The hashtag for Man United Vs Chelsea always reminds me of …..
⚽ #MunChe
(annual-ish toot / tweet / post)
I like it when people use the word ‘weblog’ but I often read it as something like’wedding-blog'
I’m enjoying the #Powershell tips module. I’ve already learnt a couple of things….and I’ve been using Powershell for about 103 years
GitHub - deadlydog/PowerShell.tiPS: PowerShell tips delivered straight to your terminal 💻
There’s a video about contributing here:
PowerShell tiPS module - How to add your PowerShell tips to share them with the world
It was some while before MGM was off to see a profit from the wonderful Wizard of Oz – specifically, until it was reissued in 1949. Over the Rainbow was nearly cut pre-release, because executives felt the Kansas sequence was too long.
This list has some of my very favourite films on it
That’s what girls have to think about all the time
I was half-listening to Graham Norton the other night but I missed this
In a development that absolutely must not catch on, something interesting has happened on a TV chatshow....
Redmayne’s revelation that he was shown how to use a phone as a weapon if attacked proves quite the hoot, with Mescal riffing on the absurdity – “Who’s actually going to do that, though?” – Norton chiming in, and Denzel laughing along. Ronan is trying to say something but she gets honked over, before managing to cut through with a line for the ages: “That’s what girls have to think about all the time”.
Opinion - I don’t expect stone-cold truths from a chatshow, but Saoirse Ronan delivered one - Marina Hyde - The Guardian]
Not sure how, all of a sudden, I’m quite so old….but I’m lucky to have lasted so long
“The British constitution is puzzling, and always will be” - Queen Elizabeth, on a visit to a new college building, to a politics seminar
Desert Island Discs - Peter Hennessy
It seems to have got dreadful reviews and I’ve not seen any of the other films but I enjoyed Venom 3
Not sure if this’ll work…but this is my Halloween playlist
I don’t think I’ve posted this before. A sketch note/map that i did a few years ago of the walk from Salisbury to Stonehenge
I saw these today, near Canary Wharf. I imagine they come to life at night, when everyone’s asleep
I can’t wait
Oh no I can’t…
#Panto
If I ever meet Daniel Ek who, I believe, is “Mr Spotify” I’m obviously going to tell him off for how little he’s paying the artists.
But when I’ve finished doing that, I shall ask him if he can tweak the app so that you can click on the song title to get all the cover versions of that song
I enjoyed Play On at Salisbury Playhouse last night
It’s a jazz musical based on Twelfth Night
I should probably have looked up Twelfth Night beforehand, as I’m not great at Shakespeare, but it was good fun nevertheless
It’s on tour after it finishes at the Playhouse
Easy or easier cryptic crosswords
I can sometimes get a few answers in a cryptic crossword, but I’m not very good at them
I can do these though
There’s a bit about them:
Helping you to build up a toolbox of tricks to solve clues, our new Saturday puzzle is a gentle way in for those starting out on cryptic crosswords
And a recent intro:
The first thing to know about cryptic crosswords …… is that there’s no such thing as cheating. Use the dictionary. Look up a solvers’ blog. Phone a friend. It’s your puzzle. In any event, most of our online puzzles offer a “reveal this” option. How to solve cryptic crosswords – the ultimate beginner’s guide
I’m enjoying the second series of D.I. Ray
I thought this was very interesting
Does the Irish Republic Want Reunification? BBC Seriously podcast
Personally, I think the short answer is ‘yes’…but as the podcast explains, it won’t be straightforward for anyone
““Fifa always shout that they want the game to be inclusive, and they want the game to lead by example. Well, if so, then make sure that you align with sponsorships that are leading by example.”
I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited about the appointment of an England manager as I am about Thomas Tuchel
He got Chelsea punching above our weight, he was very popular with fans and players, and if his nationality upsets the knuckle-dragging sections of England’s media and fanbase then so much the better ⚽
In France, it is described as “a delicious little thing that only British television knows how to produce”.
I’m not sure about that…but this is a nice article about the Detectorists