At a time when the world is falling apart and we’re almost afraid to turn on the news we need affirmations of the simple things to remind us there is good in the world. Like family rituals and traditions and a voice like Sean’s, sharing these stories every week 🙏

Why is printer ink so fuckin expensive? I need colour but it’s the same price as a combo pack or thereabouts. Or…I could go to Harvey Norman and buy a new printer for less than the cost of a colour cartridge.

Ah jaysus!

@robmahoney.bsky.social I’m just catching up with the Industry pod. Harpsichord me hole. I can’t believe that I, came so close, with “harperstrapson@“.

Do you know what makes me happy? Hearing Wendy Zukerman back on Science VS. What doesn’t make me happy is all the studies’ emphasis on relationships. It must be difficult for those with small or no families & little or no friend circle to listen to or read about

@fiachnaobraonain.bsky.social Every time I hear Where are Your Kids Tonight now I'm focused on John Grant's harmony and trying to replicate it. At times he's singing higher and at others lower. Is there a name for that...other than brilliant?

@johncreedon.bsky.social John. Would ye mind asking that Fiachna fella to get engaged on BlueSky? I don't want to have to engage with the other place to message him. Maybe I'll email him to check his Bluesky 🤔 😉

@fiachnaobraonain.bsky.social You need to tell your listeners about the best place to reach you. The Good Place - Bluesky. Forget about TwiXter. Please

I'm on S4 of Peaky Blinders. Jaysus there's some mad accent work going on. Adrien Brody trying to do Brando and, as usual, only Aiden Gillen knows what Aiden Gillen is doing.

My main takeaway is that you're going to have to learn French, Sean. Not for dealing with airport shenanigans but in order to have the chats with tes petits-enfants.

Turned on the radio. Heard Brendan O'Connor ; my Saturday morning reminder to turn off radio and listen to a podcast.

I wish Amazon customer service would join Bluesky so I wouldn’t have to go onto TwiXter and make my complaints there

@seanmoncrieff.bsky.social The Scottish term for the reluctance to get out of bed is "hurkle-durkle". A friend told me this in a pub and it was followed by many minutes of uncontrolled laughter.

I was gifted a Musical Theatre course in 2019 at Waltons School of Music and "On the Street Where You Live" was my song for the end of term show. My mam died 2 weeks before the show and I never got to perform but I often hum "On The Street..."when I think of her. Lovely article. Are we related?

Filing a report about Twitter on the App Store actually works, everybody do it

I was thinking of Bowie The Starman Waiting in the Sky

It’s been a while since I got stuck into a good muffin. Remember when muffins were all the range? Now it’s all croissants and Danish pastries.

I’m on the bus, passing through Glasnevin, when the driver pulls over and we hear the static hum of the intercom. “Gravediggers now, lads”. A group of Aussies descend the stairs giddy with the hospitality Dublin has shown them. Stepping off the bus my “thank you” to the driver is heartfelt & loud

I joined a fountain pen group on Reddit. I’m such a nerd

@fiachnaobraonain.bsky.social I Can’t Give Everything Away is such a ‘fire and ice’ song. I’m sorta dancing and crying at the same time. He may not have given “everything” but he gave us a lot, especially on that last album.

Dja know what I don’t want? Scrubs

@virginmediaireland.bsky.social Get off TwiXter and do more of your business here please

I am also a cable guy. I have a spare desk with drawers where there is a multitude of mostly charging cables. I think I also have most of my previous mobile phones, selections of batteries, fuses and selections of bulbs. The joy of ‘hang on til I check’ and then finding the right item. Bliss

Hey RTE! I don’t think you need a professional chef or foodie to describe the ‘full Irish’. It’s in our dna

Ah jaysus! I felt bad thinking it was 4am but then I realised…* *check time stamp

Is One Battle After Another a Christmas movie?

My podcast year on @castropodcasts.bsky.social

@jowrotethis.bsky.social and @robmahoney.bsky.social filling my ear holes

Sinners is a Christmas movie

Seasons Greetings you lovely people.

@seanmoncrieff.bsky.social The Lowdown is a great watch. Very similar in style to Reservation Dogs. It’s a contemporary noir yarn in a Western setting in Oklahoma with Hawke as a bookshop owner and “truthstorian”. I’ve seen it described as “if David Lynch directed The Rockford files”

At Halloween they’re replacing the pumpkins with selection boxes by the end of the witchy night. My main thought though was that I bet “herself” is all over le français. First question on arrival in the town will be: « Ou est le theatre » with Rs rolling 👌 Bon voyage et joyeux Noël 🎄

The river was named locally? 🤷‍♂️

Shots fired by @robmahoney.bsky.social on The Rewatchables podcast. High Fidelity and Nirvana in his crosshairs castro.fm/episode/kHrVUs

If you are having issues with blocked sinuses or you just need a big blanket of emotion watch the wonderful @jowrotethis.bsky.social open her heart about her cancer scare and the support she received. I love Joanna. Check out her podcasts. Her brain is as big as her heart. 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

@seanfennessey.bsky.social You'll need a big hug today Sean. No doubt you and Amanda will honour the great man with an emergency pod. RIP Rob and Michele Reiner

Quality alone time is lovely. Choosing to spend some time with yourself is so good for the health of yer noggin. P.S. If only someone would give D.J. a hug the world would be a better place but he's so repulsive no one is going to embrace that obnoxious excuse for a human.

Newstalk's John Fardy spoils the new Knives Out film during interview with Glenn Close and then doubles down by repeating it after the interview by way of saying "I don't think I spoiled it...". 🙄

Banville's suggestions for Christmas presents on this morning's Brendan O'connor's would make great kindling

I completed the questionnaire for the Calm app. On completion I've been offered a 60% discount. Now I'm stressing about whether or not to subscribe. Fuck you Calm!

It's Sunday morning @newstalkfm.bsky.social. Can yiz chill out? @antonsavage.bsky.social thinks he's Jeremy Paxman

Why can't we all just get along? It takes so much more energy to be an agent of chaos and rarely has a happy outcome. And why are these people always so angry?

@irishtimes.com The "enter" tab on your Christmasgiveaway competition page is not working either in the app or browser

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My garden is like some kind of botanical magnet suckling all the leaves from neighbouring gardens, the streer and even the leaves from the local park. Then I get knocks at the door from random 'handymen' asking if I'd like my garden tidied up. Maybe they're the culprits

Tomorrow @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social will share his article from this weekend's @irishtimes.com and I will try and come up woth some wordplay to repost the article. In the meantime here is a photo of a discovery on my drive-way that could easily be covered by leaves from neighbouring trees.

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I got an email from IKEA regarding their Black Friday sale. Mainly featuring...

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Maybe next time try ringing the bell or knocking on the door. I was in. Reading(for work). So I would have heard you. We could have said hello. Had a little human interaction.