If anyone says they are a big reader but won’t read a book in a certain tense (first person, third, etc), I’m afraid I simply don’t believe them. I’ll believe they have a goodreads account. I’ll believe they have a BookTok. What I won’t believe is they actually read books. Sorry.

Figuring out Thai fried rice for dinner since I don’t wanna do takeout

Covered Bridge #Photography

Typical diesel price in Ireland today $8.78 per gallon (€1.979 per litre) which is up only 10% on last few months. Not unusual in Europe @gasprices.bsky.social

Saturday wander and dog walk to Hayeswater(decommissioned as a reservoir in 2014) This is a mountain glacial tarn originally dammed in 1908 to supply drinking water to the Ullswater area in the #LakeDistrict. Cold frosty morning and some mist remains on the tops #landscapephotography #uk #cumbria

Mavis Staples, Warren Haynes, Elvis Costello, and Hozier perform The Band’s “The Weight” from Thursday nights Love Rocks concert. youtu.be/j5UvFL_v3lM?...

Mavis and her backup band, The Band 🤯 youtu.be/Z2eTW8qZBtk

I got to see her sing it at Lockn Music Festival with Chris Robinson and Leon Russell R.I.P. Leon.

Mavis has form here!

Me, making recipe testing notes: "1 clove of garlic? That seems absurd, better put in half a head, just to be sure." Me, later: "Huh, might need more garlic."

For the #InternationalWomensDay, I wrote this blogpost commemorating Avis Waterman, the forgotten war correspondent of The Times, who covered the First World War on the Italian front. I have been researching her story during the last 2 years in various archives. stephanieseul.com/2026/03/avis...

The SAVE Act is a major attack on voting rights. It is not a genuine voter ID reform, but rather an attempt to suppress turnout in future elections.

#readandplay (638) #MusicChallenge #MusicSky The Message Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYMk...

Masuma Khan has lived in Altadena for nearly 30 years. Last year, despite having no criminal history, she was detained by ICE and denied the medication she needed to breathe. Her family contacted my office, and we successfully advocated for her release.

I know a couple who met on *Usenet*. Lovely people, still together.

A 3,000 year old Bronze Age mould used to cast spearheads has been discovered under a barn in southeastern Moravia, Czech Republic. 📷Marek Hensl, Czech Radio english.radio.cz/stone-found-...

One nine no? via Dana Richards

Exactly why we voted for Catherine Connolly as our president. She speaks the truth with integrity, unlike sleeveen career politicians. extra.ie/2026/03/09/n...

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected — young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! — and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

The way the USA is attacking Iran, you'd think they have the hard copies of the Epstein files!

RIP "Country Joe" McDonald. Long reduced in the media to a single image (singing "Fixin to Die Rag" at Woodstock), he and his band made a lot of fun, eerie music as well, like "Porpoise Mouth": www.youtube.com/watch?v=snso...

you can trace a line of descent from this to Camper Van Beethoven (who covered "Porpoise") and other 70s-80s West Coast weirdo groups, and beyond

When things go POP!!!... A Handsome Male Stonechat pops in the sunlight. #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #naturelovers #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #animals #travel #bird #photooftheday #birdwatching

KO, Mr E. Six is, erm, OK?

How many palindromists does it take to change a lightbulb? One, no?

WORD FACT A “psithurism” is the sound of a tree’s rustling leaves. It comes from Greek “psithurízō” (ψιθυρίζω), which means “I whisper”.

Sunset Ireland - View over the lake at Roscommon Castle Orange sunset and trees reflecting in the water. Roscommon, Ireland #Sunset #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #CloudScape #IrishSunset #SkyScape #Photography

How would you say this in Irish? > I miss the sun! > M______ u___ a_ g_____! Answer: https://www.nativedialogs.com/irish/quiz?a=274&b=4

Just after sunset at Santa Monica Pier. Santa Monica, California #sunset #SantaMonicaPier #SantaMonica #LosAngeles

DEMON (Palindrome by Pairs) One mad demand made a demon.

#52WeeksOfFavourites #MusicChallenge Songs from debut albums 10538 Overture Electric Light Orchestra www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSwD...

I hadn't realised what a good impressionist Steve Coogan is. There is a clip of him mimicking tons of well known actors and he is brilliant at it.

Apocalypse — from apo- (away from) -kalyptō (to cover) → removal of the cover, a revelation Eucalyptus — from eu- (well) -kalyptos (covered), named for the covering on the bud [2/2]

WORD FACT Calypso, apocalypse, and eucalyptus are related, sharing the Greek root “kalyptō” (to cover, conceal). Calypso — “she who conceals”, since in Homer’s Odyssey she keeps Odysseus hidden on her island [1/2]

Interesting insight arising from discussions with my first-year undergraduate class: A-level essay prep has left some of them with the genuine belief that once I give them an essay title it means there is a single ideal essay that I'm thinking of and only that will satisfy the requirements,

The United States murdered defenseless Iranians at Sea and left them to drown, which is a war crime. We seem to be doing a lot of war crimes nowadays. Maybe Pete hegseth needs to stand trial of The Hague

Golden Gate Bridge was built in the 1930s, fifty years after the Brooklyn Bridge

Dedicating my life to hunting down the people who decide TV show boxset spines should just be a picture of the individual releases contained inside.

Ein schräger Vogel… 😎👋🏼

Goodnight from Colorado 💙 💤 (Photo taken 6/30/23) #sky #clouds #sunset #photography

Today’s #Gaeilge roleplay: Tell Aoife about your important life decision.

Remember folks…independent reporters in Israel can’t report any strikes on or damage to military or government facilities. It’s a breach of censorship rules and they sign a censorship agreement in order to get a press visa.

The devolution of Man

INTERSTELLAR WILD (Anagrams) We speak of the interstellar wild like we aren’t part of it. She dwells in we who still sparkle—a fettered, skeletal star. We flow in her tepid earth, like weeds, patterns of will personified. We talk, shatter well— written like Death’s pale flowers.

Unpopular opinion but gas prices have always been too low. Cheap gas means urban sprawl, giant useless pick up trucks, shitty transit options, shitty rail options and dangerous or no bike & pedestrian options. Oh and burning less gas means the climate apocalypse gets postponed

When we hear a piece of music we don’t like, this is an opportunity to explore what it is within us that’s denying that enjoyment, and then to work on that, to help facilitate more overall enjoyment.

Udaipur Basmati Rice Beer. Almost forgot to take a photo (as you can see from the half empty glass)...

Chapli kabab A Pakistani dish with minced meat patty thats heavily spiced and deep fried to perfection. Its so spicy and so good with the rice 🤤

Trust this one. Do not let the softness fool you. The guitar opens warm, almost sunlit, and that rhythm sways instead of stomps. Then the voice comes in — grain cutting through like weathered wood against smooth lacquer. This song is daylight with gravity. Velvet with roots. Let it breathe.