.be/MyoxvdAA_54?...

Huge respect to America for having the sheer kahonas to offer cash prizes for spelling. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ingerland Swings to be precise.

Tonight's track... England Swings - Roger Miller youtu.be/rCyA8Th-af8?...

Just yawned So that's progress I suppose

Unbid thought with no context No. 1847748299 "I wonder what 'Whippet' means, it's an odd name for a dog" *Interweb research undertaken* " "whippet" was an old English slang term for a nimble, lively young woman" *Hopes for a quick opportunity to drop this into a general conversation*

Tonight's track... The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City youtu.be/P_ivAWTUodQ?...

There is not a cat in hells chance that a bank or mortgage company would get away with flogging a loan like this with the virtually non existent advice that was a feature of these financia products. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Awake at 4.30 and fully alert ready to do stuff. Started wondering what jobs I can do after I die and settled on wanting to be the spirit that visits people's lofts and tangles up their Christmas lights after they've tiedied them away carefully. Thinking this might be an interesting day...

Everything in our culture has been turned into a competition. Our TV shows, even comedy shows, are now competitions. There has to be a winner and losers. And it’s encroaching on all aspects of our lives. It’s so tiring. I wish we could do things without constantly trying to outdo one another.

Tonight's track... Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames - "Yeh Yeh" youtu.be/RdrdN1PFa-U?...

Just had a call asking me to have a surprise blood test. Just goes to show you never know what's round the corner. There's me, doing mundane paperwork, pretty bored. Then one phone call and I have a date with a woman I've never met who will stab me in the arm and remove a gallon of life force. Yay.

Been laying here a while now wondering if the letters on the lids of smarties back in the day was a specific font. Or not.

GF hobnobs are ok but there could be more nob if I'm honest.

Very disappointing to have an AF episode kick off this evening after such a good day. One step forward and 120bpm back 😂

I am learning Spots. I am not very good.

Token 2 goes to Carole King who was 17 when she wrote this Some people are just genius from birth. Carole King - Will You Love Me Tomorrow? youtu.be/Dfmn9M6hXVI?...

Well this is lovely youtu.be/5c9wtTqMT0E?...

Wish Bluesky trending wasn't all American. Only Americans care about the subject. It tricks me every time with novel wordplay. Currently trending - Thunder. Ooh...I'll have a look. I don't like storms & I'm going out later. Click on it & it's about netball. Bluesky - There's a whole world out there

A real wind down today after the busiest week I have had for years. A lot of fun. Highlight of many highlights was meeting the head of something important that I don't now remember. We hit it off so well he asked me if I played golf and seemed genuinely interested when I said that I did a study...

I was driving for most of yesterday. Listened to loads of stuff while driving. This was my fave I think because I had never heard of The London Necropolis Railway before. youtu.be/bu1QXHJR4ws?...

Big shout out to Zaza restaurant in Harpenden. Lovely service and great food!

Not been around much as been working long (fun) days. Will be back to normal at the end of the week!

Shame she didn't use the more accurate defence of not going which is that the US organisation of the event is such a shit show done on the cheap that a lot of experienced behind the scenes professionals won't have anything to do with it www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...

This morning's driving tip: When you see a road sign that says "Delays until Spring 2027" there will be an opportunity to leave the queue pf traffic before Spring 2027. But take a bottle of water and some snacks in any case.

Well that's a rubbish start to the day. Sainsburys doesn't have a cafe. What use is a Starbucks in a supermarket?

So the 4hr drive to Bedford was successful. I am in Bedford.