Important issues of the day.... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Keep picking my phone up even though I'm meant to be sleeping and I honestly thought I was past all this naughtiness.

A little on the nose...

On my desk at school actually. It was when Ken Barlow was caught having an affair and bare-chested. A friend saw it and started shouting "Ken chest!" and I badly lost my temper.

Need a hangover fix. Urgently.

Go to John Robb's thing. It was really good!

Happy (near) anniversary to us

Monster with a Corvoisier chaser. Classy, me.

First stop in Chorley in Booths to get the white asparagus I'm addicted to. That's all I ever buy in there. I think they might have some sort of name for me, "Asparagus" or summat.

Very disappointing breakfast today. Skyr yoghurt, which was shit, with kiwi in it which made it ten times worse. This is the worst thing that has ever happened to me.

Day out in Chorley is it? Good, good ....

Just saw a family of geese and goslings out for the day. Parents teaching goslings how to find worms. Well, the mum was. The dad just stood there looking around.

Schrödinger's wap/fly behind the curtain. I don't know which till I look but quietly freaking out.

Morrison seems to have run out of ...things...

Hopefully you can see this? If anyone can help? www.facebook.com/1178959190/p...

Beat the Google walking estimate for a 2 hour round trip. Speedy fucking Gonzales me.

Probably not right this, but still got double duvet.

Hi, Leyland, do you think you could leave some watermelons for someone else? I've been eating them all winter, I'm not a Johnny come lately..

5 days to get myself looking ok to impress John Robb. I don't really want to impress John Robb, but as I'm out at an event, it'd be nice to look vaguely nice. Or presentable. Or not hideous.

Just pulled a hair out of the bath whilst I was within it. To be precise, 8 hairs attached to a body which, as an arachnophobe, was a deeply unpleasant experience.

Absolutely furious today. It'd better be an impending period, or I don't know what's going on.

Could we have a Buzzcocks night in Manchester, much like the Smiths one at The Star and Garter? I would like that.

Everyone is chatty in the park. I don't like it.

I would like someone to say something to me that would force me to get out of bed. For some context, I am cat-adjacent, which doesn't help.

All alarms are off. Not going to be done by that one again.

Where do real ale snobs go in Manchester? I haven't really paid attention before cos I drink gin due to the dubious veggie status of a lot of beer. From memory, I think The Salutation got the thumbs up previously and Lass O' Gowrie not much...

@herring1967.bsky.social hope you're ok. Just listened to the podcast.

I don't really understand why people are trying to mock and undermine AI by.... using AI....

Just made up an absolutely brilliant song to sing to my cat. It's the best, it should go to number 1.

I'm listening to The Doors. Much against my will.

Bloke in M and S complimented my necklace and now I've gone all giddy and shy...

Still cringe when I occasionally remember I bought Morrissey's mum a bone china trinket dish before I had twigged what bone china was. So if he's wondering what that was doing there....

Awful busker in Preston doing all the Madchester classics. To be fair to him, I went to Spike Island and his version of "I Wanna Be Adored" is spot on.

The people who bang on about not paying the licence fee are the same people who "adore" Gavin and Stacey and watch Mrs Brown's Boys.

Love the fact that clouds descend almost the minute I finish work.

Oh, water bill gone up has it? Must be because they deliver such a tremendous service. I believe some parts of the town I'm in have been without water for some days. United Utilities are the best!

Woke up wondering why my arms hurt when all I'd done was go into the office. Then I remembered all the tugging of war I was obliged to do ..

Came home the cat way. Stroked 3. One is friendly anyway, one will only come when its sibling is there to show it's safe so I had a two-er there. One cat has never spoken to me before, but came up miaowing today wanting attention. A good cat day.

Andy Burnham branded train today. Not had one of them before.

"Live every day as if it's your last" I murmur as I obsessively try to get past this level on this stupid game on my phone.

If I get to Heaven and it's not just eating coriander chutney out of big tubs I'll be gutted.

I'm sure it's another fantastic Brexit bonus, but why is all fruit mouldy the day after you buy it? It's just my routine now, buy the fruit, take it out and throw it in the bin.

Ok.... so I don't read hardly because my eyesight is so bad... I've just realised. How did I get so old? Footnotes are impossible.

Pull your finger out, Buxton, run out of things to listen to.

Would anyone say Levenshulme is walkable from city centre? NB with a skinful on the way back.

I don't think I would agree with Andy Burnham politically, but his eyes.... I think I need my HRT turning down...

Today I will 1. Clear out some stuff 2. Read some of my new books*

Chorley turned out alright in the end.

Two Princes by The Spin Doctors. Now out of my head and into yours, hopefully 🤞