Paul
@paullikesbooks.bsky.social
I like books. Also politics, but I'm trying the 12 step detox programme. Food, music, travel and films get my interest too.
Lake District resident (well, give or take a mile or two).
My Storygraph page: https://tinyurl.com/f5nxttet
Lake District resident (well, give or take a mile or two).
My Storygraph page: https://tinyurl.com/f5nxttet
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Paul
@paullikesbooks.bsky.social
· Apr 27
A little pastoral slice of the countryside for your Sunday morning (sound up)
#Cumbria #England #Countryside #CountryLife
#Cumbria #England #Countryside #CountryLife
Um. No. 👀
Introverts: do you ever just agree with someone to end the conversation and keep your peace because arguing feels pointless and you already know the truth, and you just want the talking to stop?
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Um. No. 👀
There's a fantastic Wallace and Gromit exhibition at the Harris in Preston. If you can go, you should.
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
There's a fantastic Wallace and Gromit exhibition at the Harris in Preston. If you can go, you should.
It's finally happened.
I've got to the stage of life where after I wash out a jam jar I say to myself "I'll hang on to that, it's a good size for storing odds and ends in the garage".
Thoughts and prayers for my youth.
I've got to the stage of life where after I wash out a jam jar I say to myself "I'll hang on to that, it's a good size for storing odds and ends in the garage".
Thoughts and prayers for my youth.
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
It's finally happened.
I've got to the stage of life where after I wash out a jam jar I say to myself "I'll hang on to that, it's a good size for storing odds and ends in the garage".
Thoughts and prayers for my youth.
I've got to the stage of life where after I wash out a jam jar I say to myself "I'll hang on to that, it's a good size for storing odds and ends in the garage".
Thoughts and prayers for my youth.
I used to tape my favourite songs off the top 40 on a Sunday. Kids these days...
everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I used to tape my favourite songs off the top 40 on a Sunday. Kids these days...
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ah this sucks. RIP Mani. One of the greats.
BBC News - Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani dies at 63
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani dies at 63
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield: Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist dies aged 63
Gary Mounfield's playing was an integral part of the Stone Roses' sound, and he was in Primal Scream for 15 years.
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Ah this sucks. RIP Mani. One of the greats.
BBC News - Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani dies at 63
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani dies at 63
www.bbc.com/news/article...
My hunt into the family tree has borne fruit! A distant(ish) relative has got in contact, and has knowledge of the family farm and assorted far flung great great uncles & cousins twice or thrice removed. Amazing stuff, really.
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My hunt into the family tree has borne fruit! A distant(ish) relative has got in contact, and has knowledge of the family farm and assorted far flung great great uncles & cousins twice or thrice removed. Amazing stuff, really.
It's occurred to me that my music taste is getting more eclectic as I get older, these are the last three albums I listened to!
#musicsky #currentlylistening #music
#musicsky #currentlylistening #music
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's occurred to me that my music taste is getting more eclectic as I get older, these are the last three albums I listened to!
#musicsky #currentlylistening #music
#musicsky #currentlylistening #music
In the Trump whatnow email?
Jeffrey Epstein’s brother says the ‘Bubba’ mentioned in Trump oral sex email is not Bill Clinton
Jefrey Epstein’s brother says the ‘Bubba’ mentioned in Trump oral sex email is not Bill Clinton
Mark Epstein wanted to ensure that “speculation does not unfairly implicate people who are not actually being referenced in those communications,” he said in a statement to The Advocate.
www.advocate.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the Trump whatnow email?
One bright thing about BlueSky, I've not once in nearly a year seen a post about that mad billionaire who wants to live forever. I can't even remember his name. Cuthbert something?
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
One bright thing about BlueSky, I've not once in nearly a year seen a post about that mad billionaire who wants to live forever. I can't even remember his name. Cuthbert something?
Making Shakshouka tonight, first time we've done one. Will either be a triumph or an excuse to order pizza.
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Making Shakshouka tonight, first time we've done one. Will either be a triumph or an excuse to order pizza.
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Small treasure-trove found while clearing out the attic
November 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Small treasure-trove found while clearing out the attic
Just finished this. It took Rushdie to the Booker long list, but to me it's one of his weaker efforts. The cultural kitchen sink approach leaves the novel cluttered, even if the characters are brilliantly drawn.
Good but not great. Victory City was much better.
#BookSky #Books #CurrentlyReading
Good but not great. Victory City was much better.
#BookSky #Books #CurrentlyReading
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Just finished this. It took Rushdie to the Booker long list, but to me it's one of his weaker efforts. The cultural kitchen sink approach leaves the novel cluttered, even if the characters are brilliantly drawn.
Good but not great. Victory City was much better.
#BookSky #Books #CurrentlyReading
Good but not great. Victory City was much better.
#BookSky #Books #CurrentlyReading
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Tried a few episodes of The Witcher. I remain unconvinced so far, but there's plenty of stabby stuff that'll keep my attention for another few episodes.
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Tried a few episodes of The Witcher. I remain unconvinced so far, but there's plenty of stabby stuff that'll keep my attention for another few episodes.
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When your friends just get you.
@jcarle.bsky.social 💜
@jcarle.bsky.social 💜
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
When your friends just get you.
@jcarle.bsky.social 💜
@jcarle.bsky.social 💜
I'd put this up there with Francis Ford Coppola's take on Dracula in the pantheon of great but utterly batshit adaptations.
Watching the Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein film. Mad as a box of badgers. Brilliant. But mad.
November 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I'd put this up there with Francis Ford Coppola's take on Dracula in the pantheon of great but utterly batshit adaptations.
Watching the Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein film. Mad as a box of badgers. Brilliant. But mad.
November 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Watching the Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein film. Mad as a box of badgers. Brilliant. But mad.
They do say never meet your heroes, but he lived up to expectations.
November 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
They do say never meet your heroes, but he lived up to expectations.
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Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
Can bonfire night piss off, please? Signed, my headache.
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Can bonfire night piss off, please? Signed, my headache.
How about we just tax the rich?
Rachel Reeves finds herself between a rock and a hard place. Despite Labour’s pledge not to raise taxes, the UK chancellor has to fill a fiscal hole of between £20bn and £30bn. The Treasury is cooking up tax rises for this month’s Budget, but what might be on the menu?
An #FTEdit 🧵 on the options 👇
An #FTEdit 🧵 on the options 👇
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
How about we just tax the rich?
Eaten far too much risotto tonight, which means I now only have room for 2 or 3 leftover Halloween chocolates. The original plan for tonight called for much more.
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Eaten far too much risotto tonight, which means I now only have room for 2 or 3 leftover Halloween chocolates. The original plan for tonight called for much more.