gerrarrdus
@gerrarrdus.bsky.social
Lives in Historic Northamptonshire. Chemist, IT bod, priest, stunt-archdruid
Has the Golden Cleric acceptance speech finished yet?
January 21, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Has the Golden Cleric acceptance speech finished yet?
@wulfhelm.bsky.social happy St Wulfstan's Day.
January 19, 2026 at 11:19 AM
@wulfhelm.bsky.social happy St Wulfstan's Day.
Is it because they keep walking down icy un-gritted steps? That would do it.
Also: "falls".
Also: "falls".
January 18, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Is it because they keep walking down icy un-gritted steps? That would do it.
Also: "falls".
Also: "falls".
Vaccine denier's end point...
"Sure I've got pneumonic plague. But thanks to my immune system, I'll now be immune to plague. *koff*"
"Sure I've got pneumonic plague. But thanks to my immune system, I'll now be immune to plague. *koff*"
January 18, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Vaccine denier's end point...
"Sure I've got pneumonic plague. But thanks to my immune system, I'll now be immune to plague. *koff*"
"Sure I've got pneumonic plague. But thanks to my immune system, I'll now be immune to plague. *koff*"
My investment ISA suddenly turned out to be American owned. So I've just closed it. I may now invest in Lego or bacon.
January 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
My investment ISA suddenly turned out to be American owned. So I've just closed it. I may now invest in Lego or bacon.
Went all the way to Whittlesey and the only thing I didn't see was a straw bear.
January 17, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Went all the way to Whittlesey and the only thing I didn't see was a straw bear.
Couple of people next door but one who "died suddenly" in the same small village. They must have been born within 12 months of each other.
January 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Couple of people next door but one who "died suddenly" in the same small village. They must have been born within 12 months of each other.
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Best start to my career in libraries I could ever have hoped for (checks notes, 19 years ago...). Do think of applying if you're a graduate who wants to work with historic collections.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Best start to my career in libraries I could ever have hoped for (checks notes, 19 years ago...). Do think of applying if you're a graduate who wants to work with historic collections.
Birbs are going for it this morning according to Merlin
January 17, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Birbs are going for it this morning according to Merlin
Yesterday I was talking about the Garden of Eden as a myth. About our ability to do the wrong things and make good things bad.
Myths are always with us.
Myths are always with us.
I’ve watched a 4tb M.2 drive I was waiting to buy go from $260 to $420 to $570 in under 3 months
Price increase is because AI data centers eating up all the hardware
Why does everything keep getting worse like it’s some compulsive need for humans, to enshitify everything?
Price increase is because AI data centers eating up all the hardware
Why does everything keep getting worse like it’s some compulsive need for humans, to enshitify everything?
January 17, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Yesterday I was talking about the Garden of Eden as a myth. About our ability to do the wrong things and make good things bad.
Myths are always with us.
Myths are always with us.
I used to think that I was just looking after my granddad's war medals.
But since Trump's Nobel Prize, I now realise I actually invaded Caen in 1944.
But since Trump's Nobel Prize, I now realise I actually invaded Caen in 1944.
January 16, 2026 at 7:31 AM
I used to think that I was just looking after my granddad's war medals.
But since Trump's Nobel Prize, I now realise I actually invaded Caen in 1944.
But since Trump's Nobel Prize, I now realise I actually invaded Caen in 1944.
Discovered the plaque to Thomas Hardy in Poets' Corner had been worn down by feet. So they replaced it. Here's the original, now in his church in Stinsford, Dorset. Where his ashes also should be.
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Discovered the plaque to Thomas Hardy in Poets' Corner had been worn down by feet. So they replaced it. Here's the original, now in his church in Stinsford, Dorset. Where his ashes also should be.
The year is 2045.
The Express headline, "Putin on the Brink"
Sure they don't mean "Putin on the Ritz"?
The Express headline, "Putin on the Brink"
Sure they don't mean "Putin on the Ritz"?
January 14, 2026 at 11:09 PM
The year is 2045.
The Express headline, "Putin on the Brink"
Sure they don't mean "Putin on the Ritz"?
The Express headline, "Putin on the Brink"
Sure they don't mean "Putin on the Ritz"?
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Wodewose on the fifteenth century font at Stradbroke Church, Suffolk
January 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Wodewose on the fifteenth century font at Stradbroke Church, Suffolk
Oh great. Well wishers writing to me about churchyard badgers again. @sarahlambert7.bsky.social do you know any badger specialists?!
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Oh great. Well wishers writing to me about churchyard badgers again. @sarahlambert7.bsky.social do you know any badger specialists?!
Google maps is becoming increasingly unreliable. Repeatedly fails to know about road closures.
January 13, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Google maps is becoming increasingly unreliable. Repeatedly fails to know about road closures.
Stamford. It's always Stamford.
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Stamford. It's always Stamford.
Anyway, got home from holiday to find out the cat (who had a perfectly good carer) had pooed in my straw hat while I were away.
How was your day?
How was your day?
January 12, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Anyway, got home from holiday to find out the cat (who had a perfectly good carer) had pooed in my straw hat while I were away.
How was your day?
How was your day?
Tricky. The river of my birthplace is the Lea. The river of where I grew up is the Ouzel, which flows into the Great Ouse. The rivers of my hometown are the Ise and the Nene (pronounced Nen). Of them all, my home river is the Nene but with the Ise in brackets.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Tricky. The river of my birthplace is the Lea. The river of where I grew up is the Ouzel, which flows into the Great Ouse. The rivers of my hometown are the Ise and the Nene (pronounced Nen). Of them all, my home river is the Nene but with the Ise in brackets.
I'd like to donate my 1977 school Gymnastics first place to Donald Trump. It's signed by Nadia Comaneci.
Actually, it was signed by me. But it says "Nadia Comaneci".
I'm sure he'll appreciate it.
Actually, it was signed by me. But it says "Nadia Comaneci".
I'm sure he'll appreciate it.
January 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I'd like to donate my 1977 school Gymnastics first place to Donald Trump. It's signed by Nadia Comaneci.
Actually, it was signed by me. But it says "Nadia Comaneci".
I'm sure he'll appreciate it.
Actually, it was signed by me. But it says "Nadia Comaneci".
I'm sure he'll appreciate it.
Guyhirn Chapel. Completed 1660 (a very bad year to build a Puritan meeting house). Became an Anglican chapel of ease, then the parish church of Guyhirn, then a mortuary chapel.
The (original) oak pews are close together to discourage any Papistic kneeling.
The (original) oak pews are close together to discourage any Papistic kneeling.
January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Guyhirn Chapel. Completed 1660 (a very bad year to build a Puritan meeting house). Became an Anglican chapel of ease, then the parish church of Guyhirn, then a mortuary chapel.
The (original) oak pews are close together to discourage any Papistic kneeling.
The (original) oak pews are close together to discourage any Papistic kneeling.
Saw these prints on the ice on Counter Drain yesterday.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Saw these prints on the ice on Counter Drain yesterday.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
Since nobody guessed - this was taken from directly over Sir Gilbert Heathcote's tunnel. Which went *under* the embanked river Glen and out the other side.
It was actually built by Gilbert's grandad. Gilbert's memorial is in Edith Weston church, even though he was buried in Normanton church.
It was actually built by Gilbert's grandad. Gilbert's memorial is in Edith Weston church, even though he was buried in Normanton church.
I'm standing directly above a piece of brilliant, unorthodox fengineering which doesn't exist any more! Can you guess what?
January 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Since nobody guessed - this was taken from directly over Sir Gilbert Heathcote's tunnel. Which went *under* the embanked river Glen and out the other side.
It was actually built by Gilbert's grandad. Gilbert's memorial is in Edith Weston church, even though he was buried in Normanton church.
It was actually built by Gilbert's grandad. Gilbert's memorial is in Edith Weston church, even though he was buried in Normanton church.
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It's sleeting outside, and I think snow would be prettier.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
It's sleeting outside, and I think snow would be prettier.