Al Clements
@alclem.bsky.social
“I would call Alan the single most astonishing, sort of, mind” - Joe Posnanski.
My book "Magic Hat: Madejski, McGhee and Reading FC" is out in April 2026
https://tinyurl.com/MadMcGhee Big Green Bookshop
https://tinyurl.com/uptheding Amazon
My book "Magic Hat: Madejski, McGhee and Reading FC" is out in April 2026
https://tinyurl.com/MadMcGhee Big Green Bookshop
https://tinyurl.com/uptheding Amazon
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Give it a few more days, Jeff.
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Give it a few more days, Jeff.
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It's #buyastrangerabook day!
@classytart.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a book of their choice, up to £15!
Not just the stuff on my website. Any book at all!
So if there's a particular book you're after, get in touch.
UK only
@classytart.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a book of their choice, up to £15!
Not just the stuff on my website. Any book at all!
So if there's a particular book you're after, get in touch.
UK only
IT'S WEDNESDAY!
It's #buyastrangerabook day!
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
It's #buyastrangerabook day!
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.
The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people
www.biggreenbookshop.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
It's #buyastrangerabook day!
@classytart.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a book of their choice, up to £15!
Not just the stuff on my website. Any book at all!
So if there's a particular book you're after, get in touch.
UK only
@classytart.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a book of their choice, up to £15!
Not just the stuff on my website. Any book at all!
So if there's a particular book you're after, get in touch.
UK only
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Another bit of #buyastrangerabook day magic!
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy a book that someone was hoping to get for Christmas but didn't.
Up to £20!
So, if you missed out on something you wanted, just get in touch.
UK only
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy a book that someone was hoping to get for Christmas but didn't.
Up to £20!
So, if you missed out on something you wanted, just get in touch.
UK only
I'd like to do this tomorrow please - a book someone was hoping to get for Christmas but didn't, £15-20.
January 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Another bit of #buyastrangerabook day magic!
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy a book that someone was hoping to get for Christmas but didn't.
Up to £20!
So, if you missed out on something you wanted, just get in touch.
UK only
@rsjhill.bsky.social is offering to buy a book that someone was hoping to get for Christmas but didn't.
Up to £20!
So, if you missed out on something you wanted, just get in touch.
UK only
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When I was 23, I saw a bunch of really cute velvet furniture on the side of the road, totally nice. Took it in and a year later a friend’s new gf came to my house and it turns out I’d stolen her entire living room while she was moving.
January 6, 2026 at 11:22 PM
When I was 23, I saw a bunch of really cute velvet furniture on the side of the road, totally nice. Took it in and a year later a friend’s new gf came to my house and it turns out I’d stolen her entire living room while she was moving.
Don't bite, don't bite, don't bite, don't bite...
Ballot #144 is from Dan Shaughnessy. After voting for Beltré, Mauer, CC, Ichiro last 2 years, Dustin Pedroia (+13) earns his lone vote, the 1st known Pedroia-only ballot. Pedroia passes Rollins for 10th.
The Boston Globe group reveal: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/07/s...
In the Tracker: tracker.fyi
The Boston Globe group reveal: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/07/s...
In the Tracker: tracker.fyi
January 7, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Don't bite, don't bite, don't bite, don't bite...
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🕹️ Trigger Happy: A Visual Celebration of Video Game Controllers 🎮
Proudly showcases 200 controllers from 1976–2024.
Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
#bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #gaming #controller #booksky
Proudly showcases 200 controllers from 1976–2024.
Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
#bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #gaming #controller #booksky
January 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
🕹️ Trigger Happy: A Visual Celebration of Video Game Controllers 🎮
Proudly showcases 200 controllers from 1976–2024.
Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
#bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #gaming #controller #booksky
Proudly showcases 200 controllers from 1976–2024.
Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
#bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #gaming #controller #booksky
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If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money. Famously, we know that's people working in child care.
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money. Famously, we know that's people working in child care.
Follow the recipe. Don't mess with the recipe. Do what the recipe says.
Other people: "Why doesn't my food taste like I expected?"
Me: "Did you follow the recipe?"
Other people: "Erm, maybe..."
Me: ...
Other people: "Why doesn't my food taste like I expected?"
Me: "Did you follow the recipe?"
Other people: "Erm, maybe..."
Me: ...
Family just refuses to allow the guacamole I just made to sit for the allotted time before cramming it into their moufs. Who the f ck doesn't respect recipe integrity?
January 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Follow the recipe. Don't mess with the recipe. Do what the recipe says.
Other people: "Why doesn't my food taste like I expected?"
Me: "Did you follow the recipe?"
Other people: "Erm, maybe..."
Me: ...
Other people: "Why doesn't my food taste like I expected?"
Me: "Did you follow the recipe?"
Other people: "Erm, maybe..."
Me: ...
Found a mug with a hairline crack. Thought I'd see how cracked it was and pulled the mug apart. Cut my finger (not very deep) and then fainted (friend caught me).
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
😅
January 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Found a mug with a hairline crack. Thought I'd see how cracked it was and pulled the mug apart. Cut my finger (not very deep) and then fainted (friend caught me).
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Please stop asking the replicator for “bowls of human blood.” It’s not technically illegal but you’re really freaking people out
January 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Please stop asking the replicator for “bowls of human blood.” It’s not technically illegal but you’re really freaking people out
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He said, 'Well, talk to yourself if you like, but don't scold yourself, because you don't deserve it.'
January 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
He said, 'Well, talk to yourself if you like, but don't scold yourself, because you don't deserve it.'
I had never heard this song before. It's amazing. I want to play it all the time. It's like being 17 (years young) again. Music rarely grabs me like this anymore, so this is wonderful.
Also, same feelings.
Also, same feelings.
I just want one year, one damn year! where this song doesn’t hit.
Really feeling the chorus of This Year today.
January 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I had never heard this song before. It's amazing. I want to play it all the time. It's like being 17 (years young) again. Music rarely grabs me like this anymore, so this is wonderful.
Also, same feelings.
Also, same feelings.
There are not many wins on this chart. Ouch.
Here's an early look at the ZiPS x @fangraphs.com depth chart for the next team to run in ZiPS, the Colorado Rockies.
January 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
There are not many wins on this chart. Ouch.
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Before we get properly into the swing of the New Year, let's take a look at the bestselling books of 2025 in our shop in Swindon...
We had a lovely visit from Nikki May, helping This Motherless Land to 20th place, plus The Wall in 18th was Pedro's favourite book of the year.
We had a lovely visit from Nikki May, helping This Motherless Land to 20th place, plus The Wall in 18th was Pedro's favourite book of the year.
January 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Before we get properly into the swing of the New Year, let's take a look at the bestselling books of 2025 in our shop in Swindon...
We had a lovely visit from Nikki May, helping This Motherless Land to 20th place, plus The Wall in 18th was Pedro's favourite book of the year.
We had a lovely visit from Nikki May, helping This Motherless Land to 20th place, plus The Wall in 18th was Pedro's favourite book of the year.
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Wishing a happy retirement to one of my favorite players…
August 21, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Wishing a happy retirement to one of my favorite players…
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I got the awesome Games of a Lifetime by @jazrignall.bsky.social from @bitmapbooks.com AND gave my mum a book to open for every month of the year #BookSky
POLL: Who bought or received bookish gifts this holiday season? (Psst: buying a bookish gift for yourself totally counts)
January 3, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I got the awesome Games of a Lifetime by @jazrignall.bsky.social from @bitmapbooks.com AND gave my mum a book to open for every month of the year #BookSky
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Nine Delights 2026
January 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Nine Delights 2026
Sexually Transmitted Infection: The Game?
Loading screen: S.T.I./Bug-Byte Software Ltd (1988) https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/7048/ #zxspectrum #retrogaming
January 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Sexually Transmitted Infection: The Game?
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What a dreadful year it has been.
January 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
What a dreadful year it has been.
I think I would be sworn in on a stack of Calvin and Hobbes books
Watch this—love seeing what people have sworn in on other than the Bible.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ypmrWo/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ypmrWo/
What would you/did you swear into office with?? #politics #history #learnontikok
TikTok video by UnderTheDeskNews
www.tiktok.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I think I would be sworn in on a stack of Calvin and Hobbes books
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When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
Watching Achilles highlights just to heal something
Watching Bradley highlights just to Beal something
Watching Rickey Henderson highlights just to steal something
January 1, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Watching Achilles highlights just to heal something
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I have a lot of goals for 2026 but one big one is that I want to go on more shows (podcasts, livestreams, actual shows, idc) to yell about baseball economics. too many dweebs out there have on unqualified men who don't even have an academic background in economics unlike me, an idiot who does
December 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I have a lot of goals for 2026 but one big one is that I want to go on more shows (podcasts, livestreams, actual shows, idc) to yell about baseball economics. too many dweebs out there have on unqualified men who don't even have an academic background in economics unlike me, an idiot who does