Simon Evans
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Well, to desperately seek a positive, it was one goal fewer conceded than the abject performance at Bristol. And perhaps this will unlock the striker's block that has been afflicting Bishop for a couple of months now.
January 12, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Well, to desperately seek a positive, it was one goal fewer conceded than the abject performance at Bristol. And perhaps this will unlock the striker's block that has been afflicting Bishop for a couple of months now.
Won't somebody think of all those poor discarded pine cones currently occupying thousands of NT chairs dissuading visitors from sitting down? What will be their fate?
January 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Won't somebody think of all those poor discarded pine cones currently occupying thousands of NT chairs dissuading visitors from sitting down? What will be their fate?
That's an hors d'ouvre!
Wait until you get to the parts about Meta's approach to parental leave and childcare arrangements.
Seriously though, everyone should read/listen to this book.
Wait until you get to the parts about Meta's approach to parental leave and childcare arrangements.
Seriously though, everyone should read/listen to this book.
January 12, 2026 at 10:52 AM
That's an hors d'ouvre!
Wait until you get to the parts about Meta's approach to parental leave and childcare arrangements.
Seriously though, everyone should read/listen to this book.
Wait until you get to the parts about Meta's approach to parental leave and childcare arrangements.
Seriously though, everyone should read/listen to this book.
So close to being up there too! Ended up on the old Hayling Billy Trail as we fancied food at The Ship Inn as a treat afterwards!
January 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
So close to being up there too! Ended up on the old Hayling Billy Trail as we fancied food at The Ship Inn as a treat afterwards!
To be fair they could be wearing wetsuits and flippers and it would still be working for them they way we're playing.
January 1, 2026 at 3:36 PM
To be fair they could be wearing wetsuits and flippers and it would still be working for them they way we're playing.
I would think so but it's not worked. Balance is all gone with too much defensive emphasis.
January 1, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I would think so but it's not worked. Balance is all gone with too much defensive emphasis.
Ah! Should never wear away kits at home though.
January 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Ah! Should never wear away kits at home though.
Ooh, love Jimmy Smith. Chicken Shack is a terrific LP.
December 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Ooh, love Jimmy Smith. Chicken Shack is a terrific LP.
I'm doing the same but instead of Quo I am listening to late-period, less well-liked era The Byrds (Dr Byrd and Mr Hyde to be precise!)
December 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I'm doing the same but instead of Quo I am listening to late-period, less well-liked era The Byrds (Dr Byrd and Mr Hyde to be precise!)
Differences between office life and #WFH part 1,312:
Rarely in the office am I asked to reduce the volume of my music due to a child needing to get back to sleep.
Especially when I am on my third cuppa of the day!
Rarely in the office am I asked to reduce the volume of my music due to a child needing to get back to sleep.
Especially when I am on my third cuppa of the day!
December 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Differences between office life and #WFH part 1,312:
Rarely in the office am I asked to reduce the volume of my music due to a child needing to get back to sleep.
Especially when I am on my third cuppa of the day!
Rarely in the office am I asked to reduce the volume of my music due to a child needing to get back to sleep.
Especially when I am on my third cuppa of the day!
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A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas.
Be a love, and pay it today.
Be a love, and pay it today.
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas.
Be a love, and pay it today.
Be a love, and pay it today.
There will come a date, and we may already have passed it, which people in future will use as a guide whether to buy translated foreign-language books or not.
Hard no to this: French publisher Harlequin has told translators that their work will now be done by AI. They can ‘revise’ AI translations at much lower rate. It’s a subsidiary of Harper Collins so treat this as a test for rollout elsewhere
"Bradage de la traduction, plan social invisible : Harlequin passe à l’IA"
Faites tourner, parce qu'il va falloir se battre encore plus. :/
#traduction #IA #Harlequin #ATLF
Faites tourner, parce qu'il va falloir se battre encore plus. :/
#traduction #IA #Harlequin #ATLF
December 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
There will come a date, and we may already have passed it, which people in future will use as a guide whether to buy translated foreign-language books or not.
Not sure Mercury Rev have ever bettered Car Wash Hair. What a track! Top two spot alongside Very Sleepy Rivers for me.
December 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Not sure Mercury Rev have ever bettered Car Wash Hair. What a track! Top two spot alongside Very Sleepy Rivers for me.
Nothing underlines the utter pointlessness of the Scottish League than seeing fans of the two Glasgow giants bereft at their clubs’ current form.
I was at school when the title last left Glasgow. The sense of entitlement displayed these fans is laughable. At last: competition! Long may it last!
I was at school when the title last left Glasgow. The sense of entitlement displayed these fans is laughable. At last: competition! Long may it last!
December 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Nothing underlines the utter pointlessness of the Scottish League than seeing fans of the two Glasgow giants bereft at their clubs’ current form.
I was at school when the title last left Glasgow. The sense of entitlement displayed these fans is laughable. At last: competition! Long may it last!
I was at school when the title last left Glasgow. The sense of entitlement displayed these fans is laughable. At last: competition! Long may it last!
Designed for armchair fans I feel. Those who are not at the game and therefore don't have a matchday programme or real interest in either team.
December 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Designed for armchair fans I feel. Those who are not at the game and therefore don't have a matchday programme or real interest in either team.
Worth a shout out for librivox.org too who create free audiobooks of the same books.
LibriVox | free public domain audiobooks
librivox.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Worth a shout out for librivox.org too who create free audiobooks of the same books.
Yep! I know my own team and couldn't give a shit who the opposition are!
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Yep! I know my own team and couldn't give a shit who the opposition are!
Reminds me of the old Half Man Half Biscuit lyric 'If I were a linesman
I would execute defenders who applauded my offsides' 😆
I would execute defenders who applauded my offsides' 😆
December 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Reminds me of the old Half Man Half Biscuit lyric 'If I were a linesman
I would execute defenders who applauded my offsides' 😆
I would execute defenders who applauded my offsides' 😆
Well, I'm still not a fan of names on shirts but I think that is now a me problem! And staying with the shirts theme teams wearing away kits when they don't clash, Newcastle, for example v Sunderland last weekend.
December 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Well, I'm still not a fan of names on shirts but I think that is now a me problem! And staying with the shirts theme teams wearing away kits when they don't clash, Newcastle, for example v Sunderland last weekend.
Awful news. So sad to hear it.
December 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Awful news. So sad to hear it.
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Charlton vs Pompey abandoned after a fan taken ill in the stand. Wishing them the best and learn CPR if you haven’t already
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December 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Charlton vs Pompey abandoned after a fan taken ill in the stand. Wishing them the best and learn CPR if you haven’t already
www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-...
www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-...
Agreed but Pompey couldn't even get the communication right about the floodlit failure v Millwall last season so expecting more (from any club) about medical emergencies is probably a waste of energy!
December 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Agreed but Pompey couldn't even get the communication right about the floodlit failure v Millwall last season so expecting more (from any club) about medical emergencies is probably a waste of energy!
How so? Person affected may be a relative of someone on the Charlton squad. It would be nice if Pompey offered some gesture to our travelling fans but despite Bill Shankley's famous saying footy ain't more important than life or, god forbid, death.
December 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
How so? Person affected may be a relative of someone on the Charlton squad. It would be nice if Pompey offered some gesture to our travelling fans but despite Bill Shankley's famous saying footy ain't more important than life or, god forbid, death.
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If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.