Saturday, December 31, 2016
Friday, December 30, 2016
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Friday, December 23, 2016
Thursday, December 22, 2016
As I'm at work on Sunday I may just leave this on fullscreen all day...
December 22, 2016 at 02:08PM via Facebook
OK I cheated for the Foreigner one but the rest were not exactly taxing...
December 22, 2016 at 02:05PM via Facebook
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Monday, December 19, 2016
Thursday, December 08, 2016
CzD6hzbXEAACA2j.jpg (JPEG Image, 485 × 485 pixels) - Scaled (74%) http://ift.tt/2gdlPrU
December 08, 2016 at 06:04AM via Facebook
Monday, December 05, 2016
Sunday, December 04, 2016
You are: Ichabod Crane Thin-framed Ichabod was an underpaid school teacher who believed in witchcraft. He administered justice with discrimination, taking the burden from the weak and laying it onto the stronger students. His worldly possessions were in a cotton handkerchief, as he moved from house to house in the area, unable to afford housing and food. Good voice though!
December 04, 2016 at 03:34PM via Facebook
Saturday, December 03, 2016
The Tories have just smashed the record for the number of households made homeless in a year | EvolvePolitics.com http://ift.tt/2gz1vFi
December 03, 2016 at 01:33PM via Facebook
Take a look at @russty_russ's Tweet: http://ift.tt/2gkCP0q
December 03, 2016 at 10:49AM via Facebook
Friday, November 25, 2016
Friday, November 11, 2016
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Wednesday, November 09, 2016
Just when I was starting to feel a little better I began reading the comments at the foot of this article. Build a wall round the whole country I say!
November 09, 2016 at 03:21PM via Facebook
Go Jeremy! Sadly, Yanks are even less likely to listen or act than BrexiScumWailreaders.
November 09, 2016 at 10:21AM via Facebook
Canada's immigration site having crashed, is there anywhere safe for us lefties to go? #REMbutIdontfeelfine
November 09, 2016 at 07:34AM via Facebook
Tuesday, November 08, 2016
Monday, November 07, 2016
Love it! :-0 See, Google - that's what we really need; driverless cars for cats!
November 07, 2016 at 12:46PM via Facebook
Your daily (hourly?) reminder of why Tories need to be hounded out of office and put to death slowly and painfully.
November 07, 2016 at 12:24PM via Facebook
Sunday, November 06, 2016
Saturday, November 05, 2016
Friday, November 04, 2016
Thursday, November 03, 2016
Wednesday, November 02, 2016
Tuesday, November 01, 2016
Monday, October 31, 2016
Merry Christmas, Everybody! And yes! I am working through it!
October 31, 2016 at 06:12AM via Facebook
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Sue, - more Americans coming over here, sleeping with our ladybirds, mutter mutter...
October 30, 2016 at 01:48PM via Facebook
I was thinking of getting heaphones rather than earbuds for the daily commute and when I found this review on Amazon I knew I'd found the perfect set - "I have used a variety of noise cancelling earphones and head phones over the years, while driving my tractor round the vineyard"
October 30, 2016 at 12:10PM via Facebook
Friday, October 28, 2016
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Monday, October 24, 2016
Sunday, October 23, 2016
I like the "May" and "Sturgeon" labels, just in case it was too subtle... :-0
October 23, 2016 at 02:37PM via Facebook
Thursday, October 06, 2016
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Friday, September 16, 2016
Thursday, September 15, 2016
#WednesdayWisdom https://twitter.com/RebeccaSlatkin/status/775346655986089984
September 15, 2016 at 07:28PM via Facebook
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
So, to everyone's surprise, Barcelona are better than Rangers...
September 13, 2016 at 10:32PM via Facebook
Wednesday, September 07, 2016
Friday, September 02, 2016
Sunday, August 14, 2016
David Bowie's Serious Moonlight on Sky Arts at the moment. So long ago it's before wide-screen.
August 14, 2016 at 10:16PM via Facebook
Friday, August 12, 2016
Graham Whitelaw Sue Ford Petia Balkanski 12 albums - nae bother. 12 friends? Who're you kidding? The ramones ❏ Desire ❏ Relics ❏ The penthouse tapes ❏ Agents of fortune ❏ This year's model ❏ Author author ❏ Empires and dance ❏ Fables of the reconstruction ❏ Killer ❏ Dolittle ❏ London calling
August 12, 2016 at 10:00PM via Facebook
Saturday, August 06, 2016
Friday, July 29, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Monday, July 11, 2016
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Saturday, July 09, 2016
Friday, July 08, 2016
Excellent work. The one giving her views on things shows she's completely doolally (and probably evil). She's bound to win...
July 08, 2016 at 07:25PM via Facebook
Thursday, July 07, 2016
This is ALL YOUR FAULT, Brexiteers. (Excellent emoji, thanks FB. Very helpful >:-(
July 07, 2016 at 05:47PM via Facebook
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
Tuesday, July 05, 2016
Monday, July 04, 2016
Saturday, July 02, 2016
Friday, July 01, 2016
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Nice thoughts from the EU commissioner and cardiac surgeon seen facepalming behind farago yesterday ☺️
June 29, 2016 at 07:31PM via Facebook
Jesus H Christ! Labour, having lost their Scottish voters, have hit on a fantastic way to lose England and Wales too and fall behind the LibDems in relevance to anything. Can we maybe just switch off parliamentary democracy and turn it back on to see what happens?
June 29, 2016 at 02:17PM via Facebook
Just when I'd temporarily forgotten what a complete **** he is.
June 29, 2016 at 02:09PM via Facebook
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Nick, if you could see all that - why the **** did you put them into office? 😤
June 28, 2016 at 07:45PM via Facebook
If I were ever to become a werewolf, I suspect this would be me.
June 28, 2016 at 05:59PM via Facebook
Monday, June 27, 2016
As usual Gideon's reassurances have the desired settling effect... :-O
June 27, 2016 at 12:43PM via Facebook
David and Leanne, you know you want to teach this to Marmalade. :-)
June 27, 2016 at 10:54AM via Facebook
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Friday, June 24, 2016
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June 24, 2016 at 01:20PM via Facebook
RIGHT! Turning off FB now before I put something up which really *is* libelous or actionable. >:-C
June 24, 2016 at 12:17PM via Facebook
Any jobs going for unqualified people in Canada, New Zealand or Malta?
June 24, 2016 at 07:11AM via Facebook
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Monday, May 09, 2016
Friday, May 06, 2016
I'm not sure who are the bigger fuckwits; the Scots who voted T*ry or the Welsh who voted for Neil Hamilton 😦
May 06, 2016 at 10:22AM via Facebook
Thursday, May 05, 2016
Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Dear Andy Shirling, You recently signed the petition "Keep the NHS Bursary": http://ift.tt/1NdgkqN Today (4 May), MPs will debate NHS bursaries. The subject for this debate was chosen by the Official Opposition (Labour). There are 20 days allocated each year for non-government (opposition) parties to choose the subjects of debate in the House of Commons. The motion being debated reads: "That this House recognises the contribution of student nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and other healthcare staff; has serious concerns about the potential impact of removing NHS bursaries on the recruitment and retention of staff; and calls on the Government to drop its plans to remove NHS bursaries and instead to consult on how it can best fund and support the future healthcare workforce." The Petitions Committee agreed to request that this petition be “tagged” as relevant to the debate. This means that it was listed on the order paper (the agenda of the House of Commons) as being relevant to the debate. You can watch the debate from approximately 1pm on Parliament TV: http://ift.tt/1Ttsz1k We will tweet from @HoCpetitions with a link to the debate when it is about to commence. You can also follow the House of Commons on Twitter: @HouseofCommons
May 04, 2016 at 07:39AM via Facebook
Thursday, April 07, 2016
Tuesday, April 05, 2016
Sunday, April 03, 2016
Thursday, March 17, 2016
No, I am NOT celebrating St ****ing Patrick's Day. Never have, never will and *certainly * won't now. So, pretty please Facebook. STOP ASKING ME.
March 17, 2016 at 09:35AM via Facebook
Monday, March 14, 2016
Friday, March 11, 2016
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Listening to "Dolittle" on the way home for first time in years. Damn! That's an awe-inspiring LP! (one for the oldies there) 😊
March 10, 2016 at 07:39PM via Facebook
Wednesday, March 09, 2016
My phone comes with an app that encourages you to get more active. I set the step target at a modest 6000. (The phone spends half the day recharging so it would be more than that). Today I find I've done 17K/13km! It's a crap job but it might yet get me less than morbidly obese 😯
March 09, 2016 at 05:18PM via Facebook
Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Sunday, March 06, 2016
Saturday, March 05, 2016
Friday, March 04, 2016
Leanne, anyone you know? And are they really printing a five year old story?
March 04, 2016 at 09:26AM via Facebook
Don't remember there ever being cobbles or trams during my time but otherwise well-remembered.
March 04, 2016 at 08:04AM via Facebook
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
3.1 years commuting, total of £93765 commuting, enough to buy a 80m2 house in Bali! Well, that makes me feel much better.
March 02, 2016 at 06:15PM via Facebook
Monday, February 29, 2016
Friday, February 26, 2016
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Monday, February 22, 2016
Monday, February 15, 2016
Wow! Crossrail continues apace. This bridge has appeared since Friday
February 15, 2016 at 05:49AM via Facebook
Sunday, February 14, 2016
OYNB
Day 29 now. Will definitely go on to 60 days. Two immediate aims now - muck out my room and exercise (might have to strip down the bike while I’m off).
An illustration (not me I hasten to add).*
I would just add, the realisation isn’t new. I’ve known, certainly since my twenties, how unhealthy my relationship with alcohol is or was. My personality and self-loathing or lack of confidence meant even a destructive prop felt better than trying to go without. Sue’s support (when taken) and nudges toward self-examination have encouraged me in aggregate towards my current small near-milestone. One prod towards an autism self-test had a lasting effect; recalling awkward moments growing up chimed with some of the questions - “You mean that’s not normal?”. Moments of sober reflection began to add up. I still fell back on solitary binge-drinking and destruction, despite the evidence of continuing, mounting harm. You’re pre-diabetic; you’re diabetic, your BS levels are still increasing, your blood pressure’s a bit high, so’s your cholesterol - you are watching what you eat, aren’t you? Finally, an excuse to stop I could happily grab hold of, ironically a part of my continuing bad health. A virulent dose of ‘flu (I’d never felt sufficiently germ-free to go for the free jab I’m entitled to) knocked me down to the extent that I just couldn’t face my traditional bedtime glass of wine or four. “MY EYEBALLS HURT!”. “I’M COLD/BOILING/FREEZING!”. But no desire to drink. Having to go back to work before I felt recovered (the joys of a job without sick pay) meant the want was still not there and hasn’t returned so far. I had deliberately ignored “dry January” - I strongly resist doing something when lots of other people are doing it - but now found myself near the end of the month in the midst of a surprise dry spell. I have forgotten where, but will try to find out, I saw an article about one of the founders of One Year No Beer. It appealed to me in my current state of mind and now I find myself wanting to keep it up. (I’ve got as far as attending a couple of AA meetings before but the religious aspects, “the drinkers’ church” as Rebus called it in one of his early stories, put me right off pursuing.) Tomorrow is the first of the milestones you’re encouraged to aim for. I’ve gone more than a month without a drink before but fairly quickly relapsed. This time I feel good about going for the sixty days, then maybe ninety. Slàinte mhath!
*One Year No Beer
An illustration (not me I hasten to add).*
DEAR ALCOHOL
Thank you for the fantastic years together; you
have been a great friend for so long. You have
brought endless fun, gotten me into many
hilarious and disturbing situations, got me laid,
hired, fired, sent to A & E and even to a little town
called Manningtree, when I was supposed to be
at the church. We’ve had so much fun together
over the years. We’ve had some laughs, we’ve
had some tears.
But things have changed for me now; there are
so many things I want to achieve in this life and
you are holding me back. I find it really painful
to tell you this truth because you’ve been such a
good friend, but I can’t be around you anymore.
You are destructive, and you have started to ruin
parts of my life. I didn’t realise you were doing
this; you’ve been doing it all behind my back. I
wake up each day hearing stories of what you
have been doing to me.
The lies, the pain.
I’ve come to realise that I don’t need you
anymore. All the time I thought you were helping,
you were destroying.
It’s heartbreaking that I put so much trust,
money and time into our relationship, and you
have been so cunning and deceitful.
The destruction to my family and my body and
my life plans. I can’t take any more of this.
So I have to let you go. I don’t want you to call
me. Don’t chase me; just leave me, as I have
moved on.
Take care, my friend.
I would just add, the realisation isn’t new. I’ve known, certainly since my twenties, how unhealthy my relationship with alcohol is or was. My personality and self-loathing or lack of confidence meant even a destructive prop felt better than trying to go without. Sue’s support (when taken) and nudges toward self-examination have encouraged me in aggregate towards my current small near-milestone. One prod towards an autism self-test had a lasting effect; recalling awkward moments growing up chimed with some of the questions - “You mean that’s not normal?”. Moments of sober reflection began to add up. I still fell back on solitary binge-drinking and destruction, despite the evidence of continuing, mounting harm. You’re pre-diabetic; you’re diabetic, your BS levels are still increasing, your blood pressure’s a bit high, so’s your cholesterol - you are watching what you eat, aren’t you? Finally, an excuse to stop I could happily grab hold of, ironically a part of my continuing bad health. A virulent dose of ‘flu (I’d never felt sufficiently germ-free to go for the free jab I’m entitled to) knocked me down to the extent that I just couldn’t face my traditional bedtime glass of wine or four. “MY EYEBALLS HURT!”. “I’M COLD/BOILING/FREEZING!”. But no desire to drink. Having to go back to work before I felt recovered (the joys of a job without sick pay) meant the want was still not there and hasn’t returned so far. I had deliberately ignored “dry January” - I strongly resist doing something when lots of other people are doing it - but now found myself near the end of the month in the midst of a surprise dry spell. I have forgotten where, but will try to find out, I saw an article about one of the founders of One Year No Beer. It appealed to me in my current state of mind and now I find myself wanting to keep it up. (I’ve got as far as attending a couple of AA meetings before but the religious aspects, “the drinkers’ church” as Rebus called it in one of his early stories, put me right off pursuing.) Tomorrow is the first of the milestones you’re encouraged to aim for. I’ve gone more than a month without a drink before but fairly quickly relapsed. This time I feel good about going for the sixty days, then maybe ninety. Slàinte mhath!
*One Year No Beer
Monday, February 01, 2016
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Completely unsurprising but don't hold your breath waiting for an apology or policy change.
January 31, 2016 at 02:24PM via Facebook
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
DWP will soon be able to ask for copies of your sick notes/fit notes from your doctor. Here is a form to refuse consent.
January 26, 2016 at 05:51PM via Facebook
Monday, January 25, 2016
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Friday, January 15, 2016
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Happy thoughts for a Monday, or for anyone thinking of going to Australia
January 14, 2016 at 08:44AM via Facebook
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Monday, January 11, 2016
Horrible news to wake to. I have spent the hours since searching, unsuccessfully, for the photo which was on the front of the Scotsman the day after the Serious Moonlight gig at Murrayfield, of the view from the stage, which started a lifetime trend for me of remaining invisible, despite Graham Whitelaw and Moray Simon who were next to me both being clearly visible! #ripdavidbowie
January 11, 2016 at 10:42AM via Facebook
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Saturday, January 09, 2016
One for us of a certain age. Found this when I was looking for the full version of Robinson Crusoe. (It's here as well BTW).
January 09, 2016 at 02:37PM via Facebook
I'm in the world's top 1%! That doesn't put the other 99% in a very good light! It wasn't exactly difficult! Why all the exclamation marks!
January 09, 2016 at 11:36AM via Facebook
Friday, January 08, 2016
Thursday, January 07, 2016
I always thought he had enough difficulty sitting in a chair and talking (Why, yes I am bored at work actually)
January 07, 2016 at 09:21AM via Facebook
David Ford and Leanne Ford Fancy trying to get into a car with one of these on?
January 07, 2016 at 09:02AM via Facebook
Wednesday, January 06, 2016
Tuesday, January 05, 2016
Saturday, January 02, 2016
Friday, January 01, 2016
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