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The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe. For the axe was clever, and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.

Turkish proverb.
December 23, 2025 at 9:44 AM
December 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Dustin Hoffman pops into the Rovers Return for a quick pint.
December 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
And the Bumper Sticker Of The Day award goes to…
December 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I loved Martin Parr’s documentary photos and particularly like this little gem of a film. He was brilliant.

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Documentary / Martin Parr - Teddy Gray's Sweet Factory / Multistory
YouTube video by Multistory
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December 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Today’s bodacious charity shop find!

You’ll like this one @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
What will you do?
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Is it weird to have a cat that likes ginger oat biscuits and Neil Young?
November 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Mani was a lovely chap. May his joyous soul rest in peace.

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The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (Official Video)
YouTube video by StoneRosesVEVO
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November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Favourite Beatle fact of today: On the evening The Beatles made their TV debut on the Ed Sullivan Show, America’s juvenile crime rate was lower than it had been on any evening for a decade.
November 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
One truth is that real life villains are much more stupid than their cinematic counterparts.
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I am literally crying with laughter at this.

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Flying Chicken: The Latest Innovation of Kegel Exercises
YouTube video by Smart Solutions (Smart solutions)
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November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Love this idea.

Will stop me relying on the binfluencers.
A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Is there such a thing as collective memory loss?
January 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I have made programmes for the BBC for nearly 40 years.

We must protect it at all costs.
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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U.K. Premiere of "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere" at the 69th BFI London Film Festival. October 15, 2025.
October 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Nature’s great isn’t it? Why are some people so resistant to protecting it?

Spotted yesterday…
October 15, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Climate Creatives gather at the Royal Geographical Society.

Fascinating stuff!
October 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I like Bluesky because it feels like you’re interacting with actual human beings.

Other social networks are feeling increasingly robotic.
October 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read
October 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Yep. That’ll do.
September 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This is really gorgeous. And that crackling fire…
#GoodAcoustics
#MusicChallenge

Day 21

I’ve always thought of Steve Winwood as a keyboard player and somehow missed how good he is on the guitar. And that beautiful voice…

Can’t Find My Way Home - Steve Winwood

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Steve Winwood // Blind Faith - "Can't Find My Way Home"
YouTube video by Steve Winwood
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September 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM