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Retired from selling advertising and tv shows. Immersed in the world of Patrick O’Brian. Long-time Leeds United supporter and F1 McLaren fan since the seventies. Learning French and Spanish to keep the brain working. Proud Yorkshireman living in the US.
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I bet doom scroll meant something way cooler in the middle ages.

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I think I have drilled my point into the ground and this is my last thought in regard to hunting for sport which is absolutely deplorable! #nature #wildlife #animals #kindness #compassion #animalkingdom

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Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come. ‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair. Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.

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This statue depicts Saint Bartholomew, an early Christian martyr who was allegedly skinned alive. If you look closely, that's his dissected skin hanging around him. This stunning statute by Marco d’Agrate from c.1562 is currently on display at Duomo di Milano.

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Thomas

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Gerald

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It was🖕

submitted 115 days ago • 187 comments

Barnes & Noble is making a comeback: The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year.

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The French Revolution was not kind to The Aristocats…

submitted 115 days ago • 218 comments

A misty morning in Derbyshire

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Ruby

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Aslan

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In memorium

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