first block of 2026 completed. 'retired investor' my arse. 'Putin appeasing shill' would be more accurate.

would say 'make Sunday futures opening great again', but crypto as a measure of risk appetite suggests not too much to see here so far:

Pretty much Coleman’s Law of Coups d’Etat: The leader of the coup will always promise, on day one, a free and fair transition of power “when it is safe to do so”. Seven years later: Communiqué no.2,304: A prohibition on wearing hats on a Tuesday, and free and fair elections soon, I promise.

beautifully crisp walk in Bushy Park to clear the head:

tell me again how awful London is, someone ? clearly Shariah law operating in full force re equality:

This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets. polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...

am not sure the White House has thought through the 'getting the oil price down' policy, tbh, even if the $ gets a deserved kicking as a result of this.

let's see if anyone vaguely credible until now tries to justify this latest outrage.

just in case you needed another reason not to be long 'digital drivel':

US equities taking 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' literally to start the year:

what better way to start the year than lunch with Bluesky's finest rate strategist, the mighty @moyeen.bsky.social ?

FTSE 100 breaks 10,000 for the first time:

Retailer Lidl GB reports 10% rise in Christmas sales reut.rs/3Lao3wW

a quiet start to 2026 with just a few small cap announcements so far. next week it gets more interesting, as trading updates from retailers start for Q4:

have been made aware of this. I leave it up to the discerning poster to reach their own conclusions: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

just bear in mind how many times people did this before landing on a word they were happy with:

niche post, but world's best 🏸 players, with techno on headphones is great (heart rate match). #1 An Se-young vs. #2 Wang Zhi Yi in the World Tour Final, set to Charlotte de Witte and Amelie Lens: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TTZ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=iElg... www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOhY...

go into Central London at your peril:

Happy New Year to everyone (woken up by the fireworks inevitably)

oopps, silver having another moment. wonder which US bank it'll blow up today* *this is a joke, btw

Highlights of the year: leopards in Namibia, and dropping 10kg in the last 3 months, thanks to GLP-1 Lowlights of the year: English 🏏🤪

any video with Magnus Pyke is a winner: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83J...

2025 has one last insult for us:

thinking Rik Mayall was in some way not a gift to humanity:

am old enough to remember CryptoKitties:

the darts feels like it's getting to the pointy end of the tournament:

Masayoshi Done ?

don't look now, but FTSE 100 wants that 10K print to end the year. currently 9,940:

in a restaurant, and in walks/staggers Patsy Kensit and DJ Jeremy Healy. absolutely hoovered, the pair of them.

lovely day for a toddle through Regent's Park and up Primrose Hill:

Edinburgh Worldwide Trust come out swinging at Saba Capital for trying the same game as a year ago when they failed to take over the trust:

recognised Chris Barrie on the tube when Red Dwarf was taking off with season 2, he saw I had and just raised his finger to his lips. class act:

think my NY resolution will be stop following pundits of any and every description. literally a non-stop torrent of banality.

My origin story yes, it's a children's fantasy novel ultimately, but it taught me one thing very early on, which has stood me in good stead ever since - things are not always as they first appear

I've uploaded my Namibia photos to flickr, here www.flickr.com/photos/rosam...

a measure of how dire the state of festive TV seems to have been, is that we haven't been at a venue where the TV has been on since the 24th, and absolutely no-one is in the least bit bothered (of any age group)

well, that has at least put the Bethell vs. Pope selection issue to bed finally.

seriously, the white supremacist candidate is called Casey *Putsch* ?

Edge of Tomorrow is a Groundhog Day film

pre-dessert entertainment: the 13 year old giving us a rendition of 'Auld Lang Syne' on his bassoon. good effort:

while the EV's getting charged up, and before we get to our Boxing Day destination, there's enough time to do a quick pruning of follows. I would say don't take it personally, but we both know it's you that's the problem, don't we 😁 usual candidates for these exercises are extreme narcissists, fwiw

"Cymande were foundational in the creation of hip-hop, disco, house, drum and bass, and rare groove, passed through generations like so much underground music." Cymande Are Possibly the Most Sampled British Musical Artists of All Time: www.popmatters.com/cymande-tim-...

Melbourne prepared a 2 day pitch for a 5 day match, I see. still making the Aussies favourites despite 20 wickets down on day 1 🤪 #Ashes

TIL: our hostess has got a set of Lego Spice Girls

hurrah, a hand curated and bound book of her best pictures from our Namibia trip, from @rosamundi.bsky.social . this is why a proper camera makes all the difference...

properly arctic up the top of the hill, but a great view:

just vid called my sister while 3 month old great-niece is asleep and adults can say hello, only to find all 6 adults present are in matching Christmas pyjamas. this feels very American, and I'm not sure I approve tbh.

later, you will be mine. oh yes my lovelies: