A great and terrible thing has just occurred. I have found out that the greatest burger restaurant I've ever frequented now does Uber Eats. Great because I have just ordered a mahoosive burger and fries. Terrible because I want to lose 50 pounds by mid July.

Today’s poem is called ‘Utterly Betrayed’.

Connections Puzzle #1042 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩

Strands #776 “Not too much” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵

Wordle 1,764 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Wordle 1,762 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Year 10 Parents' Evening tomorrow. Almost ever appointment slot taken. 2 hours of me repeating "your child is in the most gifted class I've ever taught and, if they don't take their eye off the ball in Year 11, they should achieve a very high grade for their GCSE". Might make a poster.

I used to do this all the time with my Casio digital watch circa 1982. Yes, I had no friends.

Someone asked if I could tell them where to buy a pair of good chinos. In this thread, I will tell you, but my answer is not simple. On the upside, I think this is a better approach when shopping for clothes and you can apply it to any kind of item. 🧵

One of these beauties was sat on the fence outside my kitchen window yesterday (not my picture). Don't think I've ever seen one before. European goldfinch.

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Strands #773 “Gift of the month” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵

Wordle 1,761 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Left: Faiza Shaheen slams the head of Palantir in the UK Right: Unanswered questions over what happened when Starmer and Mandelson visited Palantir

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Patio cleaning denied by drizzle. We live to fight (clean) another day.

I...what

Daydreaming about a resurgence of print magazines with a promise that they’re made free of AI and, unlike things you see on a screen, can’t be centrally altered after the fact. Make magazines the vinyl of reading… or something.

Carlos Alcaraz Credits Success To Tennis Being Easiest Game In The World https://theonion.com/carlos-alcaraz-credits-success-to-tennis-being-easiest-game-in-the-world/

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Strands #772 “It's a little unclear” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵

Wordle 1,760 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I am definitely an old man. I am expecting a delivery of patio cleaning fluid and a garden sprayer tomorrow. If that wasn't enough, there's no after work CPD, so I'll be able to come home and get cracking on the fence and patio before 4pm. Also, I've been told I have a share in the communal shed.

Post your favourite film from the year you turned 18.

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Strands #771 “While not in use” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵

Dawn chorus.

The conquer’d triumphs, The victor has the loss

The pendulum is swinging. 🔥

ARTEMIS II MISSION REQUIREMENT: 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦

Public Service Announcement: Back it tomorrow. 6 week term. 23 school days until Maths Paper 1. 32 days total to the same. Strap on your big boy/girl pants. We go again.

🚨 The Artemis II crew reached a peak velocity of 24,664 mph during its mission, says NASA The equivalent of flying from LA to NYC in 6 mins 🤯

Having shown my children Robot Wars, we’re now watching Scrapheap Challenge. Where are the modern day STEM TV show equivalents?

I love this photo so much. Two fashionable young women with crisp bobs, chic dresses and heels watch the sunrise with their guide atop the Great Pyramid at Giza. It’s like something from a movie or an Evelyn Waugh novel. 🕰️1920s 📷 ???

Saw an 07 plate Porsche Boxster. Classic design. Realised that the car would be 20 years old next year. It would have been the same as 18 year old me seeing a 1969 MGB Roadster. Time and age are funny things. Also saw a beautifully preserved 1991 Mercedes Benz 190E. #OldAF #Cars #OldCars

Today’s poem is called ‘I Did Not Tell Death Where I Lived’.

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Strands #770 “Get ready!” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵

Wordle 1,758 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

With #Artemis2 still in our minds, we sat down this evening to finally watch Hidden Figures. What a fantastic movie and inspirational story, everyone should give it a watch.

I love cooking, but struggle to get motivated when I'm just cooking for myself. As a result, I've become a big fan of Aldi's Gastro ready meals. Thought I'd picked up a Fish Pie, but brought home their Cottage Pie. Happy to report it was delicious. @aldiukstores.bsky.social

A man with no enemies is a man with no character. ~ Paul Newman

Apparently the serving size for chips is 10 chips Listen, I eat 10 chips while deciding if I even want chips

Match day. Chance to catch up with my mates, have a few beers and be put through all the emotions by The Mighty Bantams. Here's hoping for 3 points. But first . . . #bcafc

Every single one of the astronauts who went to the moon and back on Artemis II was educated at a public school. Thinking of the teachers who poured into Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen tonight. You helped send a kid to the moon! 🌕 💛

The Artemis II crew is now moving in excess of nine kilometres per second. That's 21,000 miles per hour in old money. Quite an unreasonable velocity.

Connections Puzzle #1035 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪