Troy Arnold
@tzma.bsky.social
One time diplomat. Amused by life. Interested in everything. Aim to be funny and thoughtful, often fail at both. Violin, tennis, intl relations, languages.
“Ultra Bra” - great songs, great show.
August 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
“Ultra Bra” - great songs, great show.
Crikey. How very unroyal.
June 21, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Crikey. How very unroyal.
I missed that but also I am interested what time it was published. Could it be that the Saturday afternoon website is front running Sunday Times articles.
This was the leader page in print… I note they are also against VAT on private schools but I guess that plays well with readership.
This was the leader page in print… I note they are also against VAT on private schools but I guess that plays well with readership.
May 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I missed that but also I am interested what time it was published. Could it be that the Saturday afternoon website is front running Sunday Times articles.
This was the leader page in print… I note they are also against VAT on private schools but I guess that plays well with readership.
This was the leader page in print… I note they are also against VAT on private schools but I guess that plays well with readership.
Evergreen tweet. The only bot I enjoyed on X was the one that retweeted daily this tweet from a disgruntled employee at the “Cabinet Office” the heart of the UK government office.
December 2, 2024 at 5:05 AM
Evergreen tweet. The only bot I enjoyed on X was the one that retweeted daily this tweet from a disgruntled employee at the “Cabinet Office” the heart of the UK government office.
By way of comparison , these are the prices for twenty four hours later when there is no wind or sun.
November 26, 2024 at 12:52 PM
By way of comparison , these are the prices for twenty four hours later when there is no wind or sun.
It’s fallen out of the top 100 on my listing
November 26, 2024 at 7:13 AM
It’s fallen out of the top 100 on my listing
Storm Bert has moved into Scandanavia. These are the hourly electricity prices for consumers in Finland as it passes through …
November 26, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Storm Bert has moved into Scandanavia. These are the hourly electricity prices for consumers in Finland as it passes through …
Is mid-November too early for Christmas card type photos?
November 17, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Is mid-November too early for Christmas card type photos?
Oooh. I hadn’t checked the currencies. Odd. I would wrongly anticipate that if the yield on gilts moved then currencies would move in the same direction! I’m such an amateur at this.
October 31, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Oooh. I hadn’t checked the currencies. Odd. I would wrongly anticipate that if the yield on gilts moved then currencies would move in the same direction! I’m such an amateur at this.
EY partner pay cut = the entire salary of an NHS nurse with five years experience. Luckily for the EY partner they still have £723,000 to live on this year.
October 26, 2024 at 11:22 AM
EY partner pay cut = the entire salary of an NHS nurse with five years experience. Luckily for the EY partner they still have £723,000 to live on this year.
I’m not a photographer, nor an astronomer. But I am staying at a place with clear skies and a telescope so here is a photo I took with my phone camera pressed up to the eyepiece on 11 October at 2100 UTC.
October 12, 2024 at 3:45 PM
I’m not a photographer, nor an astronomer. But I am staying at a place with clear skies and a telescope so here is a photo I took with my phone camera pressed up to the eyepiece on 11 October at 2100 UTC.
Strong Four Seasons Total Landscaping vibe going on …
June 3, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Strong Four Seasons Total Landscaping vibe going on …
Here is a photo to illustrate the school report (it’s from Helsinki’s annual Herring festival at the start of October, where people sell herring in different ways from the sides of their boats).
May 18, 2024 at 5:26 AM
Here is a photo to illustrate the school report (it’s from Helsinki’s annual Herring festival at the start of October, where people sell herring in different ways from the sides of their boats).
Sometimes there’s a mixture.
May 11, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Sometimes there’s a mixture.
If only it was that lovely everywhere.
April 23, 2024 at 11:16 AM
If only it was that lovely everywhere.
Finland is great when the sun is out.
January 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Finland is great when the sun is out.
