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The racist cartoonist dying has mad me realise it’s been 30 years since my all time favourite strip ended. All credit to Mr Watterson

I feel significantly cleaner now I have actually deactivated my twitter accounts instead of just leaving them dowmant. #fuckElon

Came into work on Friday night to a wee surprise parcel from @mightylancergames.bsky.social

Had my blood pressure medication doubled this morning. At the same time I’m happy it’s moving in the right direction. Diastolic regularly under 90mmHg. Systolic…meh but not 😱🤯

First @mightylancergames.bsky.social order in for January delivery.

#SaveAlphonse #AllIWantForChristmas @cubicle7games.bsky.social

Just found what I thought was a quite cool poem hidden in my iPhone notes app. A chirpy cheery cadence with dark matter. Turns out it was notes I made on my eldest’s mental health when she was 13/14 years old 😢 Not to be published 🙄

I need to share with you all that I am very, very drunk. I’ve had a thoroughly fantastic night out at the A&E / Ambulance Service Xmas party. A. drunkest I’ve been in 3 years. B. a real eye opener to see people in very high pressure jobs let their hair down. What a night.

Realising I'd given up bringing in minis and paints to work, especially on the night shift, because 1. we are far too busy at night and 2. it is far too cold if i accidentally leave the paints in the car to freeze. Well guess what, I've done nothing for the last two hours and it is really mild out.

Back at work after 7 days off. Total achievments: Minis or vehicles assembled 0; Minis or vehicles painted 0; Sphere Product 3 Drawer Kallax Storage Cube Assembled 1. I call that a victory of sorts

Hey @mightylancergames.bsky.social my delivery today had no signature on the packing slip. Who do I blame for the perfectly picked and packaged order 😝.

I was this many seconds old when I realised that John Gordon Sinclair (Gregory’s Girl, Local Hero, Fraggle Rock and much more) played the SEAL Team commander who escorts Brad to Korea.

Are we squeeky clean @profanity.accountant ?

Spouse and cocker spaniel Ziggy are singing together. I’d record it for you but I’m hiding. 🫣

So Scooter, my eldest’s fat Jack Russell was much worse this morning. Took him to the vets where he was found to have a temperature but no obvious reason for the rapid onset of apparently cerebral symptoms. Apparently dogs don’t do strokes.

My Fat Jack Russell ™ is very unwell. Vet diagnosed epilepsy. My thoughts are closer to a stroke. He can’t weight bear and is struggling to keep food down. Will update tomorrow

Working up the courage to contact victim support. Still haunted by an unprovoked assault on duty 18 months ago. Last December perpetrator was a no show at court. No contact with the PF office to update me yet he is still out and about in the town where I work

I have just tried to use the find my app on my app watch to try and locate my spectacles 😕. Needless to say it didn’t work. But I’m sure someone could design a tiny unobtrusive rfid tag for them.

I’ve been wide awake for 2 hours now and it’s gone 7.35am. I should get up and take my morning meds but I’m so cosy, I’ll probably disturb the dogs and therefore the whole house will be woken. Another half hour won’t hurt would it?

I solemnly promise that after watching Traitors and Slow Horses this evening I will make, undercoat and paint at least 1 mini.

So it turns out that despite various insults to the contrary in primary school, I am really, really, really Scottish genetically. 93% Scottish (51% Central Scotland/Ulster, 34% Hebrides/Western Highlands, 8% NE Scotland), 4% Irish (Donegal/Leinster), 2% Dutch, 1% French.

On Sunday I took the two youngest up to Edinburgh to meet up with my father for a light lunch. We went to Two Children in Stockbridge where No. 2 Child works but never announced ourselves to either the staff or him (apparently he was working the grill that day). Really enjoyed it.

Downloaded Dragonfly, a Mac app for BlueSky. Not free but what is these days. Hoping it will work for me.🤩

Just seen the BBC refer to Sharm El Sheikh as a quiet coastal town. WTF? Anything but quiet.🤐

An interesting story but where does Alice Cuddy come up with the idea that Bottrop is “near” the Dutch border. It’s 45 miles and over an hour’s drive away. Like saying Oxford is near Westminster www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s 40mins into the shift and no work yet. Guaranteed way to get a job is for me to fetch some minis to make and paint from the car.

Just discovered my colleague got a GOC 1st Armoured Division commendation for his actions in the first Gulf War. He saved the life of a US soldier and tended to 2 others in an overturned Humvee.

TRON Burgundy (1976)

A House Of Dynamite. A film already out of date before it’s released because the fuckwit-in-chief and his cronies fucking about with all the structures that were in place prior to 2025 🙄

Does anyone use the Apple Journal app on their phone. I’m really not sure of its purpose other than a private diary.

Still searching for the holy grail of mini model paints. This weekend will involve Pro Acrylic.

Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).

Not had a night shift like that for a while. 3 hours “standing by” at another station 20 miles away from base and just 1 job at 0515 (1900-0700 shift) that didn’t travel. Better than the 2 hour late finish the night before or the absolute shit show the night previous.

For the fourth time this Summer some random has referred to me as a “Speccy Cunt” in the course of my duties. Not hurt but gobsmacked because I have so many other wonderful attributes they could pick from. Fat, bald, beardy, ugly, even stupid should they choose. I’m going back to wearing contacts 😆

I will always enjoy a Sunday Dinner Yorkshire Pudding Wrap

Effective HIV treatment makes sexual transmission of HIV impossible. The risk is zero. Tell everyone.

Today I got my hair cut by someone other than the my wife (gifted amateur) or her sister (skilled professional) for the first time in at least 10 years. Should have asked them to do my beard too.

If you see this post a castle.

Just listened to @richardosman1.bsky.social list the top 5 fiction authors in the world. I’ve never heard of any of the and suspect their publishers us covers and title typefaces designed to repel me 🤣

What on Terra have I been doing to my Tamiya cutters? Light visible between the blades. Only ever used them to remove parts from sprues. 2 years old.

Wow. Just decided to pop Star Wars on via Disney Plus to find it is rated 12+. WTAF? It was a U certificate when I saw it in 1978. Apparently it is for “tobacco depictions”, I can only think it’s in the Mos Eisley cantina and that certainly isn’t tobacco smoke.

0647hrs Time for bed 💤

“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport” By Ruben Bolling Genius. Click in.

Decided to up the ante on my colleagues behaviour. Not long till he retires though 🤨.

Happy Pride to these two

I don’t normally post reviews of product I’ve purchased but feel the need to big up sphereproducts.co.uk

Hi. My name is David and it has been 172 days since I’ve used my XBox. 🧐

I know I’m old because I’m constantly pissed at people using “my” parking space outside the house. I need to get out more 🤣