Mike Ingram
@mrpike.bsky.social
Formerly: linguist and shipping lawyer
Lapsed: cyclist and political activist
Occasional: gig-goer, bird watcher, and real Ale enthusiast
Currently: Ombudsman and greyhound owner
Lapsed: cyclist and political activist
Occasional: gig-goer, bird watcher, and real Ale enthusiast
Currently: Ombudsman and greyhound owner
It's not just football, although there's enough rivalry there to fill a book.
January 10, 2026 at 1:12 PM
It's not just football, although there's enough rivalry there to fill a book.
We're harvesting our modest crop of two bines from our small south London garden today. They're bound for the Ram Brewery and should produce a barrel or two.
September 8, 2025 at 9:57 AM
We're harvesting our modest crop of two bines from our small south London garden today. They're bound for the Ram Brewery and should produce a barrel or two.
Ouzo. Unopened. Date unknown, but priced in drachmas. Probably fine.
July 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Ouzo. Unopened. Date unknown, but priced in drachmas. Probably fine.
We don't get official reports, but I did receive this spontaneous message when we took our greyhound to a new groomer.
June 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We don't get official reports, but I did receive this spontaneous message when we took our greyhound to a new groomer.
Ah, an excuse to bring this out again.
May 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Ah, an excuse to bring this out again.
That was Coital Blunder with their latest release from the Distasteful Doorstep Romp EP. Here's The Fall.
April 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
That was Coital Blunder with their latest release from the Distasteful Doorstep Romp EP. Here's The Fall.
Nobody ever accused me of being cool, retroactively or otherwise. All these still get the occasional spin, usually on vinyl.
March 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Nobody ever accused me of being cool, retroactively or otherwise. All these still get the occasional spin, usually on vinyl.
They both need one of these.
February 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
They both need one of these.
The Dog wants you all to have a great Christmas, even the cats. And, yes, he's supposed to have a big nose, he's a greyhound.
December 24, 2024 at 9:26 PM
The Dog wants you all to have a great Christmas, even the cats. And, yes, he's supposed to have a big nose, he's a greyhound.
It's a close run thing between my woodwork teacher, Mr Glew, and this Kent vicar.
December 21, 2024 at 9:13 PM
It's a close run thing between my woodwork teacher, Mr Glew, and this Kent vicar.
"That was ..." Oh, hang on, this joke doesn't work with real band names.
December 19, 2024 at 4:17 PM
"That was ..." Oh, hang on, this joke doesn't work with real band names.
I imagine this will come as a surprise to the writers of this definitive guide.
December 17, 2024 at 4:32 PM
I imagine this will come as a surprise to the writers of this definitive guide.
Blade, scissors, toothpick, tweezers, screwdriver and nail file should be the absolute minimum.
December 10, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Blade, scissors, toothpick, tweezers, screwdriver and nail file should be the absolute minimum.
I put up a pergola last spring and, before you know it, someone's planted a hop, nurtured it, harvested the cones, taken them to the brewery and helped produce a Fuggles-filled 4.2% green hopped ale.
December 4, 2024 at 10:24 AM
I put up a pergola last spring and, before you know it, someone's planted a hop, nurtured it, harvested the cones, taken them to the brewery and helped produce a Fuggles-filled 4.2% green hopped ale.
It's that time of year when FB reminds me I may or may not have invented the beer advent calendar in 2012.
December 1, 2024 at 7:13 PM
It's that time of year when FB reminds me I may or may not have invented the beer advent calendar in 2012.
Not a fan, but indirectly they gave us this TV gem ...
November 25, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Not a fan, but indirectly they gave us this TV gem ...