I have two important contributions to make to this discourse: casting for the eventual Irish TV series spoofing this election cycle.

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Teen son and his pals booked one and had a great afternoon hanging out, talking about their post-LC plans, and their mental health. Then they raided the local village pizza takeaway and sat on the beach getting sunshine. They were gone five hours. Unusual but necessary third space!

This looks so fun, *I* want one!

I was reading the newspaper aloud to my parents by age four, and my mother (an English teacher) was only too happy to kick my happy butt down the street to kindergarten when it came time because she knew she needed expert help in education *at my level*. Homeschooling is about *control*.

On the same side of the family (not saying which side) I have cousins across the spectrum, far left to lost-contact-with-reality right. I’d run into a burning building for them all, but one or two of them might get banged off a door jamb on the way out

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This is incredible youtu.be/I3g6mFI4Fug?...

There's a fantastic "Zeus' package is a problem" joke in here somewhere, but I'm too tired to make it.

I assume you know the greatest title ever given to an academic paper (chapter 8): store.york.ac.uk/product-cata...

And to look at him you'd never think he was the type.

closing the "new post" modal before posting is akin to sheathing your blade like the noble samurai

You try taking a nonblurry photo at the same time as freaking out that Bong Joon Ho is showing your art to an audience like it's a prize in a showcase showdown.

Reopened my shop! 👻

The Glassnevin Ninja sounds like an ironic term the locals use to take the piss out of a petty burglar who is regularly getting caught in the act. Usually followed up with "you know... Gráinne's brother's boy".

It's like glitter...it's been hundreds of years and we're STILL finding Vikings everywhere 😆

Every morning, our elderly, blind cat Zoe marches around screaming at things. Nothing satisfies her, and she stiffly stalks around, issuing the sharpest meow you've ever heard at her (full) bowl, her (full) plate of pate, my (innocent) elbow. Today, I kind of get it. I want to bellow a bit myself.

Same deal with Smashing Pumpkins.

It ys the seasoun of decoratif gourdes, O knaves

If you mash the audio example buttons on the wikipedia page for the IPA vowel sounds you can create a choir of mildly disgusted men

Seeing a lot of conversations about pain and fever during pregnancy interrupted by a LOT of cis men saying Tylenol is bad for them personally because of some condition or another. ... okay? But this isn't about you?

Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again

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Tried to water the baby asparagus but the spout was blocked so I tried to shove the blockage down into the can but the thing inside shoved back. Computer…enhance. #garden #gardening #oopsfrog

Delighted to share that my first book The Experience of Work in Early Modern England (co-written with the fantastic @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social, and Hannah Robb) has been published and is available free and Open Access! doi.org/10.1017/9781... #earlymodern #economic #history

You can't even draw Father Ted without getting cancelled by woke

Michael and his signs strike again!

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Making a difference in the world, one trivia contest at a time

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia

The Poutry of Doom await. You cannot escape your fate. With thunder and flash they appear, and you dash to the door, but it is far too late.

I love the Winter Olympics let’s all get frostbite and fall down a mountain

Oh gosh, this was lovely. (Scroll down to see the comic in full.)

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I always thought of myself as a bit of an anti-social person, but reading about how people use AI makes me feel like one the world's great lovers of humanity and of living life.

Another typical morning in town after Culture Night, sean-nós singers left strewn around the footpaths, poets carelessly stuffed under park benches, a lone interpretive dancer being gently blown around the square

This is amazing work by Adam who may never recover from the toll of reading the Booker longlist. Only one of the books appealed to me after reading the reviews.

Do you have a lot of annoying admin tasks or household chores you need to accomplish, but never seem to find the time for? Then may I suggest: setting aside a day to do nothing but write, you will be amazed at how many such tasks you can accomplish.

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This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem

I've just spent a long time in the kitchen getting things put into the slow cookers and, aside from the onions making me cry, had a great time. I've gotten away from cooking large, slow meals. I'd forgotten how peaceful it is dwelling on each step instead of having to rush through the supper hours.

Bureaucracy. Which just got autocorrected for me, so yay?

Flood of demand for new homes?

Every day at around this hour this week, I've had a different company at the door to sell broadband. My friend, I must tell you: 1) We just moved here. We have what we have. We will not change. 2) I'm cooking supper. Speak quickly, or I'll have to close the door on you. 3) Put on a jacket.

I haven’t been able to read properly for months. Poor attention span! But I’ve missed it. This beautiful book though - read with the sound of the sea crashing onto the County Clare coast is reeling me back in! First Hugo Hamilton for me & it’s gorgeous. Thanks Hugo and @kennysbookshop.bsky.social

I didn't know you were allowed to give away this secret.

I've had a chaotic morning, and I'm not enjoying it. Time to check out and chill. Devices are on Do Not Disturb until I've recovered. Tell me something kind or calm you've got going on. Craft, food, books, TV show, pets, art — whatever you've got. What's making you feel cosy lately?