John Davies
@jrsdavies.bsky.social
Old bloke. Now back living in NE London after sojourns in Oxford, Liverpool, Bloomsbury, Boston MA, Cardiff and N Ireland. Reads, sings in choirs, worries about Leyton Orient. Occasionally blogging at https://oldgeezerrereadingblog.wordpress.com/
Also, where is Galaxy Quest? Our Hospitality? The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes? Hail Caesar? One could go on ...
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Also, where is Galaxy Quest? Our Hospitality? The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes? Hail Caesar? One could go on ...
To be fair the new-look Observer (not something I thought I'd write) it gave fair amount of space to it today, including a suitably angry piece by Rachel Clarke
November 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
To be fair the new-look Observer (not something I thought I'd write) it gave fair amount of space to it today, including a suitably angry piece by Rachel Clarke
I would suggest 'certamen insequentem expectamus' (= we look forward to the next contest) ... unless it's 'certamen insequentem timemus' (we fear ... ) #lofc
November 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I would suggest 'certamen insequentem expectamus' (= we look forward to the next contest) ... unless it's 'certamen insequentem timemus' (we fear ... ) #lofc
Agree about Olusoga. Have only seen episode 1, but it felt so rushed
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Agree about Olusoga. Have only seen episode 1, but it felt so rushed
Herself Surprised has a great opening sentence (as indeed does The Horse's Mouth)
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Herself Surprised has a great opening sentence (as indeed does The Horse's Mouth)
Alas, there's no separate food waste collection in #Redbridge either
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Alas, there's no separate food waste collection in #Redbridge either
My trusty Filofax (yes, I still use one), having been through many security checks in its long life, was finally deemed suspicious at Belfast City Airport last month
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My trusty Filofax (yes, I still use one), having been through many security checks in its long life, was finally deemed suspicious at Belfast City Airport last month
Yes, but what is needed most in today's media landscape is a reliable news service, which ideally the BBC would be best placed to provide
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Yes, but what is needed most in today's media landscape is a reliable news service, which ideally the BBC would be best placed to provide
Does your W Midlands extend northwards to Arnold Bennett's Potteries? #arnoldbennett
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Does your W Midlands extend northwards to Arnold Bennett's Potteries? #arnoldbennett
I wonder if my dad was there. He was 15 at the time, cricket mad and lived up the valley in Ystradgynlais
October 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I wonder if my dad was there. He was 15 at the time, cricket mad and lived up the valley in Ystradgynlais