Aesop: I TOLD YOU

Feeling very thankful for my friends just now. Incredible support during a difficult time. Love you all x

The troubles

I am happy!

MRI on my bonce this morning just to check on the state of things before my next chemo cycle (starts on the 9th). Feeling very well so not overly anxious they’ll find anything extra in there - but it’s always a concern.

Enjoying some of the greatest music ever written over here. Glorious! I need to see this in person. Even better: playing it!

Watching Nuremberg. Russell Crowe is amazing in this! Didn’t even realise it was him earlier in the film

Glenny always delivers. Love this post!

Loving Amsterdam! What a brilliant, beautiful city. The Van Gogh museum is a particular delight.

Anyway, back into my shell. Family time this week. No politics!

Meant to quote that. Same in the UK. Real change is so difficult because we’re ‘led’ by visionless suits who are slaves to corporate needs

I do think there’s a certain type of Democrat that realizes it’s possible we are dealing with a perfect storm where almost any Democrat will win, and are terrified we might nominate radical candidates who will actually engage in needed change instead of status quo corporate centrist bullshit.

Off on the coach to London this morning, then Eurostar tomorrow to Amsterdam. First time visit! Very excited

Matt Weston. Yeeeeeeeeesssssssss!

Ronnie, my dachshund enjoying some rare sunshine! Warmer today too. Back under his blankets soon after this

I’m awake early again. Thank you Dexamethasone! Drinking coffee & listening to prog rateyourmusic.com/release/albu... I hope everyone’s day goes well. I can see sunshine!

Loving this album! Good vibes throughout. My favourite band discovery in 2025 - Seawater is such a superb album - and these older songs are brilliant too. Yorkshire band, so of course they’re good rateyourmusic.com/release/comp...

Looks like I’m having a sweary day. The current news cycle seems conducive to making me cross about a lot of things. Time to turn it off & find things I enjoy - like listen to the new Mostly Autumn compilation album (which is great)

Well. Jim Radcliffe can get royally fucked. Utterly objectionable opinion. If you agree with him, feel free to get lost too. I’ve got no time for xenophobic idiots

I love the Winter Olympics. So much going on! Brave idiots willfully attempting to injure themselves in entertaining ways

Ilia Maakinin: just - wow!

Looks like I’ll be digging my Seahawks beanie out of my hat box then

Loving having Gladiators on my Saturday Night Tv. Perfect weekend telly! Wouldn’t it be great to have Superstars back too! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superst...

Terrific little brass band documentary here: love this insight into this band & the people that make it. Love my brass bands youtu.be/iifJ4h4hFR4?...

Falling in love with Slow Horses. One of those unique shows with charm. So good! Gary Oldman is brilliant in particular!

It’s been an absolutely wild week. I’m so proud to share this earth with all of you who are finding hope and joy and community no matter how dark the times.

I was watching Macclesfield v Crystal Palace earlier & ended up in an impromptu but brilliant nap. I can back around & Paddy McGuinness was showing me how to make biscuits

Moose does the BEST drawings. Here’s my long good boy! I might just spoil my wife with that one for Xmas

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I keep two glasses on my bedside table at night: a glass of water and an empty one, because sometimes, when I wake up, I'm not thirsty.

I want to live in a world where people are more Maya and less MAGA.

I’d signed up for the Robin Hood Half but had to drop out after my cancer diagnosis. However, I’m bloody well going to run it in my own time because I really want to raise money for this incredible charity (CRY). I’m delayed but not deterred www.justgiving.com/page/david-r...

I’ve chucked a small contribution towards this old Metal Warrior’s cancer support. Jason is a legend of Metal journalism & needs our help. Best of luck with your recovery old chap gofund.me/6d610ef4bb

Loving the new Cardiacs album.

People are doing rapture jokes like there’s no tomorrow.

Off work for a while, so someone has to be a wage slave.

We’ve been watching Wolf Hall, a fascinating study of how the fragile male ego of a fickle, greedy despot creates a culture of deep cruelty and mistrust, where everyone lives in fear of saying the wrong thing. Thank goodness we’ve moved on from those times.

Wrote a bit more about how the *process of making software* is a social activity before it is a technical activity, and AI tools alienating us from that social activity directly undermine our ability to make software.

this is insanity and the speed with which 'sensible people' have decided this is normal discourse is completely terrifying www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Just imagine being the sort of person that chooses the angry emoji for RNLI Facebook posts. One of our truly great, brilliant volunteer organisations.

I’m wondering if it was a mistake to let a thin-skinned, anti-science nepo baby lead the nation’s health and medical agencies

A little reminder for everyone, particularly our friends in the Labour government:

JASON⁵⁰⁰⁰. It is only 10am. Close the door. I'm afraid I can't do that Dave.

Sometime, I guess, there just aren’t enough rocks. Forrest Gump really is a perfect film

Dear breathless, gullible types in the UK eager to jump on the populist RW bandwagon: It’s illegal in the UK to hire anyone on any grounds other than merit. And it’s EDI, not DEI. HTH

If you’re wondering what the Pet Shop Boys use to wash their hands, it’s a, it’s a, it’s a…. it’s a sink.

fair play, that’s a decent signing