There is an "outage" (hateful word) on Sky internet at the moment in my area. I've just checked their site and apparently "these usually take a couple of days to fix", mentioned in such a blasé way, as thought that's absolutely fine.

First foraging of the year. Pesto made from wild garlic leaves. It's got a bit of a kick!

If anyone is in the Kings Heath area of Birmingham, be sure to pop into the Oxfam bookshop in the High Street. It has by far the best selection of books of any charity bookshop I've been in. I'm a frequent visitor and have bought so many great books there! #booksky

One for @therealyplac.bsky.social and @yplac.bsky.social.

Morning All. Happy reading day, to all those who observe. 🙂📚📚

I see Trumplethinskin is so pissed of at losing his case in SCOTUS that he's had a massive paddy and decided to start WW3.

I see all the news media are enjoying the alliteration of Plumber and Parliament today, using it gleefully in every headline as though they were the only ones to notice it.

Just ordered first ed copies of Bleeding Edge and Mason & Dixon, by Thomas Pynchon. Having ploughed my way through Gravity's Rainbow last year, I must be a masochist! Although I've heard that these two are a little more approachable. We will see!

Feeling inspired?

Why the fuck is this insufferable arsehole still getting air time? BBC News - UK should send non-combat troops to Ukraine now, former PM Johnson tells BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Saw this and wondered if @colourwoman.bsky.social was aware (or indeed involved!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...

Orange meltdown incoming... BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0... Trump's sweeping global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court ruling - follow live - BBC News

Snowdrops and Harborne Church.

Maybe in another life, the one that got away and I are having a fabulous Valentine's Day. I like to think so 🙂❤️ #Valentine

Another one that @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social don't consider requires urgent attention.

It's entirely likely you will not hear more powerful, moving words than these today. Or indeed for a very long time.

I'm no particular fan of Starmer, but those calling for his resignation should just take a minute to a) consider who his replacement might be and b) how this will further play into the hands of Farage and his motley gang of failed Tories and arrogant, jack-booted bigots.

According to @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social, this "pothole" isn't considered dangerous enough to warrant immediate attention. One has to wonder just how bad they have to get before they *do* warrant immediate attention. For info, this is approximately 20 centimetres deep. It has been there for years.

Nazis everywhere these days.

Trump will never sue *anyone* for Epstein-related defamation. He knows damn well that Discovery would bring to light everything Bondi et al are frantically burying for him.

I see the National Lottery app has been updated. So obviously now it takes three times as long to do everything. The app was pretty much ideal, now it's crap. Well done everybody.

One of the possibly overlooked dangers with Trump's cabal of Fascists is that it irrevocably shifts the Overton Window rightwards such that even with them gone, "traditional" right-wing Republicans will seem acceptably moderate in 2029. So even with a swing to the left in voting, Reps still win.

When did it become unacceptable to use the word "show" and instead have to say "showcase" at every possible opportunity?

A recent renovation in our office saw the introduction of square toilet bowls. Square. Toilet. Bowls. Name me a better example of form over function. I'd like to meet the designer and give them a kick up their (presumably rectangular) arse.

I can't help thinking that everyone is mistyping Trump's new "Board of Peace" nonsense. I'm pretty sure what he actually said was "bored of peace". Or at least that's what his actions suggest, since he appears to be attempting to start WW3.

Spotted one for @therealyplac.bsky.social today. Let's hope nobody has a medical emergency or anything, since this c*nt decided it was more important that they saved a few steps walking to the station than avoid risking someone's life.

Usual Sunday routine: Get up Get coffee Check news See world is still shit Read.

Thank goodness the supermarkets have started selling Easter eggs. With a mere ELEVEN WEEKS to go, we need to start stocking up *NOW*.

Thanks Amazon. The first thing I do whenever I'm thinking of buying a new camera is to try and imagine how it would look in my room.

Just finished Echo Maker by Richard Powers. I've loved all the books of his that I've read previously, particularly Overstory and Playground. But this one left me bewildered. It was nothing like as readable, and after reading the last of its 570 pages, I did think "what the f was that about?".

It's 2026 and it appears that only Mark Gatiss remains capable of writing historical/horror drama for the BBC. Either that or he has the most phenomenal kompromat on the organization.

Farewell, Erich. If some or all of your theories were true, what a hell of a journey you've just embarked upon. www.coastreporter.net/the-mix/eric...

@sukie74.bsky.social You're probably just having a social media-free weekend, and I can't blame you for that! But just checking to make sure all is well.

With the weather the way it is, it looks like I will have little choice this weekend but to stay in and read. When life throws you lemons, read books. And when it doesn't.

Uh-oh 🥶

Not in my fucking name 🤬

I am so dead ass serious. Rename the street as well to BARACK OBAMA AVE. That is the least Mamdani could do. lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂

All national leaders who are currently minded to appease the grotesque, warmongering pervert infesting the White House should reflect on how well appeasement worked the last time it was tried with an insane megalomaniac.

Arse! Typically, the day I have my car booked in for new tyres is the day their compressor packs up, so I tyres for me today. Looks like I picked the wrong day to give up <insert stimulant of choice here>.

Few things boil my piss more than when a courier claims to have "attempted a delivery" when you know damned well they haven't. Unless by "attempted a delivery" they mean "sat in the van staring at Twitter, looked at the parcel, thought 'fuck it', and drove off again."

I don't suppose anyone could lend me a cupful of motivation, could they? I appear to be all out.

Only a few days into 2026 and already I can see that books are going to be even more important to me than ever this year. I grow daily more and more tired of the world, and seek solace in the written word.

Moi aussi!

My God today is dragging. Thank goodness it's the weekend!

I have the best part of a bottle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape left. On the one hand, tomorrow is a work day. On the other, today is still a holiday day. What a conundrum. At moments like this, it's usually instructive to think, "what would @sukie74.bsky.social do?" ...🍷

Oh hell. Last day of the holidays today. Tomorrow I intend to keep my head down, make as many people as possible think I'm still on holiday, and make it through to the weekend unscathed and largely unbothered.

The bloody fireworks have started. We've got that racket now for the next two bastard hours.

Eurgh, New Year's Eve, my least favourite day of the year. 😐

Am I the only person in Britain who *hasn't* made a Beef Wellington this Christmas?

I've just eaten far more bubble and squeak than is good for me 🤢