Paul Higham
@pjhgrumpy.bsky.social
Vimto enthusiast. Unsuccessful chilli plant cultivator. Often outside the top 10 Friday at 6pm.
We seem to have lost the idea that every picture tells a story. When at school in Bolton in the late 60s we were encouraged to take subs to Paris Match.
If on FB look out for Rob Stoner’s (Bob Dylan musician) putting up his dad’s collection.
If on FB look out for Rob Stoner’s (Bob Dylan musician) putting up his dad’s collection.
July 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We seem to have lost the idea that every picture tells a story. When at school in Bolton in the late 60s we were encouraged to take subs to Paris Match.
If on FB look out for Rob Stoner’s (Bob Dylan musician) putting up his dad’s collection.
If on FB look out for Rob Stoner’s (Bob Dylan musician) putting up his dad’s collection.
I want to ask those who accuse Springsteen of being “political” whether they are in favour of masked, armed men seizing citizens from their workplaces.
(BTW I blame that video for
“Dancing In The Dark” for people not understanding Springsteen)
(BTW I blame that video for
“Dancing In The Dark” for people not understanding Springsteen)
June 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I want to ask those who accuse Springsteen of being “political” whether they are in favour of masked, armed men seizing citizens from their workplaces.
(BTW I blame that video for
“Dancing In The Dark” for people not understanding Springsteen)
(BTW I blame that video for
“Dancing In The Dark” for people not understanding Springsteen)
#1 son gets 4 months paid paternity leave courtesy of company policy. His bond with #1 grandson is quite astonishing. As is his loyalty to his employer.
June 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
#1 son gets 4 months paid paternity leave courtesy of company policy. His bond with #1 grandson is quite astonishing. As is his loyalty to his employer.
I still use it for interaction with some customer support teams (e.g. very useful for changing seat reservations on rail) but the toxic sludge you have to skip over is disconcerting. Why would I be interested in the witterings of a failed actor or a man who thinks concrete has life?
May 31, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I still use it for interaction with some customer support teams (e.g. very useful for changing seat reservations on rail) but the toxic sludge you have to skip over is disconcerting. Why would I be interested in the witterings of a failed actor or a man who thinks concrete has life?
A beautiful piece, and true. Many thanks.
May 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A beautiful piece, and true. Many thanks.
I think it’s generally: liked by those who live and work on those streets, disliked by those who travel through them.
May 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I think it’s generally: liked by those who live and work on those streets, disliked by those who travel through them.
Those of us raised in the 1960s remember singing “To those in peril on the sea”, trawler losses and cod wars. Not justifying the current obsession, just why it might resonate with a demographic.
May 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Those of us raised in the 1960s remember singing “To those in peril on the sea”, trawler losses and cod wars. Not justifying the current obsession, just why it might resonate with a demographic.
As the character Hedley Lamarr says in “Blazing Saddles”, “my mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention” when considering the linkage here…
May 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
As the character Hedley Lamarr says in “Blazing Saddles”, “my mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention” when considering the linkage here…
Wonderful turn in the Brian Pern series…
April 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Wonderful turn in the Brian Pern series…
Daryl Easlea’s recent book “Whatever Happened To
Slade” is worth a read.
Slade” is worth a read.
April 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Daryl Easlea’s recent book “Whatever Happened To
Slade” is worth a read.
Slade” is worth a read.
“The band” ceased to exist a long time ago. Powell had been performing with Dave Hill’s version of Slade and they parted company.
April 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“The band” ceased to exist a long time ago. Powell had been performing with Dave Hill’s version of Slade and they parted company.
Great to hear the shout out for Slade, not least because they hit the charts in the U.K. with what is essentially a Hot Club de Paris track in “Coz I Luv You”.
April 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Great to hear the shout out for Slade, not least because they hit the charts in the U.K. with what is essentially a Hot Club de Paris track in “Coz I Luv You”.
I hate to say this, but to be fair once I’d waited the 40 mins and been connected to a live HMRC human and then directed to the PAYE team* I had the information in 2 minutes. As you say though, why not have it on line?
* Self assessment team don’t see this data, it seems.
* Self assessment team don’t see this data, it seems.
April 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I hate to say this, but to be fair once I’d waited the 40 mins and been connected to a live HMRC human and then directed to the PAYE team* I had the information in 2 minutes. As you say though, why not have it on line?
* Self assessment team don’t see this data, it seems.
* Self assessment team don’t see this data, it seems.
Not sure tbh, but suspect most, yes
No
Relative to devices costing 100s of £, yes.
No
Relative to devices costing 100s of £, yes.
April 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Not sure tbh, but suspect most, yes
No
Relative to devices costing 100s of £, yes.
No
Relative to devices costing 100s of £, yes.
Amazon shows 1,850 results for headphones under £15…
April 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Amazon shows 1,850 results for headphones under £15…
‘‘Twas ever this. I remember youth with a ghetto blaster playing the first few seconds of Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit” on repeat on a very long train journey across the Pennines.
April 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
‘‘Twas ever this. I remember youth with a ghetto blaster playing the first few seconds of Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit” on repeat on a very long train journey across the Pennines.
Yep, I think online self assessment a terrific thing. Until they tell me I have underreported my bank account interest and they won’t / can’t show me their workings. “Thanks for waiting, one of our advisors will be with you as soon as possible”
April 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Yep, I think online self assessment a terrific thing. Until they tell me I have underreported my bank account interest and they won’t / can’t show me their workings. “Thanks for waiting, one of our advisors will be with you as soon as possible”
Shouldn’t people be telling him to “manage better” / “be a better businessman” as Brexiters did to SMEs that lost their markets?
April 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Shouldn’t people be telling him to “manage better” / “be a better businessman” as Brexiters did to SMEs that lost their markets?
Our local tip…sorry, recycling centre…has a section for ambulatory aids given out by the NHS.
April 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Our local tip…sorry, recycling centre…has a section for ambulatory aids given out by the NHS.
Coffee, but still..
April 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Coffee, but still..
Not quite on this scale, but I remember being in a crowd at Kelvingrove in Glasgow singing along to “Rhinestone Cowboy” just after Glen Campbell died.
April 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Not quite on this scale, but I remember being in a crowd at Kelvingrove in Glasgow singing along to “Rhinestone Cowboy” just after Glen Campbell died.