Dziadek Mick 🇸🇩 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇺🇦

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An autistic recovered alcoholic grandfather in his 70s, from Fenland originally but now a Londoner (and frequent Norfolker). Passionate Arsenal fan. Buddhist/Quaker. Trans supporter. Occasional bar stool professor of everything.

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2026-07-05 13:26:20 GMT

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The Hearty Soul is one of those enshittyfied websites, that makes you go through 1010 vendors instead of an option to reject all. Makes me think their survey will be just as shitty. But I'll never know.

2026-06-19 11:48:08 GMT

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Thank you for sharing these. I loved our trip to Angkor. My personal highlight was the Bayon Temple. Journeyed there for sunrise. Beautiful and moving time. You’ve moved me to get some pictures out. Thanks again.

2026-06-13 06:39:59 GMT

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Why, oh why, isn't robbing 100,000,000,000 times as much money as the average person earns a crime? We need to bring back the guillotine for sick, thieving basterds like Musk.

2026-06-08 17:07:43 GMT

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It's name was linked through a self-referral scheme. They have apologised for the mistake.

2026-06-05 09:12:06 GMT

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I love those gables so much, I have a little collection of Delft miniatures.

2026-04-13 08:44:10 GMT

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I was making a point that you didn't say the number of planes. Which I'm guessing you meant.
But I'm impressed with your knowledge of their size to calculate their volume

2026-04-13 08:25:51 GMT

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Are you basing your comment on weight or volume?

2026-02-18 17:28:23 GMT

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I don't need to. I followed his comedy career closely but not his musical career. Except I saw some stuff he did with Neil Innes.
He did one of my top five funniest comedy sketches - the Bert Weedon one "And now with the book."

2026-02-18 17:19:22 GMT

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That was redolent of the jazz I used to listen to at college in the late 60s. Very taken with the drummer.

2026-02-13 15:07:06 GMT

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No 3: My encounters with animals
Driving back from a brilliant leopard sighting we were speeding to beat the dusk curfew, when I asked our guide Lorenzo what was crossing the road.
IT'S A PANGOLIN! he bellowed. A PANGOLIN.
It was the first he had seen (eight years in Tanzania) and he was so excited. He was on the radio to his mates who all came to see this little fellow. I just managed to get a headshot before he rolled into his defensive ball.
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2026-02-11 16:00:32 GMT

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No 2: My encounters with animals
Our flight from Dar es Salaam to Selous had just landed and we were seated at a table beside the makeshift runway enjoying a welcome drink when a herd of dogs came from the trees and kept coming. We counted over 40. Our guide was excited by such a large group moving across their area. They mooched around as we watched and then drifted off as the sun set.
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2026-02-11 10:18:08 GMT

No 1: My encounters with animals
(ALT) A small herd of elephants in the mid ground of the photo is crossing an area of grassland near Twyfelfontein in Namibia. The background is a low range of mountains dappled brown in the evening sunlight. The foreground is a strip of thicker grass with the occasional bush.
We waited three hours in the evening to see these rare Desert Elephants. The total population is under 200 and they roam over 20,000 sqKm. It was a spiritual experience.
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2026-01-31 10:49:06 GMT

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Ze Mad Dogs Ze Englishmen und Joe Cocker.

2026-01-25 17:08:47 GMT

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2026-01-22 14:06:22 GMT

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B&Q have a Landlord White. Might match.

2026-01-20 10:20:07 GMT

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What Mozilla is doing is “sugging.” It’s the term used for sales messages dressed up as research and is outlawed in proper research. It is about as dishonest as you can get in your sales message.

2026-01-16 17:03:46 GMT

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I thought they were crosses, worn to taunt Jesus on his return. Reminding him of what we did to him last time he turned up.

2025-12-12 12:20:12 GMT

I’ve signed to try to stop the BBC from allowing Israel to compete. Maybe you could too.
https://38d.gs/dvit

2025-12-10 10:39:28 GMT

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Thank you for this.

2025-11-16 16:37:44 GMT

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2025-10-16 13:21:45 GMT

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Always bring the Goya painting to mind of Saturn devouring his children. Bearing in mind Saturn was the god of wealth and prosperity.
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2025-10-13 10:52:46 GMT

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Sidebar: Back in the day, before privatisation, the British Railways advertising account was up for pitch. One agency left their potential clients (including the BR chairman) in reception for thirty minutes and gave them cold coffee, spilt on the tray.
As they got up to leave, Peter Marsh came out and said:“Gentlemen! you’ve just seen what the public think of the way British Rail treat them, now, let’s see what we at ABM can do to put that right! Please follow me!”.
They got it.

2025-10-09 17:55:56 GMT

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My favourite place I have visited. I was there at dawn, with fewer than half a dozen others. Would have loved to have been there on a clear night. Lovely shot.

2025-10-04 09:37:52 GMT

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Even harder to feel sympathy when I discovered the synagogue website with its militaristic imagery and calls for funds to support the war on Palestinians.
Imagine a mosque with a website like this.
https://www.hphc.org.uk//library/article_cdo/aid/6119349/jewish/Israel-at-War.htm

2025-10-04 09:20:38 GMT

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Tom, this is shredding my emotions too. My TV news is clogged full of cries of horror and eulogising the victims, criticism that more isn’t done to protect the Jewish population, with no context, no sense of the irony. Not even a hint that it isn’t only the Jewish population being targeted in the UK. I am finding it increasingly hard to feel sympathy after the Zionist propagandists have stretched the definition of antisemitism to a ridiculous level.

2025-09-25 12:54:05 GMT

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This issue can sometimes concerns me. Feeling I’ve got no traction with people. And I realised that this isn’t a small group meeting together. There’s a crowd. And a lot of the time they’re not attentive, just glancing at what I write. And a lot of the time there’s not enough in what I write to get any engagement - pissing off people excepted.
From my experience, I am not often moved to engage with you very often, but no less so than the majority I fear. You often make me smile, tho

2025-09-18 09:37:34 GMT

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glad you shared this. Thank you.

2025-09-10 08:55:28 GMT

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I agree with your sentiment completely. But the past tense is needed here. #BBCNews has failed repeatedly over the past 10 years, gifting Farage unwarranted frequent appearances, including over 36 on Question Time, more than most government ministers.

2025-08-27 21:04:31 GMT

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For me, one of your best. I love it.

2025-08-24 15:17:23 GMT

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My usual haunts were close to the tow path. Used to live in Broxbourne, walked to the nature reserve by Cheshunt. Later used to walk up from just below M25. Must be some other bridge in the nature reserve. Thanks, though.

2025-08-24 10:13:32 GMT

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I know that bridge. Have seen it many times but can’t remember where.

2025-08-06 13:14:43 GMT

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I've always been impressed by the way African and Asian schools have their pupils dress

2025-07-21 10:45:44 GMT

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Using the same measure as the one used by those accusing Diane Abbot of anti-semitism for what she said the accusation is itself racist.

2025-07-19 20:31:37 GMT

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I love these pics of yours. You have a good eye for these. I like em.

2025-07-01 09:14:15 GMT

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Here’s a picture of what I imagine would be #Netanyahu hearing the news of the successful bombing of children at a birthday party.
Another 39 future Hamas fighters eliminated.
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2025-06-03 09:44:54 GMT

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I enjoy looking up into trees too. And one day the canopy looked back.
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2025-05-20 15:26:45 GMT

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I too am fascinated by the abstract art in objects in nature. So much so that I enjoy turning them into abstract art.
Here's the bark of a tall sturdy pine.
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2025-05-17 13:09:10 GMT

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I'm having trouble with the Zionist lobby's latest pursuit of Gary Lineker.
Clearly, the original video is virulently anti-semitic. The use of a rat symbol is intentional. Lineker's defence has been discounted: that he wasn't aware of the link between rats and Jews.
Nor was I. But I might have worried about it, had I seen that it was a rat and not a mouse. But I might also have thought that rat was a pretty generic insult, not specifically anti-Jewish.
But Lineker is being savaged.

2025-04-30 18:09:29 GMT

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The list of countries US bombed or invaded covers one-third of the population of the planet. Then there's a list of countries where the CIA fixed elections or assassinated leaders which is extensive.
John Wayne (turning and looking pleadingly at James Stewart): You mean to say we're the bad guys?
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2025-04-30 17:35:16 GMT

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It has always been thus. Always projecting its own failings on other to make them look bad. I go way back to seeing the US as the bad guys in the Cold War. Surprised that they didn't get called out with Vietnam. Always a picture of selfish greedy country with an over-inflated opinion of itself. You cannot imagine how happy I am to see them now exposed for the black-hats. The world will get on without them.

2025-04-23 17:26:59 GMT

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Thanks for fixing this. And for all you do. I felt a real hole in my day when I couldn’t get in.

2025-04-20 17:14:44 GMT

#SilentSunday
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2025-03-08 10:44:56 GMT

Morning, my lovelies. Sending a big hug and lots of love to those of you who are hurting today. Special mention for those trans lovelies who are fearful for their safety, and for other genderdiversives. To those of you who suffer constant pain in their lives. And to those of you who don’t feel good enough. And for everybody struggling to fit into the normal world, whatever that might be today.
I am really glad you are all here.
(Feel free to boost to send the love)

2025-03-04 12:25:40 GMT

If anybody is looking to #Boycott US brands:
Heinz
Johnson and Johnson: Bandaid Baby products Listerine Neutrogena Piz Buin
Cadburys
Apple Cisco Dell HP IBM Intel Unisys
Nike Levi’s Skechers North Face
Nestle (image) Nescafé Nespresso Kit Cat Aero After Eight Findus
McDonald's Domino’s Burger King Pizza Hut
Proctor &Gamble (image)Fairy Olay Pantene Braun Oral B Gillette Pampers Tampax
Coca Cola Perrier San Pelligreno Costa Starbucks Innocent Schweppes Pepsi 7up
Naked
I shall add to this.
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2025-02-06 12:39:24 GMT

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Nice. Minnesota. Hmmm.

2024-12-25 17:20:12 GMT

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My guess would be grey flycatcher.

2024-12-23 11:49:41 GMT

I used to know a guy in AA in Houston who was a wonderful story teller. One of my favourites: When I woke up this morning it was 10 below. I went out and the car wouldn't start. Battery completely dead. So I went back inside, knelt by the fire and I prayed. When I went back outside half an hour later and tried the car what do you think happened?
No, it didn't start. Prayer doesn't work on cars. It works on me.
Prompted by @xinicit celebrating 15 years sober in Houston.

2024-11-08 15:37:14 GMT

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My main hobby is stillness.

2024-11-08 15:27:34 GMT

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I pity those people who cannot appreciate the beauty in *everything* in nature, especially the small things. We should all slow down and engage with what is around us — here and now.

2024-09-19 10:52:59 GMT

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That brilliant blue sky is really evocative of his last film,