Since Keir Starmer revived the thing of saying political slogans three times ('Delivery, Delivery, Delivery), I've been wondering if we could persuade Nigel Farage that 'No Place Like Home' is a brilliant slogan for Reform. That way he could say it three times and disappear back to Kansas.

Don’t feel proud to be English. Feel lucky to be English. The vast majority of the world don’t have that good fortune you were given. Don’t waste it hating on people in need of a better life; people who have risked their lives just to have a tiny bit of that same good fortune that was given to you.

Boy George started out as an industrial chemist for a party balloon company. He invented a form of helium that could safely be canned, and did not make users speak in a squeaky voice, thus keeping them calmer. He left because the marketing team couldn't think of an advertising slogan.

The first rule of retro maths club is slide

Having spent much of the early summer accidentally fishing dragonfly larvae from the pond, delighted to find that at least one survived the ordeal.

Local wildlife getting above itself - didn't know whether to chase it or invite it to join us for a beer

Rachel Reeves on C4 News just now - "April was a challenging month" T S Eliot - "Hold my beer"

"Welcome to Harvester"

Nasty tussle in Tesco's with the guy stickering the reduced items. I won't say how it ended, but now there's a price on my head

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

Marking the little-known Star Wars follow up to May 4th by chucking jars of Jedi branded salad dressing into the sea. Yes, folks, it's Sink Yoda Mayo (And....cue tumblweed)

One hundred days in, Donald Trump faces a problem: he can rage, but he can’t govern | Jonathan Freedland

Using a blue toilet cleaner, and started taking Berocca. Now I recreate the Ukrainian flag every time I go for a wee

We must send a spaceship to secure this vital resource for America! Only our greatest president and our finest technologist are worthy of the mission - let us blast them into space without delay! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...

Good job Rory McIlroy is white, or he'd be in El Salvador by now

Seeing primulas in so many unexpected places, I'm wondering if it's a bid for world domination. Sort of 'Day of the Triffids' but by Alan Bennett

Need to get my ears checked - every time someone mentions Elon Musk's Starlink, I'm hearing 'Elon Musk is Stalin'

For verification, I have put this photo in a pot, and will get my Aunt Sally's opinion during our weekly podcast. Because no-one will believe you until it's shared on 'Show Sal Me Jar.'

Our friends Bob and Anne Hall were stunned by our gift of front row seats to see , some chap called Murs. They said the evening was made for them when he acknowledged them personally after the encores, meaning that, last Christmas, we Decked the Halls with bows off Olly Okay, I'll get me coat

A tip for theatre directors Avoid that tricky bit of staging in Macbeth by introducing a travelling salesman character who turns up at Dunsinane in Act 5, called Bernard Wood

We are approaching that special time of year when we celebrate the coming of the baby cheeses

i saw a copy of a real estate licensing exam and it was just questions like “can you find all the rooms in a house?” and “are you familiar with cupboards?”

*opens gifts* *stares at small, round, green vegetables, bottled seashore, Chinese basic unit of money and circular domed tent* “Why?” “You said that all you wanted for your birthday was some peas, sand, Kwai, yurt…”

Just learned about this wild 19th century Wilhelm Trübner painting titled “Caesar at the Rubicon”

Sometimes, I miss Calgary…

World Philosophy Day brought back happy memories of how easily I took to the subject at university. My final metaphysics exam was a piece of cake - a bit of a surprise, as I was expecting a sheet of paper with questions on it.

UK Highways have gone a bit pass-agg with their roadworks signs - "We are working night shifts as well" and "We're working out of sight, so you might not see us" (disturbing - Schrodinger's workforce?) What next? "Yes, I know dayglo tabards aren't a great look"?

Well, that's a relief. Posting this photo in the hope of validating my credentials. Caption '...but why, Mum?'

Was just invited to apply for a job where I could supplement my freelance writing income training AI to write. Next, job opportunities for Gladiators to train lions