John David
@johnedavid.bsky.social
Bloke with a painfully short attention span and a love of British naval war films.
Just heard an astronaut describe himself as a Luddite. I didn’t realise Luddite was used in US English.
January 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Just heard an astronaut describe himself as a Luddite. I didn’t realise Luddite was used in US English.
#WhenTaken #689 (16.01.2026)
I scored 961/1000👑
1️⃣📍22.3 m - 🗓️3 yrs - 🥇197/200
2️⃣📍835 km - 🗓️5 yrs - 🥈170/200
3️⃣📍3.1 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇198/200
4️⃣📍1.5 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇198/200
5️⃣📍10.1 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇198/200
I scored 961/1000👑
1️⃣📍22.3 m - 🗓️3 yrs - 🥇197/200
2️⃣📍835 km - 🗓️5 yrs - 🥈170/200
3️⃣📍3.1 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇198/200
4️⃣📍1.5 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇198/200
5️⃣📍10.1 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇198/200
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 AM
#WhenTaken #689 (16.01.2026)
I scored 961/1000👑
1️⃣📍22.3 m - 🗓️3 yrs - 🥇197/200
2️⃣📍835 km - 🗓️5 yrs - 🥈170/200
3️⃣📍3.1 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇198/200
4️⃣📍1.5 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇198/200
5️⃣📍10.1 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇198/200
I scored 961/1000👑
1️⃣📍22.3 m - 🗓️3 yrs - 🥇197/200
2️⃣📍835 km - 🗓️5 yrs - 🥈170/200
3️⃣📍3.1 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇198/200
4️⃣📍1.5 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇198/200
5️⃣📍10.1 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇198/200
I woke up this morning having dreamt that I was having a lovely chat with a friend who died a couple of years back. I can’t decide if this has made me happy or sad.
January 16, 2026 at 9:56 AM
I woke up this morning having dreamt that I was having a lovely chat with a friend who died a couple of years back. I can’t decide if this has made me happy or sad.
#WhenTaken #687 (14.01.2026)
I scored 912/1000👑
1️⃣📍271 m - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇199/200
2️⃣📍104 m - 🗓️8 yrs - 🥇189/200
3️⃣📍3.8K km - 🗓️3 yrs - 🥈129/200
4️⃣📍1.8 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇199/200
5️⃣📍68.4 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇196/200
Yay! Beat 900!
I scored 912/1000👑
1️⃣📍271 m - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇199/200
2️⃣📍104 m - 🗓️8 yrs - 🥇189/200
3️⃣📍3.8K km - 🗓️3 yrs - 🥈129/200
4️⃣📍1.8 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇199/200
5️⃣📍68.4 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇196/200
Yay! Beat 900!
January 14, 2026 at 11:32 AM
#WhenTaken #687 (14.01.2026)
I scored 912/1000👑
1️⃣📍271 m - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇199/200
2️⃣📍104 m - 🗓️8 yrs - 🥇189/200
3️⃣📍3.8K km - 🗓️3 yrs - 🥈129/200
4️⃣📍1.8 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇199/200
5️⃣📍68.4 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇196/200
Yay! Beat 900!
I scored 912/1000👑
1️⃣📍271 m - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇199/200
2️⃣📍104 m - 🗓️8 yrs - 🥇189/200
3️⃣📍3.8K km - 🗓️3 yrs - 🥈129/200
4️⃣📍1.8 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇199/200
5️⃣📍68.4 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇196/200
Yay! Beat 900!
I’ve just bought a metre rule with a built in spirit level, and I am disproportionally pleased with it.
January 14, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I’ve just bought a metre rule with a built in spirit level, and I am disproportionally pleased with it.
Repost with your home river.
The Lee, Tywi, Exe and Thames, and always the Dart.
The Lee, Tywi, Exe and Thames, and always the Dart.
Repost with your home river
From a bit off the Itchen, via the Exe, Thames, Wear and Tyne, to the Tweed
Not a bad selection
Grandma lived a few yards from the Piddle for 100 years
From a bit off the Itchen, via the Exe, Thames, Wear and Tyne, to the Tweed
Not a bad selection
Grandma lived a few yards from the Piddle for 100 years
Repost this with your home river.
Might possibly had the occasional bit of salmon that accidentally leapt out of the river at the feet of my uncle's mates.
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Might possibly had the occasional bit of salmon that accidentally leapt out of the river at the feet of my uncle's mates.
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
January 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Repost with your home river.
The Lee, Tywi, Exe and Thames, and always the Dart.
The Lee, Tywi, Exe and Thames, and always the Dart.
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.
January 11, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.
Talking of BBC balance, I remember when the Today programme gave equal time and emphasis to an academic climate scientist and to former Chancellor Nigel Lawson, on the subject of global warming.
January 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Talking of BBC balance, I remember when the Today programme gave equal time and emphasis to an academic climate scientist and to former Chancellor Nigel Lawson, on the subject of global warming.
Reposted by John David
If the liberation of Belsen happened today, the BBC wouldn't dare run the story without getting a quote from Julius Streicher.
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
If the liberation of Belsen happened today, the BBC wouldn't dare run the story without getting a quote from Julius Streicher.
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I love the loft conversion we did a few years ago, but miss having somewhere to stuff all our crap that we can’t decide what to do with.
January 4, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I love the loft conversion we did a few years ago, but miss having somewhere to stuff all our crap that we can’t decide what to do with.
I had liver tonight. We used to eat it fairly regularly when I was growing up, but I’d forgotten how much I like it.
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I had liver tonight. We used to eat it fairly regularly when I was growing up, but I’d forgotten how much I like it.
Feeling slightly jittery from the vast amount of cheese on toast I’ve just eaten in an effort to impact our cheese mountain.
January 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Feeling slightly jittery from the vast amount of cheese on toast I’ve just eaten in an effort to impact our cheese mountain.
I loathe that smug, self-important BBC Newscast ad.
January 1, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I loathe that smug, self-important BBC Newscast ad.
I really wish I could play guitar like Ronnie Wood.
January 1, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I really wish I could play guitar like Ronnie Wood.
Going to a wedding reception tonight. Really looking forward to it, just wish I didn’t have to drive to the other side of London. Central London road closures means the satnav is suggesting driving around the M25 rather than heading through the middle. Resigned to a shit journey.
December 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Going to a wedding reception tonight. Really looking forward to it, just wish I didn’t have to drive to the other side of London. Central London road closures means the satnav is suggesting driving around the M25 rather than heading through the middle. Resigned to a shit journey.
100 x 60s soul, no song or artist repeats, all from the years 1960-1969. Let me know what you think.
open.spotify.com/playlist/1Ro...
open.spotify.com/playlist/1Ro...
Spotify – Web Player
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December 31, 2025 at 9:19 AM
100 x 60s soul, no song or artist repeats, all from the years 1960-1969. Let me know what you think.
open.spotify.com/playlist/1Ro...
open.spotify.com/playlist/1Ro...
Watched Malta Story. Apart from being way too old to play his lead role, there’s something a bit creepy about Alec Guinness’s performance which makes it impossible to believe in his romance with Muriel Pavlow.
December 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Watched Malta Story. Apart from being way too old to play his lead role, there’s something a bit creepy about Alec Guinness’s performance which makes it impossible to believe in his romance with Muriel Pavlow.
Back to work today. Anyone else? No? Didn’t think so. Bastards.
December 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Back to work today. Anyone else? No? Didn’t think so. Bastards.
Happy I managed a 5k run this morning. Not so happy about the explosive rich food induced runners’ trots that followed.
December 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Happy I managed a 5k run this morning. Not so happy about the explosive rich food induced runners’ trots that followed.
Today I found a cassette tape of Mariachi music I bought in Veracruz 30+ years ago. I have regaled my family over the years with how funny we found it at the time, as the singer appears to shout WANKER over one of the songs. Quite glad I don’t have anything to play it on. So is my family.
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Today I found a cassette tape of Mariachi music I bought in Veracruz 30+ years ago. I have regaled my family over the years with how funny we found it at the time, as the singer appears to shout WANKER over one of the songs. Quite glad I don’t have anything to play it on. So is my family.
Just been badly let down by a large Aldi pork pie. Pastry was ok, but the meat wasn’t coarse enough and was under seasoned. Will have to go on a last minute pie run when I finish work.
December 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Just been badly let down by a large Aldi pork pie. Pastry was ok, but the meat wasn’t coarse enough and was under seasoned. Will have to go on a last minute pie run when I finish work.