Self congratulatory post: Pic 1, crystal on watch when purchased Pic 2, watch with new crystal REPLACED BY ME 1st one I've done, very proud of myself. Applause happily received.

Was flicking through YouTube last night (yup, crazy Friday nights for me) saw a vid, bloke who's never sailed in his life, making a solo trip around the UK in the boat he bought. I know have a seed well and truly planted. Never sailed, don't have a boat, little #chance it'll happen. But ... #vss365

You made a #conscious decision to support a racist, misogynistic orange sex pest. Could you explain why? The sane world is struggling to understand. #vss365

An #arbitrary flick of a cane Indicating left or right On a cold Polish train station Was literally the difference Between life and death #vss365

Your life was already full You never had a minute to spare I only wanted some of your time But that was to #elude me, during our entire relationship I could probably even have coped with that Had you not been so happy to share your time with others, anyone but me, in fact. #vss365

Beautiful skies, happy birdies.

Yesterday I registered as self employed for my writing. Overnight I received an email from HMRC, can't register as records show I live abroad. My HMRC app shows name, address, tax paid to date, tax rebate waiting, current employer .. all of these are in the UK. Left hand, right hand.

History teaches us That History teaches us Absolutely fuck all We don't have to look far into our #past to see a dictator, silencing dissent, terrorising minorities, ignoring laws. The only real difference is today's utter cock is bright orange. #vss365

In some respects, I've been very lucky in life I've travelled Far and wide As an adult, I've usually had money I've never had a want for something I couldn't have A #yearn, if you will. Other aspects have been utterly shit, though. #vss365

#LivvArs Dull That is all.

I know it's cultural, but I'm absolutely here for watching Japanese sports men and women bowing as they come on and leave the pitch. Fantastic to see, great respect of their own culture even though they will be huge stars in their country.

Soooooo, ooooppssss. Bit pissed a few nights ago. Thought I'd have a quick peek on Fleabay before sleep. Bid on a car. Not a huge amount but enough for me to now, sober, be sweating, hoping someone in the next 42 hours bids higher. Logically I should be fine. But ......

In byegone times Middle of the Sahara I'd look up African skies are soooo big I'd see shooting stars #constellations Knowing what they were I'd often think of our ancestors In Neolithic times And wonder what they thought #vss365

I've finally worked out what it was That odour That #pungent smell emanating from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It's fresh bullshit. Every day More fresh bullshit Mixed with horseshit #vss365

People move forward Lives go on The world continues to turn Yet there's always this thing This unidentifiable #malignant sensation In the back of my brain It'll always be there I'll never get rid of it But I'm glad I met her. #vss365

YESSSSSS Grimsby Town. Better side on the night, no luck there at all. Brilliant and thoroughly deserved.

Manchester United floundering, living off scraps, getting battered at Grimsby's plaice.

So many people Some "famous" Others not Were so #jovial On the outside Yet Destroyed, broken, shattered On the inside. Be kind Always Be kind #vss365

When the question "are we the only #sentient life out there,"raises its head, I always revert to the Fermi Paradox. #vss365

When Geoff Hinton, the so called Godfather of AI, tells you that AI is already #sentient, I suspect it may be time to listen. #vss365

Morning run done, saw this beauty on the warm down.

I've been around a bit. Seen stuff, done stuff, still here. Some find my life fascinating, but with mates, who've had similar lives, we talk about others, rather than ourselves. Ours is #mundane to us, as we've all done the same. Everyone's life is fascinating to me, I've not lived theirs. #vss365

Whilst I accept that currently La Seine is full of corpses, what French rivers arent full of, is human shit. That's what greed does I guess.

I've done my days And nights Digging holes In foreign fields To place my fallen friends And pass #vigil Those days are behind me The fears and pain are behind me Yet They aren't. Not really #vss365

I've only been to Iceland once, beautiful place and the New Year's Eve fireworks are just incredible. I was, though, being cautious when there, worried about the Yule Lads. I thought they were #pixies, but no, I learned they are sons of ogres, capable of all manner of shenanigans. #vss365

Only 1.7% of the nuclear energy in the Nagasaki bomb, fisioned. 1.7%. If the whole lot had gone up, it's entirely possible the entire mountain range that surrounds the city would have disappeared. That's a thought to ponder as the world heads to armageddon.

The finest gifts you can bestow upon your children Are roots And #wings #vss365

Truth be told, I can't tell you the day, the month, or even the year I was presented with the blue badge of courage, the British Army Parachute #wings. What I can remember though, to this day, was the sense of pride I felt the 1st time I put my shirt on, with said wings on the shoulder. #vss365

Did you know: You can do the thing Whatever the thing is You can do it No need to whoop Or shout Make ridiculous noises Make yourself look ridiculous Just Do the thing. Well done.

@poetstur.bsky.social That was all a bit Spursy. Season starts Friday, not looking forward to it, to be honest.

My tea this evening was both nothing special and very special. Couple of slices of ham, 2 hard boiled eggs, tomato, cucumber, chopped onion. Nothing special. Yet special as nothing came from more than 1km from where I ate it. I love that about French village life.

Was the puzzle of the pet eating migrants ever resolved, or was that just more utter #mystical bollocks from the mouth of the orange sexpest? #vss365

Whilst being old, fat and toothless certainly contribute to me being single, the main reason people avoid me is that I'm just a #grumpy bastard. #vss365

I was away Translating at a conference In Cologne I called my mate Who was looking after my dog My old hound Rescued as a puppy But really He'd rescued me. In the 48 hours I'd been away He'd crossed the #rainbow Bridge It broke me Still not really recovered Was beer for breakfast that day #vss365

If you want a #laugh I just read an article in a French newspaper about a bloke who was trying to nick the fuel out of a holiday coach, but put the tube into the septic tank by mistake. I just wonder when he realised his error. #vss365

I'm at an airport. Therefore beer. I don't make the rules

As kids, we thought it would be a great #prank to place a toy rubber #spider on top of the blackboard rubber. Alas, our humour was repented over many hours in detention. No sense of humour that arachnophobic teacher. #vss365

I've never smoked. Never had a cigarette in my mouth. I probably drink too much, but have never taken an illegal drug. Not even one of those "special" #brownies when I was in Amsterdam. Every other vice known to man, just not that one. #vss365

Does anyone in England know of a website that has spare rooms to rent for a few days? Airbnb is as expensive as hotels these days. Equally, does anyone know anyone around Chippenham know anyone who has a room to rent for an old, fat, house trained bloke? Thanks in advance.

I like to think the fact I'm utterly lacking in #charm, somehow makes me charming in a strange way. It doesn't. But I like to think it does. #vss365

Whilst I'm still a proper fat bastard, I've now lost 6kg since my daughter shamed me into losing some weight. Had been stuck on a plateau for a couple of weeks, but finally broke through this morning. Feeling chuffed with myself. Might eat a bag of 5 jam doughnuts to celebrate. 🤣🤣

She could have played professional poker, her face an inscrutable mask. Except when she was with me. During those times, her countenance was a derisory #scowl. #vss365

Why yes, I did win the Up Down quiz on Radio 5 this morning, moving #TeamRachel into double figures, who told you?

Pues Suerte a todas las Rojas, verdad, el mejor equipo esta partido. But I truly hope The Lionesses win. #ComeonEngland

I don't believe in fate, coincidence or #happenstance. But I often wonder what processes happened when a couple from different countries end up getting married. #vss365

We broke the door down Probably 12 hours too late. All 3 were dead The stain on the mud floor would have been a #crimson puddle, but now it was dark and dry. I still blame myself, even though logically I can prove to myself I couldn't have done more than I did. There are bad days, sometimes #vss365

Did I, 3 days ago, nip out of my flat and park in a non reserved parking space because the woman in the flat opposite once told me it was hers? Yes. Have I moved it since, once taking the train when it was easier to take my car? No. Am I a pathetic child? No. OK. Yes.

What a morning's sport, already. I didn't do Parkrun. #Lions win in the dying seconds. #Stokes scores a ton. I've eaten 2 jam doughnuts. And it's only just after 1pm. Marvellous.

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