Chappell Roan meeting her young fans, by Gustav Vigeland, early 20th century

I didn't realise my wife had superpowers when I married her. For example - whenever she heads out to pick up the kids, the weather changes for the worse (those in Surrey, she was responsible for the hail, and we're all sorry)

Re-sharing in case someone has a pal they'd recommend..

Wondering if the Year of the Chewable Ambien Tab still applies, or if the prescription might have to be updated given, y'know, all of this.

Advertising pals. Which people / agencies do you like for a spot of design / shopper work for a prominent retail bank? Recommendations welcome; this isn't typically my area of expertise.

Is it a new, game-changing paradigm, or is it something very old with a shiny new badge? #paintavulgarpicture #fandom #hobbies #crm

Much like everyone becoming a coach a year ago: Is everyone just now on the jabs? Some seriously hollow-faced looks from a few folk I know.

Not enough people's predictions go on to haunt them / make people question their future predictions. See also; Advertising/Comms/Trends people.

Today, I would much rather be on a golf course (more than usual).

#dune3 #content

Nick Timothy is an uncannily perfect encapsulation of the crapification of public life in the UK: a bigoted failure blithely oozing from one disaster to the next while being rewarded at every turn by the far right media/political ecosystem. A golf club boor with the intellect of a burst balloon.

I'd very much like to exist in a reality where the very stupidest person couldn't add thousands to my fucking mortgage just on a whim.

Dune 3: Atreides in Wonderland.

Much like the 'Crawley Luxury' buses I see every morning, 'vibe coding' is another great oxymoron.

41, but the point stands.

This is excellent. Thanks to @branddna.bsky.social for sharing.

Willing Man City to score another. Funny old game, football.

Sadly noting I'm on the business cosplay site, beating a dead horse in comments - that agency / consultancy / service business hubris is an big issue. It's what sells the work, often - but the belief agency people could just rock up and do consultancy work (and the other way round) is bullshit.

These are the things that have historically led to revolutions. Not sustainable.

I have never watched Roadhouse. Time to put that right.

Italian friends on here! We're plotting a holiday, and we've a household debate. We have two young kids (8 & 6), and are wondering whether it makes more sense to spend a bit more time in Milan or Verona (a few days in each). Which would you choose? What would you do?

Acorn Archimedes, and there's quite a few. Mad Professor Mariati Chocks Away Twinworld Iron Lord James Pond 1 Amongst others...

The middle aged Dad quandary of not liking the idea of Father John Misty, but then one or two songs pop up that are absolutely brilliant.

This is something out of Iannucci. You couldn't write this.

I don't deny that dogs can sometimes be quite lovely but what I will say is I don't trust their opinions. If a cat recommended me an album it had bought, I'd totally check it out. If a dog did the same, I'd promise to listen to the album, out of politeness, with no intention of actually doing so

In the debate between having loved animals or national heroes on bank notes, I believe I have the solution. Both national heroes. George is a hippopotamus, and Zippy is a, er, he's an animal too.

I would like an otter on a bank note. Make it happen, BOE.

We are, after all, just normal men.

Brands, I know I'm increasingly spherical, but I do not need a drawstring trouser. There is no call for one. I have not gone full Ignacius C Reilly yet. Stop trying to make it a thing.

Friends. The time has come to find a good rain jacket. A cross over golf / walking one, ideally. The patagonia Torrentshell gets good reviews, but Mrs H is not a fan of the look. Any good recommendations?

The mountjaro <insert maker> jab is almost a perfect analogy for always on content. All the end product with no effort. I appreciate for many it's a gamechanger, but trying (never the sexiest) has been pushed further down the list. NB, my body is the result of choices. Many of them carb based.

They were so concerned with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think whether they should.

*Rubs eyes* 2-0 up? At half time? In this economy? #goarnstoke

People talking about being 'on a journey'. Lads, it's not Lord of the Rings - you just ballsed something up, or did something wrong. Perhaps it's a destination; a car park where you've no idea where the exit is, and you're endlessly doing doughnuts trying to get out.

Idly wondering if there's a correlation between parents who let their male toddlers' hair go full Tarzan and the father's own hair loss.

Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available

With the advent of another made up promotional window (hats off for the AI copywritten radio ads that refer to 'seasonal chores', lads), it gets me thinking. Amazon must've a real stockpile of electric toothbrushes.

www.theguardian.com/football/202... The headline is very easily answered: THE FANS, THE FANS, THE FANS. There's some weapons grade entitlement most commonly found in Arsenal Fan TV. (Not all of them, and not you, you're lovely). NB, this Stoke fan would like them to do it, as I like the team.

System 1 and Ritson's company owned by the same people? HMM.

The park is giving strong gloaming this morning.

"What do we want?" "A compilation album!" "What shall we call it?" "Now!"

If I want to watch a joyless middle-age man in marketing eat a burger, I'll turn on my front-facing camera

Advertising / CRM agency - I helped win them £4m worth of new business. Daring to ask for a promotion, and then being told my job was going to be given to someone returning from maternity leave. Performance was not rewarded. Tactical friendships were. I don't do workplace politics.

Aldi might be coming to where I live. *air punch*

I don't know when life became one long admin list, but i'm going to suggest it's 'Second child at school', Jerry.

The House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee just published their report on AI, copyright & the creative industries, and their conclusions could not be clearer. 🧵 1/5

Once again asking parents to not turn their kids into content for the business cosplay site. Not everything needs to feed the machine, especially when they don't have a say.

Oh, NOW TV, you have me confused with someone who likes F1. You should pay me to watch that.

JACKS, JACKS, JACKS!

Channelling Will Jacks for another match saving innings.