It has been an epic he-said-she-said. The posh boy was protested by the animal rights group. Yes, they staged a protest against him. He dared to smear duck liver pate from the jar he brought onto a baguette. A non-violent but vocal protest as he went about enjoying his lunch 😅😂

The Discord data breach proved yet again managing 3rd party compliance to access corporate data is integral to securing a network. Upsetting someone using an insecure device versus a breach in my eyes is incidental. Don't worry about the end users and their feelings. Just ban them.

Good afternoon and happy #tacotuesday #bluesky I started the day with a healthy breakfast at the clean gym. Then, a bit of weight training for a change instead of running. Now there is drama because I suggested shutting down Oracle EBS until the geeks can patch the zero-day compromise.

No clue why every politician can be asked anything and demonised for nothing, but asking Taylor Swift a question turns into national news. Anyway, who cares! www.news.com.au/entertainmen...

What a load of Christmas bollox @easyjettime.bsky.social

Good afternoon and happy Monday, #bluesky Is it knock-off drinks already? I am keen for a wine and the he-said-she said. Have a great day 😀

MONSTER: The Ed Gein Story = Mixed Bag I am enjoying the crossover to the Alfred Hitchcock stuff, but the flashbacks to "The Bitch of Buchenwald” are dreadful. Most scholars agree Ilse Koch (this lady) was guilty of severe abuse and sadism, but the lampshade skin story remains partly mythologised

I was very impressed by the blokes who attended to the eScooter. They were very consultative, filling in the knowledge gap not provided by the French when it was purchased. 40€ for new brake pads, the repair of the charging issue, and the consulting all up. Top notch Dutch lads!

Good morning and happy Sunday from damp Amsterdam, #bluesky I've been for a run at the clean gym. Feeling great and looking forward to a fun day.

A lady found it hilarious that we are dealing with the Amsterdam municipality bureaucracy. She summed it up like this: as a native Dutch fluent in the language with a philosophy degree and a job as a technical writer, most of the time she has no idea how to deal with the bureaucracy and the bank. 😅

Good morning and happy Saturday, #bluesky It is wet, wet, wet and windy in Amsterdam today. We are taking the eScooter in for a repair, then returning to the shopping mall I spoke positively about for another herring sandwich and a slab of tuna. Maybe cheese from the Italian shop. Have a great day!

It is a lazy night with trash TV on holding hands and drinking Spanish wine telling funny stories. 🤣

Happy Friday, knock-off drinks, #bluesky He-said-she-said time has kicked off. The new blender helped make a fine strawberry margarita. A pitcher or three of these bad boys before going to a cafe. After my whirlwind day trip to London yesterday and BBQ festivities last night, I am a bit beat.

The shopping mall (Winkelcentrum Stadshart Amstelveen in Amsterdam) is very cool, calm and clean. Everyone was nice and chatty, especially at the fishmongers who prepared a great herring sandwich for me. Parking wasn't a bloodsport but cost me 5€. 1€ to use the pisser too.

Sussan Ley is the Kemi Badenoch of Aussie politics. She is on borrowed time after this announcement. www.news.com.au/finance/cult...

I'm going to check out the shopping mall. With any luck I will source an unhealthy food court lunch, find a cake, and procure 5kgs of strawberries for margaritas later. Spices and a blender too. Maybe a duck if I can source one. I hope parking isn't a bloodsport. Wish me luck!

Shout out to KLM for delivering me 15 minutes early on this flight ✈️ and 10 minutes early this morning. 14 minutes on the bus to enjoy the Asb-b-q.

The trip to London City Airport on the DLR is painful because Euston station was evacuated because of a security alert. Get me to Amsterdam!

Big boss man quizzed me why I moved out of Brighton. I didn't find it welcoming or inclusive was my response. It perplexed him. Because I identify as a penguin 🐧 I expected the council to build an ice shelf at the nudie beach. They didn't, so I left. Not heard riotous laughter in a while! 🤣

A guy confronted me. He heard on the grapevine that I was in the office. He accused me of being "drunk on power" and "sadistic" in my approach to cybersecurity because I banned his home PC from accessing the network remotely. I am directly responsible for ruining his home life, etc.

The 2nd time this happened. A bloke turned up late in the office for the 9:00 AM meeting. Big boss man gave him a dressing down because I managed to turn up on time flying in from Amsterdam holding a coffee, but he can't be bothered and only has to come in from Notting Hill. Trying not to laugh 😂

Back at the gaff, I cleaned out the man bag. I found heaps of Euros, Serbian dollars, and an expired voucher for U in France. Do you know how pissed off the U customers were when it was passed to me? 😅 bloody feral

The lad was spoken to again because he suggested Trump has brain damage 😅

He-said-she-said time.

I made the mistake of checking the news in Australia. Bloody Keith Urban and the mushroom killer Erin Patterson bollox. I reckon I will visit the boozer for lunch because the building is evacuated. The fire department is poking around. www.news.com.au

@karlchengermany.bsky.social Oh no! Drohbrief gefunden! Oktoberfest bleibt geschlossen www.bild.de/regional/mue...

Some sort of wartime siren is blasting outside, leading to "evacuate" blaring. Now I am languishing outside smoking a cigarette. My first one in weeks. Are the Russian drones incoming?

It saddens me the latest Windows Update reactivated Copilot as a Startup service. In your search bar, type STARTUP and deactivate the tedious applications you don't require. Namely COPILOT.

I concur.

It's he-said-she-said time. The lad was spoken to about being offensive. He said how much he enjoyed eating horse tacos on ##TacoTuesday in France. The comment upset a few people. Maybe his comment about how the favourite who lost the chariot race ended up in his stomach didn't go down well 😅

For some strange reason, a bright spark organised an all-day workshop with a cast of thousands to discuss "Windows Defender for Endpoints and Office 365" All day? It doesn't deserve 8 minutes of discussion. No matter, I have other things to do. Clean the kitchen, laundry, pay bills, etc. LOL 😀

Yay, I get to do a day trip to London on Thursday. I've been promised a decadent lunch for the hassle.

The grapevine reported that a former colleague got sacked. I messaged the bloke, wondering what happened. He did not have kind words to say about the guy who sacked him. 🙄

Good morning and happy Sunday roast day, #bluesky Today, we are driving the underpowered SUV and daddy to Antwerp. He will drive back to Sussex. We will explore the city, dine on waffles and fries (plus mayo), then take the dreaded train back to Amsterdam. Good times! 😀Have a great day!!!

C'mon @tottenhamhotspur.com kick their arses!

Doing the rounds with Ashby's daddy before taking him to Spurs Central. Heineken brouhaha was a good laugh at the end. The ping pong bar is on the radar for the big game. @tottenhamhotspur.com to dessimate the lowly Wolves. C'mon, Frank, start Archie Gray as 8 FFS! Let's party in Amsterdam!! 😅

It's funny how Ashby's daddy claimed he finally had a good night sleep since baby Zeke was born a month ago. He had to travel to Amsterdam, get on the piss and then it was lights out! Amateur hour 😅

LOL I paid by tapping my phone on the machine. The lady freaked out when she saw my wallpaper 😅 #blackphone2

Good morning and happy Saturday, #bluesky Today we are taking the posh dad out to a degustation and then a jaunt to the Heinken brewery via the canal. It is sunny, hoodie and shorts weather today in Amsterdam. Winter gear provided isn't necessary.. yet. Have a great day! @michaelmurray.bsky.social 😀

We've taken @iotdamned.org father to the Amsterdam Red Light District for a giggle. A finance bloke who has never been to Amsterdam. LOL, smoke is coming out of his ears! 😂

Good morning and happy Friday, #bluesky Today I am taking the hated train to Antwerp. Posh boy's daddy is driving over from England. Upon meeting him, I will drive the SUV filled with winter stuff, tech and other crap and us into Amsterdam. He doesn't have much experience driving in Europe 😀

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Good morning and happy Thursday, #bluesky Another good and quiet session in the clean gym this morning. I listened to the new #5sos single on repeat running 14km. I am still processing it. Today is date night because tomorrow we are otherwise engaged. What should I plan? The choices are endless. 😀

Good afternoon and happy Wednesday, #bluesky It is another hoodie and shorts day in Amsterdam. There is excitement in the air for the season finale of Alien Earth later today. Then we are off to watch @tottenhamhotspur.com feature in the #CarabaoCup where hopefully Archie Gray comes off the bench.

Burritos on #tacotuesday Corn tortillas for the win 🏆

Good morning and happy Tuesday, #bluesky It was a gym and razor-free morning. I miss the days of summer when I would wear a cap all the time (except for evenings when dining out), saving time not fussing with my hair. Stopped at the cute cafe for a bite on a lovely morning in Amsterdam. Enjoy! 😀

Good morning and happy Monday, #bluesky Fall is in the air in Amsterdam. It's finally hoodie and shorts weather—my favourite time of year. It was a fabulous weekend. Great food, laughs, and a few positive sporting results. No regrets, three weeks into settling in Amsterdam. Nil. Zilch. 😀

Good morning and happy Sunday, #bluesky I visited the clean gym first thing this morning. Upon returning to the gaff, the posh boy was still asleep, so I drove to the Lidl to stock up. Not many people were there, which made it a blissful experience—then prepared a big brekkie for the groggy lad!

Peking duck is on the menu for date night tonight! Maybe a second order, just to indulge. I love, absolutely love, duck.

A meeting was cancelled with 2 minutes notice. Fine by me. I will go to the gym and work up a mighty thirst.