One for the canoe @lpcprof.bsky.social

OK. This has also got certain pedants worked up because, apparently, destiny and fate are two different things... Who knew? (I guess i did, sort of: but it's a fine distinction and not one i often make)

This is the new cat. He's called Destiny. So, not so much a fat cat as a fate cat. Or even a fae cat... He arrived last Monday. However, didn't want to stress him out with a photo shoot before now. #cats #catsky #catcanoe #NorwegianForestCat

In today's episode of 'You could not fucking make it up': TSA refuse to allow Oscar statuette on plane, because it could be used as weapon. TSA then 'lose' Oscar. TSA cannot imagine what has happened to it... www.euronews.com/culture/2026...

This the same guy who reckoned the police should not be policing hate crime, because it was just all too complicated for their ickle brains?

Your quiet reminder that in the ast week, as the nationa media have been wetting themselves over Starmer's culpability and King Charles US visit, the price of Brent crude has slowly, inexorably, crept up a further $10. It now sits at $115 per barrel.

Being lesbian is ace! But if you're ace, can you still be lesbian?

Here's another one we all love

Doesn't surprise me. My gran was born just outside St Austell, and i suspect she'd have had little time for earth goddess statues! Bloody cornish folk! @gemma.transwrites.world www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hegseth, on how Europe needs the Strait of Hormuz more than the US, so we should fix, it has strong Abbott and Costello vibes. Yanno? The sketch where Costello is an inept vacuum cleaner salesman. Dumps dirt on a customer's carpet to demo his cleaner...and turns out they don't have electricity!

Reading reports today that if you say the L-word in the HoC you get suspended. Unclear as to whether similar penalties apply to mentioning the C-word in the HoL...

Next door neighbour's young lad (aged 5/6) asked her yesterday if i was a teenager. That boy will go far!

On sleep, on Trump, and on mental stability. One thing mentioned lately by a number of commenter is how Trump seems to be abandoning sleep in favour of posting nonsensical rants through the night. It's not front and centre, yet. Perhaps it should be.

I understand the Doctor is finding his latest regeneration a little difficult. Personally i prefer the one where he returned as Billie piper! #DrWho #Trump #Jesus

So. Now Trump sees himself as an 18th century English poet and satirist. Have I got that right?

What the hell is happening to the Dow Jones (and US stock market more widely)? The neo-liberal claim is that over the long run, markets tended towards an accurate evaluation of real events. Yet the Dow continues to rise, even as Trump trashes the global economy.

Now, here's a random thought to curdle your cornflakes this fine spring morning. There is some debate as to the merits of a Vance presidency if the 25th is called. But if Iran really and truly wanted to fuck with us, they'd assassinate the top TWO, together. Introducing... president Mike Johnson!

Not at all a fan of horror as genre. However, must admire the prescience of the Omen franchise, which details the rise of the anti-christ to almost the very top of US politics through demonic intervention and corrupt priests. It seems a new instalment in the saga is unfolding as we watch... #Trump

This is that scene in Blazing Saddles where the sheriff pulls a gun on himself, isn't it? (And, quick question for folks who know it: should i post a link to the clip given its prolific use of a certain word?) #Hormuz #Trump

Now eagerly looking forward to the first US newspaper to use "antidisesestablishmentarianism" in a headline. NYT? WaPo?

Yay! Guess who's back in (very briefly) at the BBC. Check out the latest Naked Week (link below) and go to the end credits. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Also on the page! Is me!

An unwelcome surprise. Patum peperium/Gentleman's Relish has ceased production. They cite distribution issues (another #Brexit benefit?). I'll miss it. And this follows hard on the heels of marmite being taken over by an American company... @iandunt.bsky.social @josiahmortimer.bsky.social

On this day in history, 1865 (9/4), Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. The civil war was effectively over. The South had 'lost.' And at this point, im surprised Trump has not already declared it a day of National Mourning...

Following reports of disturbing rhetoric (I.e. threats), talking of the Avignon papacy, made to Vatican representatives in the US, it would appear the pope has cancelled a planned visit. Meanwhile, starmer... can see no reason for the King's visit not to go ahead. #poodle #NoSpine #Allspin

For some reason i am getting major Carry On Up the Khyber vibes following recent diplomatic developments. Sir Sidney: "I say, Sergeant Major. Why is everyone shooting at everyone?" SM: "That'll be the ceasefire, sir." SS: "Ah. Jolly good. Carry on, man." SM: "Yes, sir."

OK. Own up! Anyone been out casting clouts today? Despite the absence of anything remotely ressembling May...

Oh dear. The sage of my roof carries on. Have now been informed i need a "damp specialist." Is it just me? Or does anyone else instantly conjure up an image of a somewhat waterlogged and woebegone individual squelching their way up my stairs?

Of interest @helenbelcherobe.bsky.social

Life's too short... And so, to commemorate the fact that WWIII did not commence yesterday, i have decided to take up masturbation as a hobby once more.

Maybe a bit obscure for anyone who wasn't there in the 60s. Who's to blame for war? The Universal Soldier, Buffy Sainte-Marie. It is true. It is poignant. It is now. A cover version is long overdue. youtu.be/fOuZwpGHJ7E?... @rozkaveney.bsky.social @iandunt.bsky.social @simonfrcox.bsky.social

Interesting/unexpected... and on the whole probably positive. However, in the post this morning i receive a card from my Pet insurer, who now know of Ulfric's demise, expressing Sympathy for my loss. Thoughts? Nice gesture? A bit cynical? A bit of both?

News reporter: "Are you not embarrassed to be seen out and about with a creature that fucks anything, shits anywhere, and only works four days a year?" Easter bunny: "It's not great. But then, he is the president of the USA and it is what it is." #trump #Easter #bunny

Well, technically he's a day late. Good Friday is the day that Hell reigns on earth. And for those quibbling at rain/reign... reign would then be righter. On t'other hand, the above does assume he has some grasp of Christian tradition and iconography... which might be a stretch.

OMFG! I thought i had heard it all about the scandals afflicting the Trump II regime. Have now just finished listening in to a podcast explaining 'looning' and the role of bimbofication within the government and i am just sat here open-mouthed in shock. Just...wtf?

Well this could be interesting. Also rather awkward. Are we about to find out, in real time, what happens to an individual, who has been killing civilians on behalf of a religiously motivated organisation that does not recognise Geneva rules, gets caught? #Iran # pilot @iandunt.bsky.social

It's been a good week for new words. On Monday, i learned 'grawlix.' Today i was informed i needed flaunching!

Well, that was disgusting. Just eating tea and crunched a thing. Which turned out to have wings. Legs. Twas a fly! Eek! Will i die, i asked my (medically qualified) brother. Only if I follow up by swallowing a spider. And maybe a bird. There are times...

On my local Facebook page right now, an ad: "book your piercings for Easter." Somehow, i cannot but feel this is a bit, er, tactless...

Browsing thru latest films on my TV, i come across Superman (2025), and this blurb: "Superman is drawn into a conflict that challenges his belief in truth and justice." I guess Trump also told him he needed to step up and open the Strait of Hormuz! Good call for a 2025 film...

Getting ready for Trump/Hegseth to fire the starting gun: youtu.be/0mH23CAV7jE?... This shall never not be my go-to track to commemorate the futility of war.

If you want to support Bi visibility...bi activism, check out the Biscuit crowdfunder. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/biscuit-is... Or just talk direct to @thisisbiscuit.org.uk

Ancient Chinese proverb (wot i have just invented): "Never cross a retired person with a bonnet full of bees."

Morbid thought/question... though those who know what has been going on in my life will know why i am asking. Burial or cremation? Not for you. But for your pet. I was asked that on Monday at the vet, and was surprised that they were surprised when i said no to cremation...

Final, final update. He is gone. In the end, yes: teeth. But also a malignant mass in his intestine. He had stopped eating. Even stopped drinking. He was slowly starving to death, and he was suffering. Very hard. But not to let him go would have been selfish. #cats #catsky #catcanoe

Off to the vet in an hour with one very poorly cat. Torn between hope that it's all fixable with a quick shot of antibiotics (or whatever)... and fearing the worst.

Oh. Thought you could post pics in dm. Apparently not. Here, @katebevan.com is the very first pic taken of Ulfric on arrival. He came, he inspected the house, and then settled in for a poo! Always classy, that cat...

Oh, look! Dow Jones now in 45k territory. Bondi must be simply gagging to give testimony...

I understand today is a good day to celebrate the green. youtu.be/v8enlTBXR5Y?...

It was Carter! Er, Lincoln! OK, Washington! Alright, i admit it: George III...

It's that day again. #cats #StGertrude #catsky