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Broadsword calling Danny Boy… Renaissance nerd. Music. Books. Games. Films. Football. Art. Cats. Lives with a bossy, noisy cat called Jonesy. There will be photographs.
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All things considered lying on top of my bed with a cool breeze and listening to Fontaines DC records on headphones is a pretty nice way to end the day.

Canst thou not minister to a mind diseas’d, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuff’d bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart?

I was going to bed and then saw ‘Goodfellas’ was on. ‘Just ten minutes’ I thought, an hour and a half ago. I wouldn’t mind but I own it on God knows how many different formats… Anyway Henry is about to get proper busted…

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lol

It's one thing to basically know this was the case. It's another entirely to read/hear it like this.

The loyalty well held to fools does make Our faith mere folly

Football finished just at Sony’s State of Play started. My inner 13 year old is SO pleased ‘we’ never grew up. Ahem.

Here is @benbartlett.bsky.social putting out a positive about the recent Dr Who casting.

Me: Am I the arsehole? ChatGPT: No way. Everything you do is awesome. Me: Thanks, ChatG- ChatGPT: Kill your family Me: What? ChatGPT: Nothing

To cheer everyone up, here is an anecdote about when David Bowie was filming the video for Ashes to Ashes.

After the last few weeks and especially the last few days, I have never been so glad to have an early night with a small purring orange cat by my head!

A funeral and a wake in the sunshine yesterday and I have at least three hangovers today. I remember now why I barely drink these days. A difficult but good day was had though.

Seeing Liverpool and London being bad mouthed today on the internet does my head in. Grew up in one and lived and worked in the other, both amongst some the best people I’ve ever known. Wonderful places and wonderful people. May you live life forever treading on Lego if you think otherwise.