I don’t get it, why isn’t there a single cry laugh emoji on this?

My mum’s brother died this morning and she’s just found out he was a lifelong Dylan fan. As was she. She’s been seeing Dylan alone all these years as she’s never had a Dylan buddy to go with. Families eh. Death eh.

It could be worse. You could be in Birmingham.

Anyone checked out the Wikipedia entry for Supergran lately?

Poor He-Man. He’s 40 years old but couldn’t last 4 months with my 2 year old.

Blending in at the hairdressers by drinking the weak, instant, sweetened coffee they’ve brought me without making a fuss. They’ll NEVER KNOW I’m a middle class softie.

TIL that Byker Grove was Bobby Shaftoe’s house (sort of)

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Men can now park their enormous cars right across the pavement blocking access to wheelchairs and pushchairs and never have to pause for a moment to consider whether they might be in the wrong because they have been given the gift of “Karen”. So well done everyone.

I think this is a beautiful painting and I believe the inspiration for ‘Warriors Gate’ Monastery Graveyard In The Snow - Caspar David Friedrich

Not sure anything has ever floored me quite as much as finding out this is what Gill from Byker Grove is doing (and sounds like) now youtu.be/Cj9M4Rr1Ca0

If you’ve been looking for someone to just yell at you from the time you get home from work on Friday to the time you return to work on Monday, like if that’s your thing, then may I recommend a two year old.

On the plus side the boy can now recognise John Shuttleworth. (“Shuttle!”) However I gave him my old Luke Skywalker figure yesterday and he refuses to accept that that is his name, preferring instead to call him “black man”. Awkward.

I know it’s old fashioned, I know I’m massively behind the times, but I’m just not a big fan of people being murdered.

The NHS 111 emergency prescription service is brilliant. I shouldn’t be so surprised and delighted to find something that actually still works in this country and yet I am.

Butter and lettuce is the most British taste combination. I wonder if there’s any place in the world that combines those two with anywhere near the frequency or enthusiasm that we do.

My A-Level results were ACDC and my life is sort of a moderate failure so MAKE OF THAT WHAT YOU WILL, teenagers who are definitely reading this.

Just got round to listening to this and for the first time ever (I think) I can cross something off my own carefully maintained looksunfamiliar.bsky.social list - Just a Gigolo - I thought I was the only one that remembered it!

Ffs I’m in the office on Tuesdays.

Entering the world of playgroups a couple of years ago has been such an eye-opener. Women regularly give up their days to fill church halls with toys and carefully planned activities and serve tea, coffee biscuits and toast to mums, dads, babies and toddlers, then clear it all up again afterwards?

We’re into the Baby Shark years. Lord help us us all.

It’s Twin Peaks and, if you want to narrow it down, it’s Twin Peaks: the Return. I haven’t seen any of the others here (yeah whatever) but TPtR kicks GoT so far into the long grass it’ll die of Lyme disease before you can pull it out.

Someone has finally, FINALLY, uploaded to YouTube the documentary I remember watching in 1993 about Suede and a posh girl around my age called Molly who really likes them youtu.be/XuKlUTWwzfM?...

John Cazale mid-70's type run

Feeling sad for Nessie. I reckon she’s far more plausible a proposition than Reiki. We used to be a country etc.

2yo hit me in the face so his dad picked him up off my lap and carried him off for a little time out. Dad: is there something you’d like to say to Mummy? 2yo sadly: yeeeaah Dad: what would you like to say to mummy? 2yo: (thinks carefully) watermelon!

In case anyone other than me is interested, all of Byker Grove is on STV Player for free.

Today in unexpected credits

Sold Edwina Currie some dinosaur souvenirs.

brilliant The Day Today-esque headline, 10/10, no notes.

Got a 30 day Arrow subscription and wondering what this is doing stranded in the ocean of ultraviolence and sleaze

I’ve long had a memory of seeing this, perhaps in my early teens. It really left an impression. Rewatched it for the first time in 30 odd years last night (currently on Arrow) and it measures up. Decidedly odd and very enjoyable.

Toddler having full on rolling on the floor meltdown because Bob Ross won’t paint any dinosaurs.

We made it. Arthur’s first sandy beach.