Pipe. Birthday weekend, innit. Prezzie off niece. Top lass.

It's a good job I haven't got to operate heavy machinery anytime soon, that's all I'm saying.

There is so much less space for Surrealism these days.

I don't listen anymore, but judging by my TL this evening's episode of #TheArchers is tearing it right up.

Gotta love @listentotimesradio.bsky.social . They've just broadcast a promo for @alexisconran.com 's Saturday & Sunday shows not 3hours after he signed off his last show for the station. Bravo. ATB for the future, Aexis. Will miss your show.

"Take your partner by the ears..."

What a time to be alive

Minute Cryptic - 1 March, 2026 "I’m bald, clutching wobbly cane, and prone to falling over" (10) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (51,798 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...

Strands #728 “Dressing down” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡 Connections Puzzle #994 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Wordle 1,716 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

If Trump really wants to destroy Iran he should go be its president for a few months.

Josh Simons has resigned as Cabinet Office minister, saying he had become "a distraction from this Govt’s important work" Praises Gabriel Pogrund, Harry Yorke, and Henry Dyer - journalists who were investigated by APCO - saying he "never sought to smear these newspaper reporters"

So we've got Schroedinger's Supreme Leader? Press Conference or it didn't happen, fellas.

Having 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear ambitions last year, Trump is having to 'obliterate' them all over again. Re-obliterate, if you will.

Senior expert on Iran at @crisisgroup.org Ali Vaez.

Minute Cryptic - 28 February, 2026 "“Let him bleed!” - prisoner. “Prick!” - guard." (7) ⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 1 hints – 1 under the community par (56,110 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...

Strands #727 “Dressing up” 🔵💡🔵💡 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵 Connections Puzzle #993 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟦🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Wordle 1,715 4/6 🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟨🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I'm looking forward to hearing a lot less of Maurice Glasman & his bedraggled Blue Labourism.

60*

Minute Cryptic - 27 February, 2026 "You, me and everyone possibly in favour of love among nuns" (8) ⚪️⚪️🟡🟡🟡🟡🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏋 6 hints – 3 over the community par (55,123 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...

Strands #726 “It's a little much” 🔵💡🔵🟡 🔵💡🔵🔵 Connections Puzzle #992 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Wordle 1,714 5/6 ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Having a 'Spoons curry while they fit two new front tyres on 93's car. One was on an advisory from the MOT last month anyway & we picked up a bolt in the other one yesterday, which rather expedited things.

Minute Cryptic - 26 February, 2026 "A follower starts to lose faith about UFO crop circle hoax?" (5) ⚪️⚪️🟡🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏋 3 hints – 1 over the community par (48,020 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...

Strands #725 “Watch the attitude!” 💡🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵 Wordle 1,713 4/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 🟨🟩⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Amelia Kerr in her first match as full-time captain: ✨ 101*(51) with the bat ✨ 2-14 with the ball

Minute Cryptic - 25 February, 2026 "Gorilla's face broke out from allergy - bananas, in fact" (6) ⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🤝 1 hints – matched the community par (66,663 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...

Strands #724 “That's really out there!” 🔵💡🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵🔵 Wordle 1,712 3/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨⬛⬛🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Minute Cryptic - 24 February, 2026 "Maybe uniform eater eats uniform eater?" (5) ⚪️⚪️🟡🟡🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🤝 4 hints – matched the community par (55,360 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...

Strands #723 “Just for reference” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵 Connections Puzzle #989 🟩🟨🟪🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Wordle 1,711 5/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

People will see this and conclude "here is a politician unwilling to take Martin Lewis's advice or even listen to it properly." I can't see any world in which that is a win. Why not just sit there, listen, nod and then say "thanks so much Martin, so interesting, lets carry this on this conversation"

Minute Cryptic - 23 February, 2026 "Apparel store discounting item of clothing with odd scent?" (6) ⚪️⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🤝 2 hints – matched the community par (61,695 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...

Strands #722 “Strike a chord” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵 Connections Puzzle #988 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟩🟦 🟦🟦🟪🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟩🟩🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Wordle 1,710 4/6 🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟨⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

You may not be able to crush your enemies and drive them before you but at least if you want to hear the lamentation of the women then Eastenders is on 3 nights a week.

I also got an early Birthday card etc. And the etc was delightful. Let the Fire-Horsing-Around think about commencin'

What has Bridget Phillipson done with her hair? #thenews

Lunch out with niece and nephew-in-law to celebrate 92 turning 93. The old boy keeps on keeping on, all forza to his elbow. Finished the day with cheeses &

Minute Cryptic - 22 February, 2026 "Looks without blinking end in tears tears tears" (6) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (60,450 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...

Strands #721 “Olympics wrap-up” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Connections Puzzle #987 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Wordle 1,709 4/6 🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Two days on, not a single franchise, not a single county has spoken out about the ECB accepting cricketing apartheid in The Hundred. The England and Wales white ball captain scandalously called it “a shame.” Time for all of cricket to say NO to this shite. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

Drop a crush from your youth

“You're thinking of the $175 billion in tariff money all wrong. As if I had the money back in a safe. The money's not here. Your money's in the White House ballroom, the renaming of the Department of Defense, the $10 billion transfer to the Board of Peace, and a hundred other unauthorized actions.”

🙂

Minute Cryptic - 21 February, 2026 "Love initially absent from prom dance" (7) ⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🤝 1 hints – matched the community par (50,793 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...

Strands #720 “The beer necessities” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵 Connections Puzzle #986 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Wordle 1,708 3/6 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

"Hundreds of billions of dollars have come into our country..." That ain't how tarrifs work, Grandpa.

Fuck me. Grandpa's on one again.

Minute Cryptic - 20 February, 2026 "Dropped Jacksonville's latest quarterback after non-pass?" (4) ⚪️⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🤝 2 hints – matched the community par (38,498 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=...

Strands #719 “True grit” 💡🔵💡🔵 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵 Connections Puzzle #985 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Wordle 1,707 4/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩