We don't half know how to crack down on protests when it suits us

Why do smoke alarms always decide that 2am is an appropriate time to run out of battery? And start chirping?

Well, the hotel that we had booked for my birthday next month has just cancelled. Grrr.

Come now wee orzo, why will you not cook?

Happy Sunday.

Child 1 announced he was no longer going to read books. "The chapters always end on a cliffhanger. How am I supposed to get to sleep on time?" Okie dokie then.

I'm surprised A Monster Calls isn't included in the list that should not be named. It is incredible.

That's the Fat Lady singing right enough. And I believe it's The Fields of Athenry....

visual metaphor klaxon

Don't mean to brag, and certainly don't mean to tempt the wrath of the thing, but I have booked 4 weeks of things for the younger Kilbrides to do over the summer holidays. Add in 2 weeks of holidays I've booked that just leaves 1 week to cover before school starts again. THEY HAVE TOO MANY HOLIDAYS

Morning all - I'm looking to speak to parents and teens who have concerns about the recent Higher Maths exam - get in touch here or via other contacts in bio

Stolen from my friend’s FB feed. So true.

Had to queue to vote. No voter apathy in Bishopbriggs.

I'm reading The Barbecue at Number 9 which is set on the day of the Live Aid concert. I've been looking at the line up of the concert. It's quite amazing how few female voices and musicians performed. The book is excellent so far.

Hello dirty martinis.

Happy Miss Congeniality Day to all who celebrate!

Do you know what is a thing of complete loveliness? Having @williamkilbride.bsky.social home from New York. Even if he dozed during dinner.

Wetflix.

Van Morrison album covers.

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I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

Never underestimate the joy of a freshly made up bed with lovely clean bed clothes. Night all.

Nothing quite makes my children become profoundly hard of hearing like the sentence "the dishwasher needs emptied".

@williamkilbride.bsky.social unrestrained hysterical giggling time.

Oh no he didn't!

Project Hail Mary is a good time, and Ryan Gosling is very pretty.

Excited to welcome the Candian Broadcasting Corporation as the DPC's newest member, joining Australian Broadcasting Corporation who joined earlier in the year. www.dpconline.org/news/new-mem... #digitalpreservation #dpc #digipres

Glass of fizz and Star Trek: First Contact. And relax. The Peedies refused the offer of a fun cinematic adventure. I'm never going to get them into Star Trek. Sigh

Happy Easter! I have no voice left so this negroni is definitely medicinal

Why in 2026, do I still believe my washing machine when it says it will be done in 3 minutes?

Archives & Special Collections is gathering election leaflets from the 2026 Scottish Parliament campaign. If you get any through your door or on campus, please drop them at the Andersonian Library, or send via internal mail or post. guides.lib.strath.ac.uk/blogs/archiv...

One less hour of sleep and pouring rain and howling wind outside. I'd like to see the manager please.

My photograph of the ISS tonight looks like Paddington coming for me after I flatline on the operating table

The Husband and Child 1 have spent much of the last hour digging a hole to put one of our, now pot bound, lockdown Christmas trees into the ground in the front garden. I'm excited for December and the lights I'm going to put on it.

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i love how so much of digital accessibility is just reaffirming what librarians have been trying to tell you for 1000 years: METADATA IS IMPORTANT, ACTUALLY

Over 100 interviews capturing life in Govanhill from the 1940s–2013 are now available through Archives & Special Collections. Discover memories of community, migration and local landmarks in this rich new resource. Learn more and listen to audio clips - guides.lib.strath.ac.uk/blogs/archiv...

I have only a squeaky wee voice at the moment. My children are hugely happy about this.

My throat is sore. It's sore when I talk and would very much like to hide away, and come back when people don't want to speak to me.

Scholarly communications without digital preservation is just content creation.

Worrye not about 'being productive,' for thou art not a product. Thou art a star daunsinge yn a hopeful skye. A signal blinking across centuryes and worldes. Thou art a song performid just once and perfectlye.

Last night's dream featured me being attacked by a mental squirrel while I was asleep in my bed. William did not notice I was being attacked and slept on. It also had very strange teeth that grew in order to be able to bite me. I eventually threw it out of the window & it walked off like a geezer

That's been a busy old few days. Where has the weekend gone?

What nonsense. I've seen theses dedicated to the authors. They can be dedicated to whomsoever they want.

We’re celebrating our renewed Customer Service Excellence accreditation and inviting staff or students to join focus groups to help shape the future of Library services. Read more and discover how to participate in our recent blog post guides.lib.strath.ac.uk/blogs/librar...

The Windsor change are blowing etc etc

If you've bought signage and display materials (for exhibitions and events) what things do you wish you'd thought of to buy? And what things came in surprisingly handy that you hadn't expected/weren't bought for the purpose they ended up being useful for?

Now, I have not to the best of my recollection dreamed of my teeth falling out. I have however had a very memorable dream that my teeth all turned into baby aubergines. That was the night before the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 2016. That's how memorable it was to me. But also:

To quote a phrase that was always a portent of doom in 70s news broadcasts, I believe that Keir is currently ‘sitting up in bed and joking with the nurses’.

Watching Chernobyl with Child 1. He's mainly appalled by the glasses and telephones. It continues to be the most amazing piece of television