Alasdair MacDonald
@macdonwald.bsky.social
Former university administrator; happily married step-dad to three, and cat-servant to two. Also a “middle-class leftie remoaner lunatic" (wtt Dan Wootton). There are places to visit, books to read, guitars to play, and songs to sing.
Sadly, all too true ☹️
November 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Sadly, all too true ☹️
My first wife kept ours, but I got this one second hand. The Brazil nut roast en croute is a family favourite.
November 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My first wife kept ours, but I got this one second hand. The Brazil nut roast en croute is a family favourite.
Indeed. Hopefully the scales are starting to fall from others’ eyes though.
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Indeed. Hopefully the scales are starting to fall from others’ eyes though.
There used to be some very good ones available to buy but I’ve made my own for many years now - a simple recipe from Rose Elliott.
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
There used to be some very good ones available to buy but I’ve made my own for many years now - a simple recipe from Rose Elliott.
One does wonder as to how they can get so far away from their gospel.
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
One does wonder as to how they can get so far away from their gospel.
My first wife was a regional manager for Chelsea Girl. I lived the changes….
November 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My first wife was a regional manager for Chelsea Girl. I lived the changes….
Yes, absolutely!
November 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Yes, absolutely!
Agreed - I think I’d rather poke my eyes out than watch it.
November 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Agreed - I think I’d rather poke my eyes out than watch it.
Aah, thank you!
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Aah, thank you!
I think his supporters are going to get it sooner rather than later, although it’s been a long time coming.
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I think his supporters are going to get it sooner rather than later, although it’s been a long time coming.
Probably both. I’d major on the asshole though.
November 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Probably both. I’d major on the asshole though.
My branch is sadly lacking in such entertainment.
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My branch is sadly lacking in such entertainment.
“Duncan and Brady” was doing the rounds a few decades earlier…
“He had a mean look right there in his eye, to shoot somebody just to see him die”.
“He had a mean look right there in his eye, to shoot somebody just to see him die”.
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“Duncan and Brady” was doing the rounds a few decades earlier…
“He had a mean look right there in his eye, to shoot somebody just to see him die”.
“He had a mean look right there in his eye, to shoot somebody just to see him die”.
Yes. That’s probably right. Just my age weighing heavily on me…..! 🙂
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Yes. That’s probably right. Just my age weighing heavily on me…..! 🙂
That makes as much sense to me as anything my mechanic tells me.
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
That makes as much sense to me as anything my mechanic tells me.
So I just get my news from the papers (Guardian subscription, FT from my “former staff” university log-on). I haven’t watched TV news for a long time, even though I have always rated Channel Four news). It’s an age thing……😐
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
So I just get my news from the papers (Guardian subscription, FT from my “former staff” university log-on). I haven’t watched TV news for a long time, even though I have always rated Channel Four news). It’s an age thing……😐
I’m now in the position (on balance, fortunate, I think) that the only thing I can do while listening to music or speech radio is drive, and I don’t do much of that any more. I can’t read with music on in the background even. So I just have to focus on one or the other.
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I’m now in the position (on balance, fortunate, I think) that the only thing I can do while listening to music or speech radio is drive, and I don’t do much of that any more. I can’t read with music on in the background even. So I just have to focus on one or the other.
Some in the Labour Party have gone bonkers.
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Some in the Labour Party have gone bonkers.
Erm, you don’t have to be elderly to have a hip replacement.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Erm, you don’t have to be elderly to have a hip replacement.
And not the Fiery Frenchman?
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
And not the Fiery Frenchman?
Does he have six fingers?
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Does he have six fingers?